SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Saturday it will not attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honoring forced labor victims, including Koreans, from an old Japanese mine complex, amid controversy over Tokyo’s decision to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event. The decision, made just a [...]
WONJU, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Surveillance-equipped streetlights in Wonju, South Korea, are playing a pivotal role in crime prevention and resolution, including providing crucial evidence in a recent sexual assault case. According to city officials on Friday, footage from a security camera embedded in a streetlight in the Dange-dong area earlier this year was instrumental [...]
CHANGWON, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Changwon City announced on Friday that it will discontinue the operation of its public delivery app, Nubigo, on November 30, just 21 months after its official launch in February 2023. Developed and managed by private firm Smart Market Service Co. with promotional support from the city, Nubigo was introduced as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A major conference addressing the rights and working conditions of emotional laborers, who make up 40% of South Korea’s workforce, was held at Seoul City Hall on November 20, drawing approximately 500 participants including industry workers, experts, and officials. The conference, organized by the Seoul 120 Dasan Call Foundation, revealed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea expects to achieve an economic effect worth 59 trillion won (US$42 billion) by beefing up the country’s “zero carbon energy ecosystem” by 2033, the industry ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced the 5th Energy Technology Plan, which presented its energy technology [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A mobility platform rivalry has intensified in South Korea as Tada operator VCNC announced plans for legal action against Kakao Mobility, accusing the tech giant of unfairly recruiting its drivers and mishandling personal information. According to industry sources on November 21, Tada is considering filing a complaint with the Fair [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is set to launch a new unit tasked with bolstering readiness in the domains of space, cyber and electronic warfare, officials said Friday, amid South Korea’s push to better prepare for future warfare. In a legislative notice, the defense ministry said the plan [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Yongsan District Office has unveiled a new digital photo booth where visitors can capture their life’s significant moments, from weddings to childbirth, marking a modern upgrade to the traditional government office experience. The “Yongsan Happiness Photo Zone,” which opened on November 18, features a dedicated digital photo booth installed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior North Korean general was wounded in a Ukrainian strike in Russia’s western Kursk region, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing Western officials. The newspaper on Thursday (U.S. time) said it is the first time Western officials have said a high-ranking North Korean military officer has become [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, said Friday that 27 trains were delayed by more than 20 minutes on the previous day, the second day of a slowdown strike by its unionized workers. With 3,189 subway trains in operation Thursday, their on-time rate stood at 99.1 percent, [...]