SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean private information protection watchdog requested Chinese e-commerce giants Thursday to faithfully comply with the South Korean law on personal data protection, the agency said. Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) Vice Chairperson Choi Jang-hyuk made the request during a meeting in Beijing with officials from AliExpress, Temu [...]
TOKYO/SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on April 17 that it would commence the second year of releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean starting on April 19. The utility said it had analyzed samples from the measurement and [...]
YEOSU, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) –In an effort to alleviate the financial strain associated with pregnancy, the city of Yeosu in South Jeolla Province has announced that it will provide an allowance of 500,000 won to expectant mothers. According to Yeosu officials, previous support measures related to pregnancy, including a pregnancy confirmation fee, transportation expenses [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – An ironic factor contributing to around 40% of South Korea’s declining birthrate has been identified as younger women experiencing less employment discrimination than in the past, according to a new report. While gender-based disadvantages in hiring have decreased for young women, the probability of career interruption after childbirth has remained [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Many professors at the College of Medicine at Seoul National University have been working exhausting 80-hour weeks or more to fill in for residents who have been on strike for two months, a recent survey by the emergency committee at the medical school and hospital has revealed. On April 16, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior trade officials from South Korea and the United States discussed preparations for the upcoming three-way talks of industry chiefs with Japan, Seoul’s industry ministry said Thursday. The discussion was made as Deputy Minister for Trade Yang Byeong-nae met with officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will administer US$200 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine this year as part of its pledged aid package worth $2.3 billion for its recovery efforts following its war with Russia, Seoul’s finance minister has said. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok presented the plan during the Ukraine roundtable held [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean human rights organization has strongly condemned the Japanese government’s recent assertion in its annual diplomatic report that the issue of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II has been resolved. In a statement, the Korea Council for Justice and [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on April 17 that Ukraine has been persisting in its attempts to recruit mercenaries from South Korea through internet communities and social media. According to the agency, a post appeared on a popular South Korean online community on April 10 in which [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The practice of having executives work six days a week, previously limited to some divisions at Samsung Electronics, is now spreading to other Samsung affiliates, according to industry sources. At Samsung Electronics, executives in certain departments like development and support have been working a six-day week. Now, electronic affiliates such [...]