SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A proposal for a Korean version of “Lucy’s Law” has been presented to tackle the issue of substandard pet breeding centers, commonly known as puppy mills. Last Thursday, Representative Wi Seong-gon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with animal rights organizations such as Korea Animal Rights Advocates [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Which age group of Korean drivers exhibits the best driving skills? Based on a recent survey conducted by T-Map Mobility, it was determined that men in their mid-40s to early 50s and women in their 60s stand out as the most proficient drivers. T-Map Mobility conducted an analysis of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will double the maximum limit of purchases eligible for an immediate tax refund by foreign tourists to 5 million won (US$3,831) next year to attract overseas visitors and bolster the tourism industry, the finance ministry said Monday. Currently, the country provides on-the-spot tax refunds for an individual [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignations of the chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and his two deputies Sunday, effectively sacking the top three officials at the spy agency in the wake of controversy over personnel affairs. Yoon accepted the resignations of NIS Director Kim Kyou-hyun, First [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cast his ballot in local elections held over the weekend to pick new deputies for local assemblies of provinces, cities and counties across the nation, state media reported Monday, with voter turnout recorded at almost 100 percent. Kim visited a polling station set up [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, China and Japan agreed Sunday to accelerate preparations to resume the long-stalled summit among the leaders of the three countries at an “earliest, mutually convenient” time, Seoul’s Foreign Minister Park Jin said. Park made the remarks after holding the tripartite talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Climate change and a decline in biodiversity are referred to as the ‘twin crises’ facing humanity. Climate change destroys biodiversity, and in turn, biodiversity has an impact on climate, creating a vicious cycle. Biological species unable to adapt to global warming disappear, and the sea becomes acidified after absorbing increasing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) –Eight out of 10 South Koreans express support for the implementation of a comprehensive government ban on single-use plastics, as revealed by a recent poll. Concerning the Ministry of Environment’s decision on November 7 to retract its proposal to ban plastic straws and paper cups, 50.2 percent of respondents indicated [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s website and application used to show mobile identification cards went down Friday, after a major system failure caused nationwide disruptions in public access to state-approved papers last week. The mobile identification card website and app became inaccessible from 1:54 p.m. and its front page displayed a message [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Friday it plans to closely monitor the supply of hydrogen for automobiles amid supply disruptions in the central region. The government hosted a meeting with officials from hydrogen producers, retailers and regional governments to address the ongoing shortage, according to the Ministry of Trade, [...]