SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) in South Korea announced on January 16 its plan to introduce advanced analytical equipment to combat emerging drugs that have been circulating primarily through social media (SNS). According to the ministry, 24.7% of the drugs detected in the first half of last year [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agencies will be able to take mug shots of suspects involved in grave crimes without their consent under a new law set to go into effect next week, the justice ministry said Tuesday. The so-called mug shot disclosure bill, set to go into force on Jan. 25, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s industry minister said Tuesday the government plans to unveil a plan to foster the local fabless sector in line with efforts to bolster the competitiveness of the semiconductor industry. The remark came after South Korea announced its plan this week to build a “semiconductor mega cluster” in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean employees have rated their workplace happiness strikingly low, averaging just 41 points out of a possible 100, particularly among those in lower positions such as junior staff and associates. This finding comes from a survey conducted by Blind, an anonymous community for employees, and reported on January 15. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea is set to implement an eco-friendly initiative that rewards customers using their personal cups with unique Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Starting from January 16, Starbucks Rewards members who accomplish the eco stamp collection mission by using their own cups will receive Starbucks-branded NFTs. Customers can collect up to three eco [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been reported that pedicabs adorned with the Rising Sun flag design, a symbol associated with Japanese militarism, are operating in the iconic tourist destination of Central Park in New York City. On January 15, Professor Seo Kyoung-duk from Sungshin Women’s University shared on social media that he had received [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 70 percent of South Koreans were aware of the country’s Animal Protection Act, a poll showed Tuesday, as animal welfare has gained growing attention. The figure marks a significant rise from just 57.1 percent tallied in a survey carried out in 2020, according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry unveiled a plan Tuesday to invest 3 trillion won (US$2.26 billion) in the robot sector with private businesses by 2030, with a goal of supplying 1 million robots to local industries. The plan for intelligence robots will focus on securing 80 percent of key robot [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has found that students attending science and gifted high schools in South Korea are over six times more likely to engage in expensive private education costing over 1.5 million won per month compared to their counterparts attending regular high schools. This was revealed in a joint press conference [...]
WONJU, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite opposition to a new bottled water factory, the decision by Gangwon Province to grant a temporary permit to a spring water development company has sparked intense protests from residents of Sillim-myeon in Wonju, Jucheon-myeon and Mureungdowon-myeon in Yeongwol, and Songhak-myeon in North Chungcheong Province. The Kolmar BNH Bottled Water Factory [...]