Seoul, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense has introduced a revised executive order that would allow military officers, including colonels, to be promoted for acts of integrity — such as refusing unlawful or improper commands during the controversial December 3 martial law planning incident. The amendment to the Enforcement Decree [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is grappling with the increasing challenge of suspects refusing to reveal their smartphone passwords—a trend spotlighted most recently by former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s reported noncompliance in a high-profile investigation into the death of military corporal Chae. Prosecutors say Yoon’s refusal to unlock his device has hindered the [...]
GWANGJU, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent case of workplace bullying in Naju, South Korea, has once again exposed the harsh realities faced by migrant workers—many of whom suffer in silence under a labor system critics say traps them in abusive conditions. According to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Migrant Human Rights Network and the Jeonnam Labor [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae Myung on Friday visited a factory where a worker was killed after getting caught in a machine, saying he will stop industrial accidents from repeating themselves. The plant in Siheung, some 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, is where a woman in her 50s was killed in [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung visited Busan on Friday and pledged to swiftly relocate the oceans ministry to the southeastern port city. The relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries from the central city of Sejong was one of Lee’s campaign pledges. “I will swiftly execute the relocation of [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — New Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday emphasized the need to restore communication channels and resume dialogue with North Korea, calling them his top priorities as he took office. “Restoring communication channels and resuming dialogue (between the two Koreas) are tasks I must pursue as soon as possible,” Chung [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung met with Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday, the presidential office said, expected to discuss a range of trade and investment issues amid trade negotiations between Seoul and Washington. “President Lee continued his meeting with business leaders this week, following last week’s engagement,” [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday held separate phone calls with his counterparts in Germany and Uzbekistan, his office said, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation. During his call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Lee highlighted the strong relationship between the two nations. Merz agreed, noting that Germany and South [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly on Wednesday passed the country’s first dedicated law to support and promote community enterprises, small-scale businesses operated by local residents to tackle regional challenges such as population decline and job shortages. The new legislation—the Community Enterprise Promotion and Support Act—was spearheaded by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly on Wednesday adopted confirmation hearing reports for the nominees for oceans minister and minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, paving the way for their official appointments. SME Minister nominee Han Seong-sook as well as Oceans and Fisheries Minister nominee Chun Jae-soo were approved [...]