SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Thursday North Korean Olympic athletes receiving Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones could be in violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Samsung Electronics, an Olympic partner, has distributed the Olympic edition of its latest Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Eighteen people have died from heat-related causes so far this year, officials said Thursday, as intense heat with apparent temperatures of over 35 C continues to grip the country. A total of 1,907 people had suffered heat-related illnesses from May 20 to Thursday, and 18 of them have died, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The military manpower agency said Thursday it will strengthen legal compliance education for social service agents after BTS member Suga’s drunk-driving incident on an electric scooter earlier this week. On Tuesday night, the 31-year-old, who is currently serving his mandatory military service as a social agent, was booked and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is considering requiring electric vehicle manufacturers to disclose information on car batteries amid an EV scare following a massive fire caused by a Mercedes-Benz vehicle last week, according to sources Thursday. According to the sources, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is reviewing the measures for [...]
JAKARTA, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean-owned sushi chain in Australia has been hit with a record-breaking fine of approximately 15.3 million Australian dollars for systematically underpaying its workers, as reported by ABC News Australia on August 7. The Federal Court of Australia ruled on August 5 that Sushi Bay, a popular sushi restaurant chain, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy is set to receive its first batch of MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in December, officials said Wednesday, a move that could boost its anti-submarine capabilities against North Korean threats. In 2020, the state arms procurement agency approved a 960 billion-won (US$698 million) project to purchase 12 Seahawks [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to dispatch young workers to flood-affected areas on the northern border, describing the restoration efforts as a “gigantic revolutionary construction campaign,” state media said Wednesday. The border city of Sinuiju and Uiju County in North Phyongan Province were recently struck [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean customs agency said Wednesday it will intensify its crackdown on drug smuggling attempts from Mexico by setting up a special task force and strengthening security checks on incoming travelers. The move came as direct flights linking the two nations resumed this week after a two-year hiatus [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A beagle that is trained to detect bedbugs with an accuracy rate of more than 95 percent was commissioned as South Korea’s first bedbug sniffing dog, a pest control company said Wednesday. Cesco Co. said it held a ceremony to commission the beagle, named Ceco, as its sniffer dog [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will allow hospitals to extend the application period for trainee doctor programs this week to help them recruit more junior doctors. Han made the remark after only 104 candidates, or 1.4 percent of trainee doctor positions available at 126 hospitals, had [...]