SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the recent surge in the number of children with developmental delays, largely attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now at risk of not receiving proper treatment as both the government and insurance companies seem to be turning their backs on these children. According to the Health Insurance Review [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of non-wage workers, such as the self-employed, in South Korea rose 0.56 percent on-year in 2023, data showed Wednesday. There were 6.72 million non-salaried workers as of August, up 38,000 from the same period in 2022, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The number accounts for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s science ministry on Wednesday unveiled its 440.7 billion-won (US$324.5 million) research and development plan for sixth generation (6G) network service. The plan includes developing technologies related to wireless communications, mobile core networks, 6G wired networks, 6G systems and the standardization of 6G, according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has signed a U.N. agreement on promoting the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, joining the multilateral initiative to better protect the sea and marine ecosystem, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korea became the 83rd signatory to the Agreement [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural authorities launched a nationwide pest control campaign against blood-feeding insects amid growing concerns over the spread of lumpy skin disease among cattle, officials said Wednesday. The program, which will run through Nov. 10, followed the possibility that mosquitoes or other insects that were transported by air current or [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial park commemorating Hong Beom-do, a revered Korean independence fighter against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, will open at his former burial site in Kazakhstan later this week, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Wednesday. South Korea had pledged to build the memorial at the site in Kyzylorda in southern Kazakhstan [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports moved up on-year for the first time in 13 months in October, driven by robust automobile shipments, along with signs of improvement in the chip sector, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments moved up 5.1 percent on-year to US$55 billion last month, according to the data compiled [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday donated 5 million won (US$3,685) toward the construction of a memorial for South Korea’s first President Syngman Rhee, his office said. The donation was sent to the Rhee Syngman Foundation, which has led a fundraising campaign to build a memorial for the former [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An individual identified only as A, residing in a multi-unit house in Incheon, struggles to sleep due to recurring upstairs noise generated every morning. Over time, this individual developed a sleep disorder, with daily life becoming chaotic. As the noise problem showed no signs of improvement, the individual sought assistance [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the issue of teenage drug use becomes increasingly severe, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has made the decision to implement a drug prevention education program for high school seniors in Seoul who have completed the national college entrance exam. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on Tuesday [...]