SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of all South Koreans who are registered as having disabilities are over 65, with numbers steadily rising in recent years, a government report showed Wednesday. The annual disabilities report compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare showed that as of last year, 2.59 million people, or [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government on Wednesday nullified the business license of a Chinese-owned medical center as South Korea’s first for-profit hospital as it missed the deadline for the launch of its operation. The Shanghai-based Greenland Group recently requested an extension of the March 4 deadline for the opening of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that unmarried couples typically introduce their partner to their friends because they want their relationship to be assessed. Duo Info Corp., a South Korean matchmaking company, released a survey on 364 single men and women on Tuesday. It said 26.9 percent of whom said [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 5,000 people over 65 years of age voluntarily turned in their driver’s license in Busan last year. Ever since a new policy was first implemented allowing senior drivers to turn in their driver’s license, the number of fatal car accidents committed by senior drivers has dropped by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University (SNU) has launched an investigation into veterinary professor Lee Byeong-chun, who has been accused of abusing a working dog, which is mobilized for quarantines and other work, in the course of testing. It was announced on Tuesday that the Special Committee on Animal Testing Ethics is [...]
PAJU, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Paju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on Tuesday that it has launched the country’s first “African Patrol Team” comprised of residents from the African continent. A patrol team refers to a team formed by local residents to work with local police, such as district police and police stations, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry said Wednesday that it plans to establish a defense “big data” system this year as part of efforts to enhance the military’s logistical capabilities by harnessing cutting-edge technologies. It is one of the ministry’s 18 plans to be pushed for this year under the Defense Reform [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint to build up the nuclear decommissioning industry, with the aim of becoming one of the top five global players in the field by the mid-2030s. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said the goal is to account for 10 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to focus on big data to reduce commuting time. The city announced on Tuesday that it will set up a database of the commuting population using big data from public transportation and communication services to establish residence and traffic policies. The city signed [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Reuters’ South Korean photographer Kim Kyung-hoon won a Pulitzer Prize on Tuesday for his work on Central American migrants. According to the website of the Pulitzer Prizes, photography staff of Reuters, including Kim, Loren Elliott and Lucy Nicholson were named the winner of the breaking news photography award. They [...]