GWANGJU, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A national trauma treatment center began operations Monday for victims of state violence in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the site of the bloody crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising. The establishment of the state violence trauma treatment center follows four years of pilot projects conducted since 2020, aimed [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading consumer electronics maker, said Sunday it has adopted human rights principles to avoid human rights violations within the company and its contracted companies. LG Electronics has integrated existing human rights-related rules and strengthened them in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The defense ministry said Thursday it has decided to ban physical discipline training in boot camp in the wake of the recent death of an Army conscript after a grueling disciplinary session. Last month, the soldier died two days after collapsing during the session that involved running laps and [...]
SEOUL & ROMA, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A “Statue of Peace” commemorating victims of wartime sexual slavery was unveiled on the Mediterranean coast of Sardinia on June 22, immediately igniting a diplomatic dispute. The statue, erected in the town of Stintino, faced challenges from its inception, reflecting the ongoing tensions surrounding these memorials worldwide [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A memorial altar set up for victims of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush was moved to a new site Sunday from its original location outside Seoul City Hall. The altar, which commemorates the 159 people killed in a crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood during Halloween weekend in 2022, [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Personal information processing policies of 49 companies and institutions, which are closely related to people’s daily life, will be evaluated by the government for the first time this year, the state’s data protection watchdog said Thursday. The 49 entities include major tech companies and online shopping malls, such as [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A Russian man, who entered South Korea two years ago after refusing to be drafted to fight against Ukraine, has been granted refugee status by a local court for the first time, judicial officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Administrative Court made the ruling on May 22 in the lawsuit [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The 25th Seoul Queer Parade, held on June 1, attracted a record-breaking 155,000 participants. Over its 25-year history, the Queer Parade has gradually evolved from a niche event into a grand festival for all. However, behind this growth lies a sobering reality that many are unaware of. According to a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s annual queer culture festival, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ celebrations, took place on June 1 along Euljiro Street after being denied the use of Seoul Plaza by city authorities for the second consecutive year. Counterprotests erupted across the capital, contributing to traffic disruptions throughout the day. The Seoul [...]
PARIS/SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The K-pop singer and actress Yoona, who attended the Cannes Film Festival this month, has become embroiled in allegations of discriminatory behavior by a female security guard monitoring the red carpet. On May 19, Yoona, formerly of the hugely popular K-pop group Girls’ Generation, drew the spotlight at the 77th [...]