SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States has decided to allow exports of its semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix factories in China without a separate approval process, the presidential office said Monday, a much-needed relief to the Korean chipmakers. The U.S. government has designated Samsung Electronics and SK hynix’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Going forward, both the additives used in cigarettes and the harmful substances that come from smoking them will be disclosed to the South Korean public. The National Assembly approved the “Law on the Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco” (draft) during its full session on October 6. This law [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In the early morning of October 5, a call was placed to the 112 emergency center, claiming that foreigners were using drugs after lunch. It was not just one or two individuals; dozens of foreigners were said to gather and engage in group drug use. The report was made [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) –The number of prisoners taking psychotropic medications while in custody has steadily risen over the past four years, justice ministry data showed Sunday. A total of 5,741 inmates consumed such medications either through prescription or via mail last year, accounting for 10.8 percent of all inmates in correction facilities, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Police received nearly 20,000 reports of stalking crimes over the past two years since the enactment of the anti-stalking law, police data showed Sunday. As of August, police had received a total of 19,394 reports of stalking since the anti-stalking law went into effect in October 2021, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of employees at banks and insurance companies dipped by nearly 10,000, data showed Sunday. Bank jobs totaled at 116,582 as of June, down from 122,531 from the end of 2018, according to the Financial Supervisory Service statistics released by Rep. Yun Chang-hyun of the ruling People Power [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) –The Ppuri industry, which is crucial for the Korean manufacturing sector, is expected to rely more on foreign workers. This industry encompasses various manufacturing processes like casting, mold making, plastic processing, welding, surface treatment, and heat treatment. Recent data on the Korean labor market shows that 9.2 percent of workers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A high school student was put under emergency detention Saturday for allegedly attacking three teenage girls in two days earlier this week, police said. The 16-year-old suspect, whose identity was withheld, was suspected of breaking into a women’s restroom at a shopping center in the city of Hwaseong, south [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Police arrested a record number of drug-related offenders this year, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday, illustrating growing concerns in South Korea about drug problems. A total of 12,700 people — nearly half of them unemployed — were convicted of drug crimes as of August, exceeding last year’s tally [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly on Friday passed a new bill aimed at expanding the public disclosure of personal data of violent crime offenders amid heightened public concern over heinous crimes. Nicknamed the “mug shot disclosure bill,” the legislation will allow police to disclose portrait photos of suspects in violent crimes [...]