SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol traveled to the conservative stronghold of Daegu on Tuesday and visited former President Park Geun-hye at her home, in what appeared to be a bid to unite conservatives ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. The visit came only 12 days after the two met during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul metropolitan government on Tuesday said it will hand out portable alarm devices to relieve public anxiety and ensure people’s safety in the face of a growing number of violent crimes in the capital. The portable SOS pager, along with an alarm device, will first be provided to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – An official from a commercial bank expressed, “I am concerned about the government’s apparent effort to stigmatize banks as public enemies and deflect criticism towards us, beyond merely characterizing us as public resources, all in a bid to placate small business owners and the self-employed.” Once again, following earlier actions [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) has officially requested the government increase budgets in research and development to improve the working conditions of young scientists, a lawmaker said Friday. The request comes amid criticism of the government’s double-digit percentage cut in the R&D budget, originally planned to improve inefficiencies [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cabinet on Monday proposed a bill introducing life sentences without the possibility of parole, a response to a series of heinous crimes in South Korea, such as recent back-to-back stabbing rampages. The revision to the Criminal Act was approved in a Cabinet meeting and will be submitted to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –Three draft-eligible Russians, who have been stranded at Incheon International Airport for over one year unable to get asylum approval from the South Korean government, deserve humanitarian assistance from local authorities, the state human rights watchdog said Monday. The three Russian men have been living in the airport’s departure waiting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling and the main opposition parties denounced Japan’s territorial claims over South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Wednesday as they marked “Dokdo Day.” “While the reestablishment of a future-oriented relationship between South Korea and Japan has opened discussions for cooperation in fields such as security and economy, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will hold a remembrance ceremony for revered independence fighter Hong Beom-do this week to mark the 80th year since his passing amid a heated ideological debate over his ties to Soviet communist forces. The ceremony will take place Wednesday at Daejeon National Cemetery [...]
RIYADH, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met Monday with a group of business executives accompanying him on his state visit to Saudi Arabia and renewed his pledge to be a “salesperson” for South Korean companies on the global stage. During a dinner meeting at a Riyadh hotel, Yoon met [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday approved Yohan Ihn, South Korea’s first special naturalized citizen, as the chairman of the party’s innovation committee tasked with regaining voters’ trust after its crushing defeat in a by-election in Seoul. The decision to appoint Ihn, also known by his American [...]