PARIS, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to make the 2030 World Expo a platform to spread and create synergy between each nation’s culture, skills and beliefs if Busan is chosen as the host. Yoon made the promise during a dinner with members of the diplomatic corps in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho has vowed to continue efforts to boost foreign investors’ access to the South Korean market and create favorable conditions for corporate investment, his office said Friday. Choo made the remarks during a market opening ceremony at the London Stock Exchange on Thursday (local time), as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has lauded the country’s successful launch of a military spy satellite as an eye-opening event of deploying a “space guard” monitoring enemies’ military activities, state media reported Friday. Kim made the remark during his visit to the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) on Thursday, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan will hold trilateral talks in the southeastern port city of Busan this weekend, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, amid fresh tensions after North Korea’s launch of a military spy satellite. Foreign Minister Park Jin will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Jung Yoo-jung, a psychopathic murder suspect who stunned the nation in May for killing a stranger just out of curiosity about murder, was sentenced to life in prison by a district court in the southeastern city of Busan on Friday. The Busan District Court handed down the life imprisonment [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A cold wave hit South Korea on Friday, bringing morning temperatures below the freezing point in most regions, with some areas experiencing a 15 C colder morning than the previous day, according to the state weather agency. The morning lows were minus 3 C in Seoul, minus 2.7 in [...]
BOSEONG, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, the escalating debate over the driving privileges of elderly individuals is likely to intensify as the nation grapples with a rapidly aging society. A tragic incident earlier this month in South Jeolla Province, where a 16-year-old high school girl lost her life after being struck by a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Chanel Korea has been fined for requesting names and contact numbers from waiting customers and their companions. The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on Thursday that it had decided to impose a fine of 3.6 million won on Chanel Korea for violating the Personal Information Protection Act during its 19th [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next year, candidates undergoing job interviews will have the option to contest or seek clarification if they perceive the outcome of an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted interview process to be unreasonable. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) declared on November 23 its intent to issue a legislative notice for amendments [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean public hospitals specifically designated for handling infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to grapple with lingering effects. However, their financial woes are escalating as the government has drastically cut the financial support offered to these hospitals. On Thursday, the Korean Health and Medical Workers Union and the [...]