SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the deepening low fertility crisis and record-low birth rates, there is a growing focus on using public financial resources to support egg freezing for women of childbearing age. This is a desperate measure to reverse the declining birth rate, but it seems necessary to reach a social consensus on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The first and second trial courts had differing judgments on whether illegal filming in women’s restrooms in a building frequently accessed by children and teenagers qualifies as producing sexually exploitative material. The first trial court ruled that videos created by filming the bodies of victims, which could cause sexual humiliation, [...]
SUWON, Oct 1 (Korea Bizwire) –Gyeonggi Province announced on Friday its intention to implement a ‘crowd management system’ starting in November, in direct response to the tragic crowd incident that occurred during the Seoul Halloween celebration on October 29th last year. This crowd management system is designed to utilize data from mobile phone base stations [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Police have launched a probe into the suicide death of an elementary school teacher in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, for possible harassment by parents, nearly two years after his school reported the death merely as a fall, officials said Sunday. The Uijeongbu Police Station has recently opened a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 8 out of 10 South Koreans in their 20s and 30s agree on the need for Seoul to improve relations with Japan, a survey showed Saturday. The online poll — conducted by the Korea Youth Foundation — found 22 percent of the respondents said they “strongly agree” with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s overseas aid agency is pushing for a US$1.8 million project (2.4 billion won) to help Nigeria strengthen its information and communication technology (ICT) education among youths, officials said Sunday. Under the project, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) plans to develop ICT teaching materials as part of [...]
PAJU, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –Chuseok is a traditional Korean holiday celebrated in the fall during the harvest season. People celebrate it to express gratitude to their ancestors for helping with the year’s farming and to wish for a successful harvest in the upcoming year. In simpler terms, Chuseok is a time when Koreans remember [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The amount of pesticide used on golf courses to maintain the health and appearance of the turf has steadily increased, data showed Sunday. A total of 213 tons of pesticides were used on golf courses across the country, an increase from 202 tons in 2020 and 186 tons in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A video showing a driver smoking a cigarette while refueling her car at a self-serve gas station has led the government to tighten safety measures. However, there’s currently no system in place to prevent smoking at gas stations. Gas stations aren’t even designated as smoke-free areas as per [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Embassy in India has shared a video online where a traditional Hindu ritual is performed for a new diplomatic vehicle produced by Hyundai Motor Co. for Seoul’s ambassador in New Delhi. The one minute-long video uploaded on X, known formerly as Twitter, shows a Hindu puja [...]