SEOUL, April 24, (Korea Bizwire) —South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, together with the Korea Health Promotion Institute, unveiled the country’s first anti-smoking advertisement of 2025 on April 24, with a targeted campaign aimed at curbing electronic cigarette use among teenagers. The campaign, launched across YouTube, social media platforms, broadcast television, and in public [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Thursday touted its mutual defense treaty with Russia as a “guarantee” safeguarding peace and security in Eurasia, marking the sixth anniversary of leader Kim Jong-un’s first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Rodong Simun, a mainstream newspaper published by North Korea’s Workers’ Party, carried the [...]
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s refusal to comply with international law hampers its economic interests and causes regional instability, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday, following maritime tensions between Seoul and Beijing over China’s installation of steel structures in the Yellow Sea. China has constructed a set of steel structures in the Provisional [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A coalition of environmental organizations and international ecologists has formally petitioned the Ramsar Convention Secretariat to intervene in South Korea’s Saemangeum International Airport project, warning that it poses an existential threat to two ecologically vital tidal flats along a key migratory bird route. On April 23, 2025, the [...]
ANYANG, South Korea, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a proactive move to enhance public safety, the city of Anyang in Gyeonggi Province announced on April 23, 2025, that it will install AI-powered gender recognition CCTV systems at 28 additional women’s public restrooms this year. The initiative is part of a broader effort to deter [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States will keep their Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) running under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump despite speculation it could be scrapped, with its next meeting set to take place as early as June, an official said Wednesday. The NCG was launched by [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.N. Command (UNC) has contacted North Korea multiple times and is waiting for a response regarding the repatriation of two North Koreans found aboard a drifting boat in the Yellow Sea last month, Seoul’s point man on Pyongyang said Wednesday. Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho made the remark during [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, will visit South Korea next week at the invitation of Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin, a group official said Wednesday. The junior Trump plans to meet with key business officials during his visit to the country, the official [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As anticipation builds for South Korea’s May “golden holiday,” new data reveals a stark reality for many franchise workers: more than 60% of franchise outlets nationwide operate without a single regular day off. According to figures released on April 23, 2025, by Statistics Korea through the national statistics portal (KOSIS), [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to pursue joint nuclear power projects abroad as part of broader bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The agreement was reached during a high-level consultation on nuclear cooperation between the two countries, held Tuesday in [...]