SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A concerning number of traffic accidents have occurred while vehicles were operating under Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), a feature designed to maintain a set speed and distance from the car ahead, according to recent data from the Korea Expressway Corporation. The report, released on October 7 by Democratic Party lawmaker Park [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A man who secretly provided women with information about their husbands’ and boyfriends’ visits to red-light districts, earning millions of won in the process, has been sentenced to a suspended prison term. On October 6, Judge Hong Jun-seo of the Incheon District Court announced a verdict of one year in prison, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Seven complaints of deepfake pornography targeting female soldiers were filed with a civic group last month, with the videos being detailed enough to reveal the victims’ names and titles, the group said Monday. A sexual violence counseling unit of the Center for Military Human Rights said the seven cases [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “I never thought I would face cyberbullying from Koreans, but unfortunately, it’s happening. Alas…” These words, posted on Instagram by Seonkyoung Longest, a 40-year-old contestant on the popular Netflix survival cooking show “Culinary Class Wars,” underscore a growing concern in South Korea: the pervasive issue of online harassment. Longest, a Korean-American, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – An employee at Muan International Airport has successfully had their mental health issues recognized as a work-related injury, the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service announced on October 4. The employee, identified only as “A” for privacy reasons, worked in airport security and suffered from panic disorder and severe depression [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a striking paradox, South Korea, a global leader in digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, is grappling with widespread worker anxiety about the impact of AI on job security, according to a recent international study. The report, released by researchers Cheong Se-jeong and Shin Young-kyu from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Public medical institutions in South Korea are grappling with an increasingly severe shortage of doctors, a chronic issue that has pushed salaries to unprecedented levels. In a striking example last year, a public medical center in South Jeolla Province hired an orthopedic surgeon for an annual salary of 620 million [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo said Friday that the government would have a “more open attitude” as he renewed calls for doctors to join talks to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors against the government’s medical reform. For about seven months, thousands of junior doctors have walked [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – On October 3, the streets of Haebangchon in Seoul’s Yongsan district came alive with color and celebration as the Seoul Drag Parade 2024 made its long-awaited return after a five-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wanted to bring drag out of the nightclubs and bars and into the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a landmark decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that designated drivers can be classified as workers under the country’s labor union law, potentially opening the door for collective bargaining rights based on their employment status. The ruling, handed down on September 27, marks the first time the nation’s [...]