SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ruled that the government was justified in denying national merit status to a man who was executed by North Korean forces during the Korean War after moving rice on orders from South Korean troops. According to legal sources on July 15, the 8th Administrative Division [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that 7 out of 10 South Koreans view negatively the “pay more, receive more” national pension reform proposal discussed by the 21st National Assembly. The Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) commissioned Mono Research to conduct a nationwide survey from June 17 to 26, polling 1,034 adults [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A Samsung Electronics Co. engineer who died from leukemia after working in the company for 14 years was recognized as a victim of a workplace accident, nearly nine years after his death, a civic group said Monday. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the bereaved family [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Monday it will launch an international tech exposition in October with an ambitious goal of turning the event into a platform similar to the influential tech trade show CES in the coming years. The Seoul Smart Life Week (SLW), which is set to open [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – With their distinctive black masks, round ears, and elongated snouts, raccoon dogs are becoming an increasingly common sight in South Korea’s capital city. These native animals, weighing between 4 to 10 kilograms and growing up to 68 centimeters in length, have traditionally inhabited rural areas across the Korean Peninsula. However, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistani man who concealed his polygamous marriage when applying for naturalization. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled against the plaintiff, identified only as Mr. A, who had sued the Ministry of Justice to overturn the cancellation [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Trainee doctors appeared to have shown little signs of returning to work as hospitals were set to complete accepting their resignations on Monday, despite the government’s proposal of an olive branch to end a prolonged walkout. Accepting resignations would help trainee doctors, who have left their worksites since late [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first half of this year, South Korea witnessed an unprecedented increase in workers over 70, highlighting the country’s rapidly aging workforce and sparking debates about extending employment for older citizens. According to data released by Statistics Korea on July 14, the number of employed individuals aged 70 and [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea condemned the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines signed by Seoul and Washington as a “reckless provocative act,” threatening that the allies will pay “an unimaginably harsh price” if they commit further provocations. The message was published by the official Korean Central News Agency in a press statement from [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – National Security Adviser Chang Ho-jin said Saturday the South Korea-U.S. alliance will remain sturdy regardless of whether former American President Donald Trump regains the presidency. “Regarding the South Korea-U.S. alliance, (we) have a solid support base across both the ruling and opposition sides in the United States,” Chang said [...]