SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of labor union members in South Korea and the unionization rate, or the percentage of workers represented by a union, have both taken a downward turn, the labor ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry’s latest data, the number of organized workers shrank by 210,000 to 2.72 [...]
YONGIN/SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Fu Bao, Everland’s Beloved Giant Panda, Set to Return to China in Early April Fu Bao, the giant panda born and raised at Everland in South Korea, is set to return to China in early April, as she turns four years old this year. Everland announced on January 23 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Tuesday expressed hope for a resolution over a Japanese local government’s decision to remove the memorial stone for Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor from a public park. Japanese media reported earlier this week that the authorities of Gunma Prefecture plan to remove the memorial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) reported that bags were the most frequently lost items on its trains and at its stations last year. According to a statement from Korail on January 22, a total of 247,225 lost items were reported in 2022, marking a 51.9% increase from the previous year. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Morning temperatures in Seoul fell to minus 14 C, with apparent temperatures of minus 21.7 C, on Tuesday as the latest cold wave continued to grip South Korea countrywide. The cold wave that struck the country the previous day is expected to further freeze the nation, keeping daytime temperatures [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire broke out at a large marine products market in the central county of Seocheon and burned down 227 shops, but there were no human casualties, officials said Tuesday. The blaze erupted at 11:08 p.m. on Monday and firefighters put the major flames under control about two hours [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it plans to spend 100 billion won (US$74.6 million) this year to support local businesses seeking to bring their production back home from overseas. The amount marks a 75 percent rise from the 57 billion won allocated in 2023, according to the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Investigators raided the regional police agency in Incheon on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the suicide death of actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite.” The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency sent investigators to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency to seize [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Divorced singles, often referred to as ‘dolsing’ (returned singles) in Korean, typically don’t entertain the idea of remarriage until certain situations arise, a recent survey revealed. The study, conducted by remarriage company Only-You in partnership with dating service Bien-Aller, showed that men most commonly consider remarriage when they realize [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Namyangju, located in Gyeonggi Province, announced on January 22 that it would be initiating a service starting in May to ensure the safe return home of socially vulnerable groups, including women and students. This service becomes active when a smartphone is shaken or an SOS button is [...]