PARIS/SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A French news channel has received a deluge of criticism from viewers around the world after it aired an image of South Korea’s national flag with the wrong symbol in the middle that appears similar to the red circle in the Japanese flag. The private TV broadcaster LCI used [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. said Tuesday its flights connecting Incheon and Japan’s western prefecture of Ishikawa have been delayed after a major earthquake struck off Japan’s west coast the previous day. According to the company, flight KE775 from Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, to Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa was [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A tsunami reaching as high as 85 centimeters has been observed off South Korea’s east coast in the aftermath of a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula, the weather agency said Tuesday. The quake struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea’s corporate landscape, a notable trend is emerging among employees: prioritizing job satisfaction over climbing the corporate ladder. Kim, a man in his late 40s, exemplifies this trend. Despite a 20-year tenure at a major corporation, he is neither a department head nor a team leader but a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention reveals critical insights into the timeframe between the diagnosis of depressive disorders and subsequent suicides. The findings underscore the urgency of early diagnosis and intervention. According to the report titled “Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders – A Study of Factors [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent study conducted by the Korea Population Health and Welfare Association, nearly half of the pregnant women surveyed reported experiencing negative attitudes from their superiors and colleagues at work during their pregnancy. The survey, which included responses from 1,000 pregnant women and 1,000 non-pregnant individuals, highlighted the challenges [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by Park Joo-sang of the Regional Labor and Society Research Institute reveals a significant decrease in job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and personal happiness among young workers as their working hours increase. This study, published in the ‘Labour Policy Research’ journal by the Korea Labor Institute, delves into [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Health, part of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, revealed in its recently published ‘Women’s Health Statistics 2023′ that foreign women who have immigrated to Korea on the premise of marriage to Korean men experience depression at rates double that of Korean women. The report [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea issued alerts on rising sea levels in parts of the East Sea on Monday following a major earthquake off Japan’s west coast. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a tsunami caused by a 7.6 magnitude quake hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures could result in a rise in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has witnessed a startling increase in the number of doctors arrested for sexual crimes in the past five years, with nearly 800 cases reported. Data provided by Nam In-soon, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, indicates that from 2018 to 2022, a total of [...]