SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 100 foreigners will be employed for housekeeping jobs as early as later this year as part of a government pilot project to address a dwindling number of locals willing to work as maids despite rising demand, officials said Friday. The project, scheduled to be introduced in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a trial project to offer customers who bring their own tumblers to cafes an additional discount of 300 won (US$0.23), in addition to any discounts already offered by the cafes. The city government initially invited 100 cafes to participate in the project, and [...]
CHANGWON, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing public concerns about Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, South Gyeongnsang provincial government has taken a unique approach to reassure its residents about the safety of the water supply through a YouTube broadcast. This broadcast goes beyond being a mere live [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The residents of impoverished regions in Kenya, facing water shortages due to prolonged droughts, will receive drinking water through South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) project. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, said it held a ceremony on Wednesday (local time) to mark the [...]
SUWON, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government said Thursday it will establish a compact hydrogen city, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality while boosting the local economy. The provincial government intends to issue a public invitation to cities and counties, urging their participation in the hydrogen energy self-sufficiency city project. This call for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has staged a large-scale Army exercise this week, mobilizing hundreds of armored vehicles, to reinforce its readiness against North Korean military threats, officials said Thursday. The Army’s VII Maneuver Corps mobilized some 550 tracked vehicles, including tanks and self-propelled howitzers, as well as over 3,000 troops for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Thursday it has finally selected Sangam-dong in the western district of Mapo as the site of its new waste incineration plant. Sangam-dong has been chosen out of five candidate sites throughout the capital after comprehensive environmental impact assessments, the city government said. Sangam-dong is [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Space Force unit in South Korea seeks to step up cooperation with the South Korean military to strengthen readiness against North Korean missile threats, its officials have said, amid Pyongyang’s continued saber-rattling. Since its launch last year, U.S. Space Forces Korea has been working with other U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ overseas card spending gained 1 percent in the second quarter of the year on the back of increased overseas travels amid eased COVID-19 curbs and increased direct purchases, central bank data showed Thursday. The amount of money spent overseas by South Koreans with cards, including credit and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul High Court has recommended that the government reverse its 2020 decision to revoke the organizational license of a North Korean defectors’ group for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over to the North, sources said Thursday. The recommendation was made Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the Fighters for [...]