SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, South Korean women in their 30s experienced suicidal impulses at a rate twice that of their male counterparts, a recent survey has revealed. Despite awareness of government mental health support projects, over 80% of these individuals hesitated to use services like suicide [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court ruled Wednesday against the American technology company Google in a suit the company filed to cancel an antitrust fine imposed for forcing smartphone makers to install its Android OS system. The Fair Trade Commission slapped a fine of 224.93 billion won (US$167.97 million) on Google LLC, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An appellate court ruled on Wednesday against South Korea’s largest logistics firm, CJ Logistics, in a suit the company filed to reverse a national committee decision striking down CJ’s denial of collective bargaining for a delivery workers’ union. The courier union under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Customs Service has detected carcinogenic substances, including lead and cadmium, in counterfeit earrings being distributed in the country. In November of last year, the agency intercepted 142,930 items infringing intellectual property rights, including counterfeits imported into South Korea. Upon analyzing 83 products that come into direct contact with [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF), has raised strong concerns about the imminent expansion of the workplace safety law aimed at penalizing employers for fatal industrial accidents. The law, implemented in January 2022, subjects business owners or CEOs of companies with 50 or more employees to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it has granted Inspire Integrated Resort Co. a license to operate a foreigners-only casino at its resort in Incheon. This marks the first time such permission has been granted in South Korea since 2005. Currently, South Korea has 17 casinos, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Bitter cold weather continued to grip the nation Wednesday, keeping temperatures well below zero in most regions, with Seoul’s morning low at minus 11.2 C, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The cities of Incheon and Suwon, both located in the area surrounding Seoul, also recorded morning lows [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizing committee of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics’ decision to provide free condoms to participating athletes has sparked strong opposition from parent groups in South Korea. On January 23, the National Parent Association released a statement criticizing the move: “Distributing condoms at the Youth Olympics, which should be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), grappling with a debt of 200 trillion won, is causing internal strife after asking employees to sign a ‘salary return agreement’ to fund voluntary retirement severance. This move has sparked significant discontent among employees, with some questioning why employee money is being used to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The results of a new study demonstrate a clear correlation between increased use of digital devices and lower math scores in students. The more dependent students are on digital devices, including leaving notifications on their mobile phones, the more their math scores decline. According to the ‘2023 Digital Education White [...]