SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In a major move to strengthen animal welfare protections, South Korea has expanded its mandate requiring closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation to all pet-related businesses, including pet shops and animal exhibition facilities. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Wednesday that a revised enforcement ordinance of the Animal [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday that it will formalize and publicly disclose criteria for identifying online shopping platforms that receive frequent consumer complaints, in a bid to improve transparency and strengthen consumer protection. Under the proposed regulation — titled Rules on Disclosure of Online Retailers with [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Wednesday launched an investigation into a conservative education organization accused of online opinion manipulation in the final days of the June 3 presidential election campaign. Police said it banned Son Hyo-sook, head of the far-right group “Rhee Park School,” from leaving the country, and raided the group’s [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Council is advancing a new ordinance that prioritizes children’s right to play over noise complaints related to playground activities, aiming to safeguard childhood development while mediating community concerns. On June 3, Councilmember Yoon Young-hee of the People Power Party introduced an amendment to the “Seoul Ordinance [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign residents in South Korea will soon find it easier to access non-bank financial services through mobile and online platforms, as the government expands its real-time ID verification system beyond the traditional banking sector. On Friday, the Ministry of Justice and the Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute announced [...]
SEOUL, May 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans enrolling in government-run smoking cessation clinics has halved over the past decade, while quit rates have also dropped significantly — raising concerns about waning public engagement with anti-smoking efforts. According to new data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is exploring the commercial potential of hydrogen combustion engines as an alternative path to decarbonizing heavy-duty vehicles, the Ministry of Environment announced Thursday. The ministry will host a policy forum on May 30 at Seoul’s Ferrum Tower to discuss strategies for expanding hydrogen-powered transportation. The event, organized [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Environment has launched a new industry-wide council aimed at addressing the mounting environmental damage caused by clothing production and disposal. The inaugural meeting of the “Apparel Environmental Council” was held on May 29, 2025, in Yongsan, Seoul, with 21 organizations in attendance, including five major [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has launched a major initiative to develop core technologies for robot-friendly buildings, aiming to reshape the urban built environment for seamless human-robot coexistence. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Wednesday that it will invest ₩180 billion (approximately $135 million) over the next three [...]
SEOUL, May 28, 2025 — A potential eruption of Japan’s Mt. Fuji is unlikely to cause significant volcanic ash fallout in South Korea, according to South Korean disaster response authorities and experts. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety held a high-level meeting Tuesday with members of the Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Committee, the Korea Meteorological [...]