SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry on Tuesday decided to work out a system to permit illegal stayers to reenter the country if they voluntarily depart the country by June next year. In addition, ways to give such stayers better stay status in the future will be mapped out. The efforts are [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 9 out of 10 so-called “working mothers” who work and raise kids at the same time have considered quitting their job. According to an online survey conducted by KB Financial Group, of 2,000 women with children younger than high-school age, 95 percent of working mothers have considered [...]
HANAM, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent initiative in which local currency was given to those donating blood has encouraged citizens to participate in blood donation. Hanam Center, a blood donation center operating under the Korean Red Cross (KRC), implemented a policy in July to pay 10,000 won worth of local currency (HaMoney) or [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday announced new policy measures aimed at improving the human rights of foreigners working in the local hotel and entertainment sectors with the E-6 visa. The new measures to strengthen screening and monitoring for applicants and holders of the E-6 visa, dubbed the “culture [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday announced a plan to lower the level of the country’s toxic fine dust to that recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) by 2040. The plan is part of the 5th National Environment Comprehensive Plan (NECP), which was resolved for a “green society” at a [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s public organizations increased their purchases of eco-friendly cars, including hydrogen fuel cell automobiles, this year in line with a new energy drive that centers on cutting the use of fossil fuels, data showed Tuesday. Eco-friendly cars accounted for roughly 70 percent of the combined cars purchased by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Ultrafine dust concentrations surged to “very bad” levels in the Seoul metropolitan area Tuesday, due largely to a steady influx of Chinese smog into the stagnant air over the Korean Peninsula, forcing local governments to issue a fine dust advisory. According to the Air Quality Forecasting Center affiliated with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province installed a smart traffic safety system for crosswalks in Gumi to prevent traffic accidents. The system, installed in the children’s safety zone at Gumi’s Okgye Elementary School, is comprised of a smart ground lighting system and traffic safety signs for crosswalks. The system detects pedestrian movement [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s labor force is projected to decline 17 pct by 2040, a report showed Monday, a development that could undermine the potential growth of Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The report of the World Trade Organization (WTO) showed that the decline of South Korea’s labor force would be the highest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Interior and Safety said Monday it plans to start providing emergency notices on severe weather conditions and disasters in English and Chinese this month. Under the plan, government ministries will first send the emergency messages to the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), which will then provide [...]