TAEAN, Mar. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – In Taean County, celebrated last year as a ‘Pet-Friendly Tourism City’, a new self-service dog wash facility has opened its doors, adding to the region’s pet-friendly amenities. The inauguration of ‘Happy Paws’ (translated), a specialized self-service dog wash store, took place on March 14 with notable attendees including Taean [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul ballet performance featuring Russia’s star ballerina, Svetlana Zakharova, was canceled Friday due to public backlash over staging shows by individuals supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin, especially amid the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. The Ukrainian-born Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet was scheduled to perform [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) –Nobuyuki Suzuki, a 59-year-old Japanese citizen, once again failed to appear for a court hearing in Seoul related to charges of defamation stemming from an act of vandalism against the ‘Statue of Peace’. The statue symbolizes the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery during World War II. The hearing, presided [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is gearing up to disclose a report by year-end that will reveal the financial benefits received by doctors from pharmaceutical companies, sparking a debate on whether to include identifiable information such as names in the report. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Criticism is mounting over the severe financial strain that housing costs are placing on young people in Seoul. Recent figures have shown that the average monthly rent for small apartments in Seoul, specifically those under 33 square meters in size and with a security deposit below 50 million won, now [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean citizens holding a driver’s license issued in their home country can now acquire an Ohio driver’s license without undergoing further testing, as established by a recent agreement between the two regions. The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) announced that it had entered into a ‘Mutual Recognition Agreement for [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Friday it has started discussions to draw up a new vision for unification between South and North Korea as it pushes to unveil the blueprint this year that espouses the principle of freedom. The Unification Future Planning Committee, an advisory committee launched last year designed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The state arms procurement agency said Friday it has signed a 330.6 billion-won (US$250 million) contract with local defense company LIG Nex1 Co. for the development of a long-range ship-to-air missile by 2030. The two sides signed the deal Thursday for the air defense weapon to be equipped on [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean economy has been on a recovery track on the solid growth of exports, but disparities among sectors remain wide amid weak consumption and investment, the finance ministry said Friday. “As shown in manufacturing production and exports, the country has seen an economic recovery and a stable [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — An Indian exporter has been arrested for allegedly exporting cheap gold jewelry from his country to the United States by labeling them as South Korean goods, the customs agency here said Friday. The man, whose identity was withheld, was arrested and indicted by the U.S.’ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) [...]