SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Singapore agreed Saturday to elevate their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, pledging closer cooperation across security, technology, and economic sectors as both nations navigate rising geopolitical uncertainty. President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the upgrade following a summit at the presidential [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Several South Korean companies have reportedly canceled or postponed planned investments in the United States following the detention of hundreds of Korean workers at a Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia earlier this year, the Washington Post reported Saturday. Citing multiple consultants and lawyers involved with Korean firms, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday launched a new reporting platform that allows users to share experiences of harm or misconduct linked to generative artificial intelligence (AI) services such as ChatGPT, as part of a broader effort to address the social risks emerging from the rapid adoption of AI. The Korea Media [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is considering establishing an interagency team of relevant ministries to develop and build a long-coveted nuclear-powered submarine, a government source said Friday. During their summit in Gyeongju on Wednesday, President Lee Jae Myung openly asked U.S. President Donald Trump to allow his country to secure nuclear fuel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jung Eun-hye, a 35-year-old actress and painter with Down syndrome who rose to prominence through the hit drama Our Blues, appeared before South Korea’s National Assembly on Thursday to call for the passage of a special bill supporting stable, rights-based public jobs for people with severe disabilities. Speaking as a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a high-profile safety campaign, Seoul’s designated “kickboard-free zones” are failing to keep electric scooters off crowded streets, with underage riders zipping through school districts largely unchecked. On a recent afternoon in the Banpo neighborhood, a 15-year-old middle school student rode a shared e-scooter alongside friends on electric bicycles, weaving [...]
DANGJIN, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A new safety initiative by Hyundai Steel Co. has sparked a labor dispute after the company deployed four-legged patrol robots at its Dangjin plant, with the metalworkers’ union accusing the firm of using the technology to monitor workers rather than protect them. The Korean Metal Workers’ Union, affiliated with [...]
GYEONGJU, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s ancient city of Gyeongju played host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit this week, one guest drew particular fascination not for his diplomacy, but for his dinner order. U.S. President Donald Trump, who stayed overnight at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju during his two-day [...]
JEONJU, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A courtroom drama over a stolen snack valued at just 1,050 won (about 70 cents) has drawn national attention in South Korea, where prosecutors have asked the court to suspend sentencing for a 41-year-old security guard accused of stealing a Choco Pie and custard bread from an office refrigerator. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare institutional rift has opened between South Korea’s Supreme Court and Constitutional Court over a proposed system that would allow citizens to challenge judicial decisions on constitutional grounds. During a National Assembly audit on Wednesday, Supreme Court Chief Judicial Administration Officer Cheon Dae-yeop and Constitutional Court Secretary-General Son In-hyuk [...]