SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — People Power Party lawmaker Rep. Bae Hyun-jin sustained a head injury after being attacked by an unidentified assailant Thursday but remains in stable condition, her office said. The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the southern Seoul district of Gangnam. According to Bae’s aide, a male pedestrian walked up [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Dubbing South Korea “the Ireland of Asia,” the top Irish envoy in Seoul voiced expectations for a deeper partnership as countries with striking parallels, from experiencing colonial grievances to making drastic economic leaps driven by resilient people. Ambassador Michelle Winthrop made the remarks in an interview with Yonhap News [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Shilla Stay Jeju, a popular hotel on Jeju Island, has gained attention for offering free accommodation to travelers stranded due to massive flight cancellations. Over 400 flights were grounded at Jeju International Airport due to severe winds and heavy snowfall. On January 25, industry sources revealed that Shilla Stay Jeju, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has recorded its highest ever wage arrears, surpassing 1.7 trillion won last year, marking a significant increase from the previous year. According to a statement from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the total amount of unpaid wages in the past year amounted to 1.78 trillion won. This [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized rulings in favor of victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor in lawsuits seeking compensation from their former Japanese employer. The top court delivered the final rulings on three separate compensation suits filed by 23 forced labor victims and 18 family members of other [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Arboreta and Gardens Institute (KOAGI), with support from the Korea Forest Service, has successfully created a Korean garden in Doha, Qatar, garnering significant attention. According to KOAGI on January 24, the garden, situated in Al Bidda Park at the 2023 International Horticultural Exhibition in Doha, has received positive [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The expanded implementation of the workplace safety law, penalizing employers for serious industrial accidents, is set to take effect later this week as scheduled, as rival parties have failed to agree on granting an additional two-year grace period for small businesses. Under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, owners or [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to make sweeping improvements to commuter transport in the Seoul metropolitan area by extending express rail networks and adding new bus lanes and double-decker electric buses. Yoon made the remark during a government-public debate on people’s livelihood issues, the sixth in a series, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT will kick off the bidding process for the 28 gigahertz spectrum Thursday, aimed at establishing the country’s fourth official mobile carrier. Three companies — Sejong Telecom Inc., Stage X Co. and My Mobile Consortium — will participate in the auction for the [...]
SUWON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Property has announced the upcoming grand opening of Starfield Suwon on January 26, heralding a new era of Starfield 2.0 tailored to the MZ generation (born early 1980s to early 2000s). Located in Jeongja-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Starfield Suwon spans eight floors underground and eight above ground, with a total [...]