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Seoul Launches Multilingual Medical Interpretation Service to Support Foreign Residents and Multicultural Families

Seoul Launches Multilingual Medical Interpretation Service to Support Foreign Residents and Multicultural Families

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to improve access to healthcare for foreign residents and multicultural families facing language barriers, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched the “2025 Seoul Medical Interpretation Support Corps” (MeSic), city officials announced Thursday. The initiative, which began this month, enlists a team of 43 qualified interpreters—comprising trained [...]

Education Minister Assumes Unprecedented Triple Role Amid Power Vacuum in South Korea

Education Minister Assumes Unprecedented Triple Role Amid Power Vacuum in South Korea

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) —  In an extraordinary development that underscores South Korea’s ongoing political instability, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Lee Ju-ho assumed interim control of the nation’s executive leadership on Thursday, following the simultaneous resignations of former Acting President Han Duck-soo and former Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok. With the offices of [...]

Finance Minister Choi Offers Resignation Following Impeachment Motion

Finance Minister Choi Offers Resignation Following Impeachment Motion

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok tendered his resignation late Thursday just before the National Assembly reported a motion to impeach him. “Deputy Prime Minister Choi submitted his resignation at 10:28 p.m.,” the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a press release. The impeachment motion, spearheaded by the main opposition [...]

Regulator Adds 4 More Biz Groups to ‘Chaebol Watchlist,’ Including Bithumb

Regulator Adds 4 More Biz Groups to ‘Chaebol Watchlist,’ Including Bithumb

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator said Thursday it has decided to add four more business groups to the list of conglomerates subject to tighter supervision, including cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. The number of conglomerates on the watchlist came to 92, which have 3,301 affiliates under their wings combined, compared with last year’s [...]

S. Korean Elementary School Textbooks Depict Africa with Prejudice: Civic Group

S. Korean Elementary School Textbooks Depict Africa with Prejudice: Civic Group

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A civic group has accused elementary school textbooks in South Korea of depicting Africa with prejudice and oversimplifying portrayals of the continent as just a recipient of aid. The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) released its review of five sixth grade social studies textbooks on content concerning Africa [...]

Gov’t to ‘Swiftly’ Implement 25 Tln-Won Financing Scheme for Export Firms

Gov’t to ‘Swiftly’ Implement 25 Tln-Won Financing Scheme for Export Firms

SEJONG, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will work to “swiftly” implement 25 trillion won (US$17.5 billion) of policy financing for export companies following the planned passage of an extra budget bill by the National Assembly, the finance ministry said Thursday. In a pan-government meeting on trade issues, the Ministry of Economy and Finance [...]

Gov’t Orders SK Telecom to Halt New Subscriptions Amid USIM Shortage Following Cyberattack

Gov’t Orders SK Telecom to Halt New Subscriptions Amid USIM Shortage Following Cyberattack

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Thursday issued an administrative guidance order instructing SK Telecom Co. to suspend new subscriber sign-ups until it resolves a shortage of universal subscriber identity module (USIM) cards related to a recent company network data breach. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the measure aims to [...]