SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 6, the city of Busan announced that, starting from December 14, the exhibition of live wild animals in places such as wildlife cafes will be prohibited. The city explained, “According to the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, the exhibition of live wild animals in facilities other than [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A revision to the Public Official Election Act calling for a ban on political campaign videos using AI-generated deepfakes during the election season passed through a special parliamentary committee Tuesday. Under the revision, individuals could face a maximum seven years in prison or a fine of up to 50 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday the installation of complimentary Arisu vending machines at Seoul Station Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul, a support center for the homeless. The term “Arisu” originates from an old Korean word denoting the Han River and the Yalu River, now serving as the brand [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Fifth generation (5G) networks are available on all intra-city buses operating across South Korea as part of the government’s effort to help bus passengers use the internet more conveniently, the science ministry said Tuesday. The free WiFi service on 29,100 intra-city buses in the country has been improved to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Tuesday outlined a set of countermeasures to help curb the country’s high suicide rates, the highest among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. The government will introduce an expanded mental health care program to lower the country’s suicide rates from 25.2 per [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will establish a new task force on industrial espionage to better counter a growing leakage of sensitive technologies, officers said Monday. The counter-espionage economic security investigation team, which will combine an existing relevant task force and a foreign affairs team, will not only probe technology leaks but detect [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An additional two-year grace period will be sought for small companies as the workplace safety law punishing employers for serious industrial accidents is set to expand to companies with less than 50 employees, ruling party officials said Sunday. The decision was announced by the ruling People Power Party (PPP) following a consultative meeting among officials from the presidential office, the government and the ruling party at the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border has been suspended again as safety concerns increased due to North Korean soldiers armed with pistols in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, the unification ministry said Thursday. The government partially resumed the tour [...]
JEJU, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 25, Jeju Island hosted the inaugural ‘Plogging with the Southern Bottlenose Dolphin’ event at Hyeopjae Beach in Jeju City, aiming to protect marine life along the island’s coast, particularly the endangered southern bottlenose dolphin, while also raising awareness about the importance of maintaining clean waters around Jeju. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In a major breakthrough, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a significant drop of more than 70 percent in child pedestrian accidents within areas equipped with unmanned surveillance cameras. The study zeroed in on 107 locations in Seoul where these cameras were deployed in 2020, showcasing a major upgrade to children’s [...]