SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to tighten driving ability assessments for transport workers including bus, taxi and freight vehicle drivers that are aged 65 years or older, the transport ministry said Wednesday, a move aimed at enhancing the safety of public transportation services. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Young-su commanded his first test flight of the KF-21 fighter jet Wednesday, officials said, as the armed service is set to receive the first batch of the homegrown fighter aircraft next year. For Wednesday’s flight test, Lee boarded the KF-21 at an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has expressed his wish to go to South Korea, a news report said Wednesday, in what would be the first known case for a North Korean captive to voice an intent to defect to the South. A North Korean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Wednesday it busted 300 cases of crimes related to foreign exchange (FX) transactions worth some 2.6 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) in 2024. The number of such crimes jumped 52 percent last year from 198 cases tallied a year earlier, and the combined value of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 30 military service members, including 17 generals, have been under investigation over their alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law on Dec. 3, a lawmaker said Wednesday, citing a defense ministry report. Authorities have so far notified 17 generals and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean users of the popular short-video app TikTok are on the rise despite concerns over possible data leakage, an industry data tracker said Wednesday. The monthly active users (MAU) of TikTok and TikTok Lite, which are owned by China-based ByteDance, reached 4.89 million and 4.79 million, respectively, in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to invest 51.3 billion won in creating a “digital safety city” this year, with initiatives including the installation of intelligent CCTV systems and expanded public WiFi coverage. The budget represents a 6.3 billion won increase from last year. The city is accelerating the deployment of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young South Koreans in online communities are engaging in radical political actions, including plotting disruptions at court buildings and orchestrating mass messaging campaigns against Constitutional Court Acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae. Experts suggest that economic instability and social alienation among youth are fueling this escalation. According [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ordered Iron Mace, a startup game developer, to pay 8.5 billion won to gaming giant Nexon in a trade secrets case that hinged on whether game design concepts and rules developed at a company constitute protected business secrets. The Seoul Central District Court ruled on [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior South Korean trade official said Monday he will seek to have “mutual beneficial” discussions during his planned talks with U.S. officials in Washington, amid concerns over the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy on the Asian country. Deputy Minister for Trade Park Jong-won made the [...]