SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new policy that allows passengers to reboard Seoul subways within 15 minutes after using the restroom or for other reasons has emerged as the most popular proposal by a Seoul city government official this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed on December 25 that the proposal topped the ‘Creative [...]
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 25, it was reported that the Japanese government is actively working to broaden its exports of scallops, redirecting its focus to South Korea. This move comes in response to China’s comprehensive ban on Japanese seafood imports, triggered by the release of contaminated water (referred to as “treated water” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans studying in China shrank 78 percent this year from six years earlier, data showed Monday, amid China’s stringent COVID-19 border shutdown and the slowing growth of the world’s second-largest economy. The number of South Koreans who were studying in Chinese colleges, graduate schools and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –An employee of the Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), identified only as Mr. A, who was previously dismissed for unauthorized access to the personal information of RM, a member of the globally renowned K-pop group BTS, has been reinstated following a review. On December 22, it was revealed through documents obtained [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –More than 30 years since the Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that allowing non-medical professionals to perform tattoo procedures was illegal, recent lower court rulings have sparked a significant shift. These rulings have declared that cosmetic practices such as eyebrow tattooing, also known as semi-permanent makeup, are not illegal. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) has initiated a special labor inspection into E-Land World following allegations that the company forced employees to practice dancing for a company year-end event. On December 22, the MOEL announced that a special labor inspection team had been formed under the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) –A survey released on December 24 indicates that 40% of South Korean employees identified poor working conditions as the most challenging aspect of their jobs this year. Civic group Workplace Gabjil 119 conducted the survey from December 4 to 11 among 1,000 working adults aged 19 and above nationwide, revealing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Around one-fifth of North Korean defectors in South Korea live in Seoul, but close to 70 percent of them have a hard time making ends meet, a think tank report showed Sunday. The Seoul Institute, a research center established by the Seoul city government, analyzed residential data of North [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign nationals having jobs in South Korea reached an all-time high of nearly 1 million this year, and nearly 80 percent of them were affiliated with companies with fewer than 50 workers, data showed Sunday. The number of foreigners aged 15 and older residing in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea staged an independent tabletop exercise simulating a North Korean nuclear attack this year as part of efforts to hone response capabilities against the North’s military threats, the defense ministry said Friday. The ministry noted the discussion-based exercise as one of its key accomplishments this year in a [...]