SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea braces for the sweltering summer months, the government has stepped up efforts to prevent heat-related illnesses among outdoor workers, fortifying weather forecasts and increasing inspections at vulnerable workplaces. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Meteorological Administration, the weather agency will provide customized [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) –In a groundbreaking move to prevent digital sex crimes and support victims, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has become the first in the nation to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance technology capable of detecting child and youth sexual exploitation material. This will enable 24-hour automated tracking and monitoring. The Seoul Institute, [...]
SEJONG, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea’s minimum wage council begins deliberations this year to set the wage floor for 2025, labor representatives are pushing to extend minimum pay protections to gig workers and freelancers, a move that could upend compensation practices across a widening swath of the economy. At the first plenary meeting [...]
SEJONG, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it has shared ideas with Indonesia on expanding bilateral cooperation in the development of a stable supply chain for key minerals. Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with Airlangga Hartarto, the coordinating minister for economic affairs of Indonesia, in Seoul to discuss ways to [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Suspicions are deepening over Kang Hyung-wook, a famed dog trainer and TV personality, due to his prolonged silence on allegations of employee mistreatment at his private dog training business. Kang became famous as a professional dog trainer after starring in EBS TV’s dog training entertainment program “There Are No [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Police sought a warrant Wednesday to arrest popera star Kim Ho-joong, a day after questioning him over suspicions that he rammed into a taxi and fled the scene while driving under the influence. The 33-year-old singer, who rose to stardom after appearing on the audition show “Mr. Trot,” allegedly [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added nearly 300,000 wage worker jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023, but the number grew at a slower pace, and jobs for young people continued to fall for more than a year, data showed Wednesday. The number of paid employee jobs came to 20.75 million as [...]
DAEJEON, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A private dog shelter in Yuseong District, Daejeon housing 596 abandoned dogs is once again confronting the threat of demolition due to a zoning violation. The facility, known as Sion Shelter, was established nine years ago when its director, Oh Eun-sook, rescued 22 dogs being bred for human consumption on [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to curb carbon emissions through everyday actions against climate change, Songpa District in the South Korean capital will hold a contest for apartment complexes to reduce food waste from June through October, officials announced on May 21. The competition aims to encourage residents of larger residential buildings, [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Seoul, a rooftop garden has become an oasis for a thriving colony of bees, their gentle buzzing filling the air as they flit from flower to flower. But elsewhere in the city, and in urban centers around the globe, a worrying phenomenon is unfolding: honeybees are [...]