SEOUL/JEJU, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) -- At 11 a.m. on May 2, some 20 hikers were having an early lunch on the wooden deck of the Witsae oreum shelter, perched 1,700 meters up the slopes of Hallasan, South Korea’s highest mountain. Most had brought insulated bottles, filling them with hot water to prepare ubiquitous packets [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A security guard and the owner of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle he was moving have decided to file a damages lawsuit against the German automaker and its South Korean subsidiaries, claiming the car experienced sudden unintended acceleration that caused an accident. Lawyer Ha Jong-sun from the law firm Namu, representing the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The average age of teenagers caught for gambling has dropped consistently over the past five years, raising concern the crime could spill over to other illegal acts to fund their betting habits, including school violence, officials said Friday. A total of 171 teens aged 14-19 were criminally booked on [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – With the Covid-19 pandemic waning in South Korea, a government survey has found that most aspects of teenagers’ daily lives, including relationships with friends and family as well as school experiences, are undergoing positive changes. Adolescents have reported spending significantly more time confiding in their parents about their concerns, sharing [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Rival political parties are set to hold a parliamentary plenary session Thursday to pass a special bill mandating a new investigation into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush that claimed 159 lives. The bill, which was initially railroaded by the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) in January but vetoed by [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Medical professors working for three general hospitals in Seoul suspended outpatient clinics and surgeries Tuesday amid a prolonged walkout by junior doctors, but no major disruptions have been reported, officials said. Some professors, who serve as senior doctors at Seoul National University Hospital, Severance Hospital and Korea University Hospital, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As the prestige of the teaching profession has waned in South Korea amid controversies over disciplinary issues, the bar for admission to teachers’ colleges has dropped precipitously, with some schools accepting students who scored in the bottom tier on the national college entrance exam. An analysis by Jongno Academy, a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in front of Seoul Station on Sunday, the last weekend before Labor Day, demanding greater freedom to change workplaces and calling for an end to widespread wage theft and substandard living conditions that have come to define their lives in South Korea. The rally, organized [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Two major general hospitals in Seoul were set to suspend outpatient clinics and surgeries Tuesday, as their senior doctors began taking a weekly day off amid a protracted walkout by junior doctors in protest of the government’s medical reform. Emergency rooms and inpatient care will remain in place at [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of heart attack cases in South Korea jumped by 50% over the past decade, largely fueled by the nation’s rapidly aging demographics, government data showed on Sunday, underscoring the need for greater awareness about preventing and promptly treating cardiovascular diseases. An analysis by the Korea Disease Control and [...]