SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Inmates once held at prisons and detention centers nationwide have successfully obtained compensation after filing a lawsuit against the government. They alleged that overcrowding in these facilities led to both mental and physical suffering. The court has awarded damages to 47 inmates, with individual payouts ranging from 50,000 won to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed a significant concentration of doctors in the Seoul metropolitan area, resulting in approximately half of the country’s provinces being designated as “medical vulnerable areas,” where access to medical facilities for childbirth and emergency care is limited. The ’2022 Medical Vulnerable Areas Monitoring Study’ report, submitted [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – An official from a commercial bank expressed, “I am concerned about the government’s apparent effort to stigmatize banks as public enemies and deflect criticism towards us, beyond merely characterizing us as public resources, all in a bid to placate small business owners and the self-employed.” Once again, following earlier actions [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry expressed gratitude Friday to countries near the besieged Gaza Strip for their efforts in helping a South Korean family evacuate from the war-torn region via a border crossing into Egypt. “The government expresses gratitude to the governments of Qatar, Egypt and Israel for their efforts in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted the risks of disinformation as he attended the global AI Safety Summit by videoconference from Seoul, his office said Friday. Yoon took part in the inaugural event held at Bletchley Park in central England on Thursday (local time) to discuss global cooperation measures for [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Escalating tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine are raising anew consequential security questions over whether the United States can respond to a third crisis concurrently should it arise on the Korean Peninsula, the Taiwan Strait or elsewhere. After the war between Israel and Hamas [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese aircraft was bringing a group of South Korean nationals, along with Japanese nationals, from Israel, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, the second such flight Japan has offered after South Korea brought Japanese citizens home on its plane last month. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft carrying 15 South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo visited Norway and Finland on the final legs of a five-nation tour aimed at rallying support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, his office said Friday. Han arrived in Norway early Thursday (local time) after completing visits to Malawi, Togo and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) has officially requested the government increase budgets in research and development to improve the working conditions of young scientists, a lawmaker said Friday. The request comes amid criticism of the government’s double-digit percentage cut in the R&D budget, originally planned to improve inefficiencies [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on Thursday that it has established a pilot blue carbon habitat in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, aimed at technological development to create a ‘breathing’ coast. The MOF will host a completion ceremony for the initiative on Friday. Blue carbon refers to carbon-absorbing [...]