SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical professors serving as senior doctors at three major hospitals of Yonsei University were set to launch an indefinite walkout Thursday as little progress has been made in efforts to resolve a monthslong conflict over a medical reform plan. Professors at Severance Hospital, Gangnam Severance Hospital and Yongin Severance [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea has announced a recruitment drive for “Observers” to monitor illegal fishing activities and conduct scientific research aboard the country’s distant water fishing vessels. These individuals, often referred to as “Sea Guardians,” play a crucial role in overseeing fishing operations at sea. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is experiencing an unprecedented early summer heat wave, with June 2023 on track to become the hottest June since weather records began in 1973. Meteorologists warn that the scorching temperatures are just a prelude to what could be one of the most severe summer seasons in the country’s [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reveals a troubling trend in South Korea: intentional self-harm hospitalizations have more than doubled over the past decade, with teenagers being the most affected group. According to the “2022 Hospital Discharge Injury Statistics” released on June 26, the [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Marine Corps on Wednesday resumed full-scale live-fire exercises on islands near the tense inter-Korean maritime border for the first time in seven years, following South Korea’s suspension of an inter-Korean pact that had restricted such drills. This resumption follows South Korea’s complete suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean tension [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study predicts that South Korea’s declining birth rate and shrinking population could lead to a significant labor shortage in key sectors by 2042, with over 600,000 fewer workers in restaurants and retail compared to 2022 levels. The forecast was presented by professor Lee Chulhee of Seoul National University [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A dramatic increase in illegal spam messages, many of which encourage stock investments, has prompted authorities to launch an emergency investigation to determine if the surge is due to hacking of SMS resellers or if these resellers are complicit in the activity. According to telecommunications authorities and industry insiders, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held a mass anti-U.S. rally in Pyongyang to mark this week’s anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War, state media reported Wednesday. More than 100,000 people attended the rally held at the May Day Stadium on Tuesday and the stadium was “full of the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea marked on-year growth for the first time in 19 months in April, data showed Wednesday, as the country is struggling to boost its ultra-low birth rate. A total of 19,049 babies were born in April 2024, up 2.8 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An all-inclusive monthly transit pass has proven successful during a four-month trial run and will go into full-fledged operations next month with more diverse choices for users, the Seoul city government said Wednesday. The Climate Card went into service on Jan. 27 on a pilot basis as part of [...]