SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appellate court has ordered the government to pay 11 million won (approximately $7,600) in damages to a Moroccan national who was subjected to abusive treatment, including the controversial “shrimp posture” restraint, while held at an immigration detention center. The Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Division 9-1 upheld [...]
CHANGWON, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A long-standing dispute over plans to install a cable car in Jirisan National Park has resurfaced as South Korea prepares for an early presidential election, with local governments pushing forward while environmental groups intensify opposition. South Gyeongsang Province recently reaffirmed its support for the controversial project, naming it one [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilders, have pledged to strengthen cooperation with the United States in naval shipbuilding and maintenance during a visit by a top U.S. Navy official this week, according to the companies Thursday. U.S. Secretary of the Navy John [...]
SEJONG, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has designated the southwestern city of Yeosu as an “industrial crisis response area” to help the ailing regional economy amid a slump in the petrochemical industry based in the area, the finance minister said Thursday. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok made the announcement in an economy-related ministers meeting, [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, has unveiled a sweeping set of labor policy proposals, vowing to support companies that adopt a 4.5-day workweek and gradually shift the nation toward a four-day workweek system. In a statement released via Facebook on April 30, [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw an unprecedented surge in lightning strikes last year, with the total number exceeding the 10-year average by more than 40 percent, underscoring a rise in atmospheric instability, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). In its annual lightning report released on Tuesday, the KMA said a total [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In a major policy shift to improve animal welfare and oversight, the South Korean government announced Tuesday that it will establish a horse welfare monitoring center and introduce mandatory horse registration starting in 2026. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs unveiled its five-year plan (2025–2029) aimed at enhancing [...]
South Korea Secures Major Nuclear Power Deal in Czech Republic, Marking Breakthrough in European Energy Market SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — For more than a decade, South Korea’s nuclear industry had its eyes set westward. On a Tuesday in April, that ambition finally crystallized into reality. After months of negotiations and fierce competition with industry [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Ryu Young-sang, chief executive officer (CEO) of SK Telecom Co., said Wednesday the company is preparing for the worst-case scenario that a recent cyberattack may have leaked the universal subscriber identity module (USIM) data of all 25 million subscribers. “In the worst-case scenario, we are bracing for it,” Ryu [...]
DAEGU, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A wildfire reignited on a mountain in the southeastern city of Daegu on Wednesday, prompting authorities to issue evacuation alerts to nearby residents and a national mobilization order. The fire, which began Monday afternoon on Mount Hamji in northern Daegu, about 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was extinguished nearly [...]