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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –A new law called the “Special Law on Support for Pregnancy and Protected Childbirth in Crisis Situations and Child Protection” was approved by the National Assembly. This law allows pregnant women facing tough economic, social, or emotional situations to give birth without revealing their identity. It aims to reduce risky [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Friday it seeks to slap up to 68 billion won (US$50.42 million) in combined fines against Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc. for their violation of the country’s in-app payment laws. In August 2022, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) launched a probe into Google [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed launches, as it will likely take into account key political and diplomatic events, a South Korean state-run think tank said Friday. The potential launch window, projected by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will name a bike path at a Korean War battle site after a late French general next week, as part of a program to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The ministry plans to designate [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has started sending artillery to Russia as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine, a U.S. broadcaster reported Thursday, after last month’s summit between the two countries reinforced concerns about a potential bilateral arms deal. Citing an unnamed U.S. official, CBS reported on the apparent arms transfer that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign medical schools have garnered increasing attention as an alternative route for aspiring healthcare professionals who may not secure spots at domestic medical institutions. Gaining admission to a medical school in South Korea is exceedingly competitive, with even the most exceptional students facing no guarantees, regardless of their academic achievements. [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 1 million cancer patients residing in non-metropolitan areas have visited the ‘Big Five’ hospitals in Seoul for diagnoses over the past five years. According to remote diagnosis data from the ‘Big Five’ hospitals – Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Sinchon Severance Hospital, Seoul St. Mary’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. military has changed the naming of the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan in photo captions describing the venue for last week’s bilateral naval drills with South Korea, its website showed Thursday. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command had initially used the Japanese name for the body of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized public service workers are set to stage a joint strike next week, in the second collective action since the rail workers’ walkout last month. The Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union (KPTU) said some 25,000 union workers of four public institutions — the National Health Insurance Service, [...]