SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Wednesday pledged to take stern measures against attempts to obstruct junior doctors’ return to hospitals. Cho’s remarks came as lists of junior doctors who decided to return to work were circulating online, with the police conducting an investigation upon the request of the ministry. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to strengthen international cooperation in law enforcement, South Korea is set to share its advanced police dog training system with Mongolia. On August 13, the Korean National Police Agency’s Human Resources Development Institute announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mongolia’s Border Protection Agency. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Financial firms will be allowed to use generative artificial intelligence and cloud computing to develop new innovative products once they secure the means to ensure the security of their networks, the financial regulator said Tuesday. Financial firms have been required to keep their networks separated from the internet since [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –The government will recommend automakers voluntarily disclose the battery brand information of all electric vehicles sold in South Korea, the Office for Government Policy Coordination (OPC) said Tuesday. The decision was made at a vice-ministerial meeting of EV-related ministries and agencies, the OPC said, amid growing public concern about [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co.’s labor union said Tuesday it will launch a four-day strike from Liberation Day this week, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise and additional bonuses. The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union of the South Korean tech giant, announced its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Construction of a South Korea-Vietnam cooperation center for smart city development was completed in Hanoi on Tuesday, Seoul’s land ministry said. A completion ceremony for the Vietnam-Korea Cooperation Center for Smart City and Construction Technology (VKC) was held in the capital of the Southeast Asian nation, which was attended [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on August 12 that starting next year, South Koreans will have unprecedented access to their medical records from all tertiary hospitals across the country through a government-operated platform called the Health Information Highway. This digital initiative aims to consolidate dispersed medical data from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As COVID-19 cases rise again in South Korea, inconsistent workplace policies are causing confusion among employees, highlighting the ongoing challenges of managing the pandemic in the workplace. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), COVID-19 hospitalizations have surged almost sixfold over the past four weeks. From July [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity demand hit an all-time high Monday as the country was struck by scorching summer heat, data showed Tuesday. The country’s maximum power demand reached 102.327 gigawatts between 2-3 p.m. Monday, surpassing the previous record of 100.571 GW set in August last year, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A Supreme Court panel has revised sentencing guidelines to allow punishments as severe as life imprisonment for those convicted of organized fraud, such as home rental and voice phishing schemes, officials said Tuesday. The Supreme Court’s sentencing committee made the revision during its plenary meeting the previous day, toughening [...]