BUSAN, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As local governments across South Korea grapple with a looming demographic crisis, one district in the city of Busan is taking an unprecedented approach: offering substantial financial incentives for couples who meet through government-sponsored matchmaking events and decide to marry. Saha District in Busan announced on June 22 that it [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with a declining birth rate, the country is witnessing a significant demographic shift in its multicultural population. Experts predict a decrease in the proportion of preschool-aged children from multicultural families, while the percentage of middle and high school students, as well as young adults in their [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a country known for its dense population and tight-knit social fabric, a troubling trend is emerging: the proliferation of so-called “No Someone Zones,” areas where certain groups of people are explicitly unwelcome. From “No Kids Zones” in cafes to “No Middle-Aged Women Zones” in gyms, these exclusionary practices are [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Representatives of doctors and the government are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end a monthslong standoff over the government’s medical reform. The move came as Lim Hyun-taek, a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) announced on June 23 that it is distributing multilingual safety and health educational materials to help foreign workers better understand industrial accidents and work more safely. In response to the growing number of foreign workers in various industries, particularly shipbuilding, where serious [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Depression and adjustment disorders are the most common work-related illnesses among South Korean government employees, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Personnel Management. The study, released on June 21, analyzed approved cases of work-related injuries and illnesses among civil servants in 2022. Mental health issues topped the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea needs to consider various options to tackle North Korea’s nuclear issue, including Seoul’s arming itself with its own nuclear weapons, a state-run think tank said in a report Sunday, amid heightened concerns raised by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Pyongyang. The Institute for National Security Strategy [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Two major hospitals run by the Seoul city government are forecast to suffer losses of nearly 100 billion won (US$71.89 million) this year due to the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, officials said Sunday. The two municipal hospitals, Seoul Medical Center and Boramae Medical Center, are projected to suffer [...]
SEOUL & ROMA, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A “Statue of Peace” commemorating victims of wartime sexual slavery was unveiled on the Mediterranean coast of Sardinia on June 22, immediately igniting a diplomatic dispute. The statue, erected in the town of Stintino, faced challenges from its inception, reflecting the ongoing tensions surrounding these memorials worldwide [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government on Friday ordered low-cost carrier T’way Air to come up with measures to address repeated safety and flight delay issues. The Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport said it has conducted a special inspection of T’way Air and has ordered the airline to implement safety measures by [...]