SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent photo that South Korean President Moon Jae-in had taken with female secretaries at the Blue House has been the subject of significant attention on various social media websites. The photo in question, of President Moon with five female secretaries at a luncheon on August 22, was posted [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of South Koreans beginning to believe the argument that the national pension fund will be depleted around 2056 or 2057, which is three to four years earlier than previous estimates, worry over not being able to receive a proper pension is spreading among the general [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rooftop bars and restaurants may be the perfect places to grab a drink or eat a meal while enjoying a nice view and fresh air. But rooftop homes are not perfect places to sleep, especially in this summer’s sweltering weather. Since July 22, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has been [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in mostly continued to stay away from public eyes Friday as he enjoyed his precious time with his wife Kim Jung-sook, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, releasing a handful of photos showing how the first couple spent their five-day leave. The president began his summer [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will be pushing for the registration of “candlelight vigils” in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, an international initiative to protect the documentary heritage of humanity. The historical and cultural asset division of the SMG has commissioned experts to carry out initial research to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 South Koreans support overhauling or dismantling the military’s intelligence unit, a survey showed Thursday, following revelations the unit reviewed the possibility of martial law last year in response to protests calling for then-President Park Geun-hye’s ouster. A Defense Security Command (DSC) document, drawn up last [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Following backlash over its decision to disallow advertisements regarding feminism and politics in subway facilities, Seoul Metro has decided to ban all advertisements that feature personal views of individuals or interest groups. But experts say that the decision is bound to be controversial as the exact nature of what [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Two separate rallies were held in central Seoul late Saturday with supporters and protesters from each side showing contrasting sentiment regarding hundreds of Yemini asylum seekers in the southern island of Jeju. A group of protesters, who named themselves People’s Solidarity Against Illegal Asylum Seekers, staged a rally in [...]
Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s presidential Blue House is positioning itself as an exemplary “tree hugger” aimed at spurring more significant behavioral changes among the public. Cheong Wa Dae, the executive office of the South Korean head of state, announced yesterday that it would be cutting back on the use of single-use items [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that that 7 out of 10 people working for small and medium sized startup companies thought that competition practices among Korean businesses were unfair. This was according to a study commissioned by the Small and Medium Business Administration that was conducted on May 23 [...]