SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea called for the United States on Wednesday to come up with “reasonable” regulations on limiting the sourcing of critical minerals and components from countries like China to qualify for U.S. incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), the foreign ministry said. Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun delivered the [...]
TAKASAKI, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Japan’s Honshu island, Gunma Prefecture has initiated the controversial removal of a memorial in the city of Takasaki’s Gunma Prefectural Forest Park, dedicated to Korean laborers from the Japanese colonial period. This action has sparked a backlash, with some Japanese media outlets calling for an immediate [...]
YONGIN, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A keen observation by a firefighter specializing in fire investigation has led to the discovery of a vehicle defect causing repeated fires in a specific part of Renault SM3 cars. Yang Won-seok, a fire marshal at the Yongin Fire Station under the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters, first noticed [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – With the new school year approaching, the Ministry of Education’s plan to introduce a dedicated investigator system for school violence across the nation starting in March is drawing criticism. Critics argue that the investigators, who will be deployed at schools, may lack the emotional connection with students and the expertise [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea said Wednesday it will hold an eight-day cultural event next month on the occasion of the 82nd birth anniversary of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il. The people’s arts festival will be held Feb. 11-18 in Pyongyang to mark the anniversary, which falls on Feb. 16, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Wednesday sentenced a Seoul stabbing rampage suspect to life in prison. The Seoul Central District Court handed out the life sentence to Cho Seon, 34, who was indicted for stabbing one man to death and wounding three others near a subway station in southern Seoul last [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification ministry said Wednesday it is closely reviewing legal aspects needed to sue North Korea over its illegal operation of the now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North’s border city of Kaesong. The Donga Ilbo, a local newspaper, reported Wednesday that the government plans to lodge a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, a significant talent drought in cutting-edge industries has been exacerbated by an increasing number of students flocking to medical schools. Semiconductor industry analysts, in particular, have voiced concern that the shortage of skilled workers is reaching a critical level, endangering the very existence of some companies. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that more than half of South Korean startups are concerned that the Platform Competition Promotion Act (PCPA), pushed forward by the Fair Trade Commission, could adversely affect the startup ecosystem. Startup Alliance, a non-profit organization, surveyed 106 founders and co-founders of domestic startups from January [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that 80% of individuals living alone are at risk of ‘lonely death’, with one in four to five solo dwellers being classified as in the ‘medium to high-risk’ group. This finding comes from a survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs [...]