SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean health care authorities on Sunday discussed ways to minimize possible fallout from a looming strike by a nationwide union of nurses and medical workers this week. On Saturday, members of the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union, which has some 30,000 nurses and medical workers at 61 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Sunday to introduce a system mandating automakers to disclose the battery brand information of all electric vehicles (EVs). During a meeting between senior government officials and PPP officials, the two sides also agreed to launch at an early date [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Paraguay have signed an economic partnership agreement on trade and investment, marking the second country in South America’s Mercosur bloc to clinch such a deal, officials said Friday. Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo signed the Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) with Paraguay during a meeting with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A comprehensive study released by South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare on August 22 paints a sobering picture of the challenges faced by individuals with mental illness and their families, revealing high rates of hospitalization, suicidal thoughts, and social stigma. The survey, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial regulator said Friday it launched a new centralized program to allow consumers to opt out of credit services, such as taking out new loans, a move aimed at preventing potential damage from voice phishing scams. More than 4,000 financial institutions have signed up for the new “credit [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday denounced the United States’ approval of a potential sale of Apache attack helicopters to South Korea as a provocative act that deliberately aims to increase security instability in the region. A North Korean foreign ministry official issued the statement after the U.S. announced a decision [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea for a language program, marking Russian students’ first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year hiatus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said Friday. The students from MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry visited [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of heat-related patients has exceeded 3,000 so far this year, as scorching heat continues to sweep across the nation, health authorities said Friday. The total number of such patients had reached 3,019 as of Wednesday since May 20, when the government began monitoring cases for the year, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A short circuit or other electrical causes are believed to have sparked a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, west of Seoul, a fire official said Friday, after the tragedy left seven dead and a dozen others injured. Cho Seon-ho, chief of the Gyeonggi-do Fire Services, made the remark [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Association of GM Korea Suppliers, representing a crucial link in the automotive manufacturing chain, issued an impassioned plea on August 22 for a rapid resolution to the ongoing labor negotiations at GM Korea, highlighting the severe financial strain placed on supplier companies due to prolonged partial strikes. In a [...]