SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In the first eight months of this year, Seoul’s tap water production, branded as ‘Arisu,’ averaged 3.05 million tons per day. Each Seoul citizen received an average daily water supply of 301 liters. To effectively meet the growing demand for tap water, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to increase [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –Opportunities to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) overseas are set to double starting next year. The Ministry of Education unveiled its 2024 TOPIK implementation plan on Wednesday, outlining the administration of the test and providing a detailed schedule. The most significant change in next year’s plan is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will host the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2023, starting next week, featuring domestic military technology. This six-day event will include 550 companies from 35 countries, expecting 290,000 visitors, including 114 military officials from 55 countries. The exhibition will highlight homegrown aircraft and equipment, and the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday it has newly added around 2,300 facilities, including welfare centers for adolescents and support centers for multicultural families, to the list of places banned from hiring people convicted of sexual crimes. The ministry announced the addition as part of a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The labor union of Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said Wednesday it will resume wage talks with the company this week, while shelving a plan to hold partial strikes. Earlier in the day, the union announced a plan to stage an eight-hour walkout Thursday and Friday, citing stalled [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Greenhouse gas emissions by South Korea’s top 15 corporate emitters increased by 9.1 percent last year compared with four years ago, data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center released by Rep. Lee Hack-young of the Democratic Party, the combined greenhouse gas [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea stood out as an exemplary nation in its approach to combating the novel coronavirus. In a May 2020 article focused on global health policy, CNN highlighted South Korea and Germany as shining examples of how to navigate a world transformed by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent study, over the past five years, more than 17,000 South Koreans have chosen to relocate to other countries. The United States has emerged as the destination of choice, closely followed by Canada. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided data to the National Assembly, which is [...]
DONGHAE, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Donghae has recently announced the expansion of eligibility criteria for its ‘Emergency Safety and Security Service,’ which features a voice recognition system that promptly dials 119 when users call out “help me.” Initially tailored exclusively for the elderly and disabled, the service will now be extended to [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The reigniting of the Israel-Hamas conflict, coupled with Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, could shift the United States’ attention further away from North Korea’s nuclear quandary, analysts said Tuesday. The conflict flared up following the Palestinian militant group’s deadly surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, as Washington’s stated commitment [...]