SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a court ruling that ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay damages to four Korean victims who were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial era, the Japanese government has responded strongly, completely shaking up Korea-Japan relations. Japanese government officials have been continuously releasing resolute statements [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that 1 out of 3 Seoulites perceive themselves as living in extreme isolation from society. According to an online survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government between October 1 and 15, 28.8 percent of 1,000 Seoul residents (288 individuals) between the ages of 20 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Lawyers representing forced labor victims who won a case at Korea’s Supreme Court for their past misery paid a visit to the head office of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSM), the Japanese company that was ordered to pay damages, in Tokyo, Japan only to have the door [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With media outlets speculating on the possibility of having a helicopter carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un land near Baengnokdam Lake on Mt. Halla in Jeju, critics are weighing on the actual feasibility of the plan. Baengnokdam is a crater situated at the peak of Mt. Halla (1,960 meters [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The national health insurance plan will begin covering surgery for severe obesity starting in January. Once the coverage is in effect, patients will only have to disburse 1.5 million to 2 million won for surgical procedures that typically cost from 7 million to 10 million won. The Ministry of [...]
SUWON, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province plans to expand its urban forest by 2022 to tackle fine dust. The city announced on Monday that it plans to reduce average fine dust levels by 30 percent before 2022, by expanding urban green spaces by 30 percent. Tree planting, covering urban [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the two dogs given to President Moon Jae-in by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a gift after their third summit in Pyongyang in September has given birth to puppies, Moon said Monday. The North’s leader gifted the pair of Pungsan-breed dogs, one male named Songkang, and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — It is no surprise that mobile devices have gradually been replacing televisions as a new means of watching videos. Now, however, this trend is spreading among older South Koreans as well. Mezzomedia, a South Korean digital marketing solutions company, conducted a study on participants who are in their forties [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Customs Service (KCS) has launched a crackdown on illegal imports and the resale of imported products until November 28 as transactions via foreign direct purchasing are expected to jump due to China’s annual Singles Day. The KCS will be focusing on the act of reselling products acquired [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean version of U.S. lemon laws is set to go into effect next year as the government moves to strengthen consumers’ rights, the transport ministry said Monday. Under the lemon laws in the United States, those who purchase cars and other consumer goods that repeatedly fail to [...]