SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As the South Korean government prepares to introduce artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks in select grades and subjects across elementary, middle, and high schools next year, a heated debate has emerged, pitting educational innovation against concerns over screen time and learning efficacy. Proponents of the initiative highlight the potential for personalized [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the construction of more modern hospitals as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media reported Monday. The direction was issued during Kim’s visit to various regional factories currently under construction on Saturday and Sunday, where he [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul experienced another tropical night overnight, just a day after the end of a record 34-day streak of overnight temperatures remaining above 25 C, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Monday. The lowest nighttime temperature overnight in the capital city was 25.6 C at 5:54 a.m., according to the [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Eleven mpox cases have been reported so far this year in South Korea, but all detected cases were the less deadly Clade II variant, health authorities said Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the latest case was reported this month, adding that health authorities have [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of job positions taken by senior citizens reached an all-time high this year amid rapid aging, data showed Monday. The average number of the employed per month stood at 28.51 million during the January-July period, and those aged 60 and older accounted for 22.4 percent, or 6.39 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on August 25 that it will broaden its disaster alert system to include multiple languages, aiming to better inform the growing foreign population in South Korea during emergencies. The government has been sending disaster text messages in English and Chinese through its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Fire Agency of South Korea reported a significant increase in wasp sting incidents as the prolonged heatwave has contributed to a rapid growth in wasp populations across the country. According to statistics released on August 25, wasp sting accidents have shown a consistent annual spike starting in July, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced on August 25 that it will provide resource recycling education to approximately 500 students from 12 elementary, middle, and high schools in Incheon by next month. This initiative aims to raise awareness about resource circulation among future generations by introducing the concept and significance of recycling in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined debt of the South Korean government and households has surged past 3 quadrillion won for the first time, according to recent data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Bank of Korea. This milestone, reached at the end of the second quarter, equates to 127% of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States will begin their large-scale amphibious landing exercise in the southeastern city of Pohang and the eastern coast this week to build up the allies’ combat readiness posture and interoperability, the South’s Navy and Marine Corps said Sunday. This year’s Ssangyong (double dragon) exercise, [...]