BUSAN, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — On a spring evening in 1964, an 18-year-old farm girl fought back against a man who tried to assault her in a desolate field near her home. She was small, he was strong, and escape seemed impossible. Desperate, she did the only thing she could: when he forced a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is poised to legalize tattooing by non-medical practitioners for the first time in more than three decades, after a legislative committee approved a bill that would formally recognize tattoo artists as licensed professionals. The Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly passed the so-called Tattooist Act on [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that South Koreans detained in a recent U.S. immigration crackdown will be “rescued within the shortest time,” as his ministry cited “unspecified U.S. circumstances” as the reason for a delay in their release from a detention center in Georgia. Cho’s remarks came [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Construction of key facilities for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju is expected to be completed early next week, officials said Wednesday. The banquet hall, the main summit hall and the international media center are slated for completion next Monday, along with the installation of electricity, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan held high-level economic talks in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in supply chains and advanced technologies, the presidential office said. Song Ki-ho, presidential secretary for economic security, and Takeshi Soda, Cabinet councilor of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, led their respective delegations at the fourth [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will expand its distribution of emergency beacons designed to protect small business owners who often work alone and face heightened risks of harassment or intrusion. The device, known as the “Safe Beacon,” activates flashing lights and a siren outside a shop when [...]
SEOUL, Sept.10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s sweeping government reorganization to expand the Ministry of Environment into a new Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment is drawing sharp criticism from energy experts, who warn that dividing authority over fossil fuels and renewables could weaken policy coherence and threaten energy security. Under the plan, the Environment [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will remove cryptocurrency trading and brokerage from its list of industries barred from receiving venture business status, signaling a shift in how the government views the digital asset sector. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Tuesday that the Cabinet approved revisions to the Enforcement Decree of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government announced on Tuesday a sweeping overhaul of its employment permit system for foreign workers, pledging to relax restrictions on workplace changes and extend residency periods for those holding E-9 visas. The reforms also aim to tighten sanctions on employers found guilty of labor rights violations. At [...]
FOLKSTON, Ga. Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The return of more than 300 South Korean workers detained in last week’s U.S. immigration raid at Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution’s joint battery plant is drawing relief in Seoul, but partner companies say their absence has left a gaping hole in the highly specialized construction project. [...]