SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will share its railroad construction technologies and experience with Vietnam as part of bilateral railway cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, Seoul’s transport ministry said Monday. At a joint forum on the railway industry in Hanoi, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation ranging [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of South Korea faces mounting pressure from the United States to commit to purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Alaska, a move that could carry significant economic and geopolitical consequences for Seoul. But despite a visit by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy last week and growing American expectations, South [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A baseball fan who suffered a head injury in a recent incident at a stadium died on Monday, police said. Masan Dongbu Police Station in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the fan, a woman in her 20s, died Monday morning, two days after undergoing [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Students at nearly half of medical schools across the country returned to class as the government-imposed deadline for reinstatement is set to expire Monday, according to educational sources. Among 40 medical schools nationwide, 19 had all of its students, who have been on leave of absence en masse, complete [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A major veterans group on Monday staged a rally condemning China’s recent construction of large steel structures in a maritime zone jointly managed by South Korea and China in the Yellow Sea, calling for their immediate removal. The Korean Veterans Association’s rally took place near the Chinese Embassy in [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government-imposed deadline for all medical students nationwide to return to classes from mass yearlong leaves of absence is set to expire on Monday, as almost all students at major medical schools have already decided to resume their studies. The March 31 deadline was set by the government early [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it will open a global recruitment program this week to secure top-tier overseas talent across various fields of engineering. The company plans to open the program for hiring overseas engineering Ph.D. holders, as well as an internship program for foreign university students studying in [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has enacted a new ordinance prohibiting animal dissections at elementary, middle, and high schools across the city, marking a significant shift in science education practices. The amendment to the “Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education’s Ordinance on Animal Abuse Prevention Education and Support,” announced on March [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s top 100 companies paid their employees an average annual salary of more than 100 million won (US$67,981) in 2024, industry data showed Monday. An analysis by Yonhap News Agency of the latest business reports from the 100 largest non-financial firms by sales showed [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has hosted the first large-scale gathering of instructors for a nationwide children’s union, emphasizing their role in fostering young people’s loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Monday. The large-scale lecture for instructors from across the country was held in Pyongyang from Wednesday to Saturday for [...]