SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Yonhap) — Trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea since May have been found in over 3,000 locations across South Korea, a police report showed Tuesday. Since late May, North Korea has launched some 3,600 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, which the North has claimed are in retaliation against South Korean activists sending [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, parents of young men serving in the military are experiencing heightened anxiety due to a combination of unusual provocations from North Korea and extreme weather conditions. An individual referred to only as Park, 65, said they were on edge every time they receive a safety alert about [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a presidential decree to create a new military command in charge of strategic operations later this year to enhance deterrence against growing North Korean military threats, the defense ministry said. South Korea has sought to establish the strategic command to serve as an overarching [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of senior citizens engaged in economic activities reached an all-time high this year, data showed Tuesday. Of the country’s 15.98 million people aged 55-79, 60.6 percent were economically active as of May, up 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it has discussed ways to broaden economic exchanges with Saudi Arabia, pledging to work closely toward the prompt implementation of a free trade pact between Seoul and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with his Saudi counterpart, Majid bin [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis by World Vision, an international aid and development organization, has shed light on the primary concerns of children in South Korea. The study, released on July 29, found that issues related to cognitive and emotional well-being, including low self-esteem, are at the forefront of children’s worries. The [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Separated families in South Korea have had no exchanges with their relatives in North Korea either at government or civilian levels for more than a year amid frosty inter-Korean relations, government data showed Tuesday. Separately from government-arranged reunions, divided families in South Korea also seek help from brokers to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The driver in this month’s deadly car crash near Seoul City Hall repeatedly said he is sorry to the victims and their families as he attended an arrest warrant court hearing Tuesday over the crash that left nine people dead. “I am very sorry to the deceased and the [...]
JEJU, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent launch of Coupang’s late-night Rocket Delivery service on Jeju Island has been marred by tragedy, prompting labor unions to demand a thorough investigation and increased oversight of working conditions. On July 29, the Jeju branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a press conference outside [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – For the second consecutive year, Samsung Electronics has been named the most desirable company to work for among college students in South Korea, according to a recent survey. The employment website Incruit announced on July 29 that it had conducted a survey of 962 job-seeking college students nationwide. The survey [...]