GWANGJU, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent case of workplace bullying in Naju, South Korea, has once again exposed the harsh realities faced by migrant workers—many of whom suffer in silence under a labor system critics say traps them in abusive conditions. According to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Migrant Human Rights Network and the Jeonnam Labor [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of foreign-invested companies in South Korea view the country’s labor relations as confrontational and its labor market regulations as excessively rigid, according to a new survey released Sunday by the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), an arm of the Federation of Korean Industries. The poll, conducted by [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has submitted over 1.5 million citizen signatures to an appeals court in support of its ongoing 50 billion won ($38 million) damages lawsuit against major tobacco companies, signaling strong public backing in a legal battle over smoking-related health costs. The NHIS announced [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As YouTube continues to dominate the global internet landscape—with over 20 trillion videos uploaded and 20 million more added daily—its influence in South Korea has become particularly pronounced. More than half of South Koreans (51%) now consume news via YouTube, significantly outpacing the global average of 31%, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae Myung on Friday visited a factory where a worker was killed after getting caught in a machine, saying he will stop industrial accidents from repeating themselves. The plant in Siheung, some 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, is where a woman in her 50s was killed in [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday raised travel alerts for border regions of Thailand and Cambodia as the armed conflict between the two Southeast Asian countries is escalating over their longstanding territorial dispute. Beginning at 12 p.m., a “special travel advisory,” which advises nationals to refrain from traveling to or to [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung visited Busan on Friday and pledged to swiftly relocate the oceans ministry to the southeastern port city. The relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries from the central city of Sejong was one of Lee’s campaign pledges. “I will swiftly execute the relocation of [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team on Friday raided former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s home and the company she formerly headed as part of their investigation into corruption allegations surrounding her. Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team carried out the search and seizure on Kim’s residence and Covana Contents’ office in [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — New Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday emphasized the need to restore communication channels and resume dialogue with North Korea, calling them his top priorities as he took office. “Restoring communication channels and resuming dialogue (between the two Koreas) are tasks I must pursue as soon as possible,” Chung [...]
TAIPEI, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — European turboprop aircraft maker ATR on Friday signed a major contract with Taiwan-based Uni Air for 19 new ATR 72-600 aircraft while signaling ambitions to expand into the South Korean market. A signing ceremony was held in Taipei to formalize Uni Air’s plans to modernize and expand its domestic [...]