BUSAN, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An animal protection group has filed an administrative appeal against the Cultural Heritage Administration and local authorities for ordering the removal of feral cat feeding stations on Eulsukdo Island, a crucial migratory bird habitat in Busan. The Korean Alliance for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (KAPCA) held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with increasingly severe weather patterns, a growing number of citizens are reporting heightened levels of stress and anxiety related to climate change. A 34-year-old office worker referred to only as Lee recently opened up about the severe stress caused by experiencing extreme weather. “When I go [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) said Tuesday it has signed a 1.96 trillion-won (US$1.41 billion) deal with the state defense procurement agency to start production of the next-generation KF-21 fighter jet. The contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) covers a total of 20 KF-21 units, including follow-up [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has launched around 350 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, Seoul’s military said Tuesday, in what marked the fifth launch of its kind since late last month. Some 100 balloons, mostly carrying scrap paper and waste, landed in Seoul and in the northern part of Gyeonggi Province, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rescue workers continued searching Tuesday for a worker still missing after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country. At least 22 workers, mostly Chinese nationals, were killed in the fire that gutted lithium battery [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey by a civic group has revealed that only 1 in 10 victims of workplace bullying in South Korea report the incidents to their company, labor union, or the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The findings come as the amended Labor Standards Act, which prohibits workplace bullying, approaches [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The lithium battery plant fire that killed at least 22 people in Hwaseong on Monday is likely to go down as the worst chemical plant accident in the country’s history, with experts raising questions about lax safety measures as the cause of the disaster. Firefighters are still searching for [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday condemned the U.S. sending of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula, saying that the North is open to taking “overwhelming and fresh” deterrence measures against such a provocative act. North Korean Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang-il issued a statement slamming the arrival of [...]
SEOUL/ULSAN, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, on Monday overwhelmingly voted in favor of staging a strike following the collapse of annual wage negotiations between management and the union. Earlier this month, the union decided to call off further negotiations after holding the eighth round of [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a concerning trend for South Korea’s labor market, the number of young adults classified as economically inactive — neither employed nor seeking work — has increased for the first time in nine months, despite government initiatives to integrate them into the workforce. According to data from Statistics Korea, the [...]