SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it plans to make a proactive move to promote the use of wind power and solar energy in line with efforts to harness renewable sources to achieve carbon neutrality. Under this goal, the government plans to supply renewable energy production facilities with a [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The unification ministry on Thursday unveiled an artwork inspired by three forget-me-nots at a garden show in an effort to raise public awareness of South Koreans detained in North Korea. Earlier this year, the government created an image of three blue forget-me-nots as a symbol of South Korean abductees, [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it will introduce a daily transit pass for tourists in July, offering unlimited access to the city’s subways and buses for a temporary period in the latest move to enhance the city’s competitiveness as a global tourist spot. The Seoul metropolitan government said [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The average annual salary for doctors in South Korea surpassed 300 million won in 2022, according to government data on physician workforce and wages released on May 14. The data, submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the Seoul High Court on May 10, represents the latest official [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade industry said Thursday it has agreed with the United States to launch an electronic certification system (eCERT) for the export and import processing of steel products. The agreement will connect the eCERT, operated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with the Korea Iron & Steel [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it has agreed with Chile to seek broader ties in the supply chain of key minerals crucial to cutting-edge industries, including batteries. The agreement was reached with the Chilean Ministry of Mining during a meeting held in Santiago earlier this week to discuss a [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it has promoted the Carbon-Free Energy initiative (CFE) during an energy ministerial meeting held in Indonesia this week, in line with efforts to promote the use of clean energy to address climate change. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, South [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry is considering establishing a medical school to train doctors who would serve in the military for at least 10 years, a ministry official said Thursday, amid a prolonged walkout by junior doctors protesting the medical school quota hike. The military has long been struggling to acquire [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court in Seoul was to deliver a critical ruling Thursday that would determine the fate of the government’s highly contested plan to increase the nationwide medical school admission quota, officials said. The Seoul High Court will issue a ruling at around 5 p.m. on an injunction filed [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it plans to make proactive efforts to help manufacturing firms roll out planned investments without delay amid looming challenges in the business environment. The announcement came amid growing uncertainties in the market, including prolonged monetary tightening, which may have an adverse impact on [...]