SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In the movie “Parasite,” Ki-jung, the protagonist’s daughter and an aspiring art student, infiltrates the Park household under the guise of an art tutor. During her time there, she encourages her young friend to create art. The child’s drawings reveal his inner psychological state, highlighting the significance of art therapy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Han Dong-hoon, the Minister of Justice, announced his commitment on Monday to provide permanent residency opportunities to verified foreign workers who can contribute to the national interest. This statement was made as he unveiled the ‘Innovative Measure for Expansion of the Skilled Technical Workforce’ at the Government Complex in Gwacheon. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has decided to temporarily increase subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs). The government will provide additional subsidies in proportion to the discount offered by EV makers. If EV makers offer a 5 million won discount, the government will provide an additional subsidy of up to 1 million [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A researcher from a renowned national institution has asserted that South Korea’s elderly poverty rate is the highest among major developed countries, even when considering assets in addition to income. Until now, it has been argued that calculating the elderly poverty rate solely based on income levels is an illusion, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on Monday passed a resolution denouncing Japan for laying claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and approving school textbooks containing such claims. The resolution had originally passed through the committee in June, but the committee decided to pass it again [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Turkey agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation in the areas of defense and the arms industry and push to sign a military deal as part of such efforts, the defense ministry said. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul and his Turkish counterpart, Alpaslan Kavaklioglu, said the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The lifetime ban on sexual offenders against minors from holding public positions will be eased to a 20-year ban, the interior ministry said Monday, after the Constitutional Court ruled last year that the lifetime ban is excessive. Article 31 of the current Local Public Officials Act stipulates that people [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States kicked off a combined naval exercise in the East Sea on Monday to reinforce readiness against growing military threats from North Korea, the Navy said. The three-day exercise involved nine vessels and two patrol aircraft from the two sides, including two South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday lambasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for making “hysterical” remarks after he warned against possible military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow last week. Yoon said in a U.N. General Assembly speech that any arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow would be considered a “direct [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, China and Japan are set to hold a series of meetings in Seoul on Monday to discuss resuming the long-stalled summit of their leaders. The deputy director-general meetings come a day before high-level talks among South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won, Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan’s senior deputy [...]