SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The repercussions of the economic downturn have reverberated in the imported electric vehicle market, drawing attention to the widening wealth gap often described as “The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.” While sales of domestic electric vehicles (EVs) have been lackluster this year, there has been a notable surge in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent report, over the last five years, more than 20,000 men have relinquished their South Korean citizenship. This information is based on data provided by the Military Manpower Administration to the National Assembly, which is currently conducting a national security audit. The data reveals that between 2019 and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the ongoing efforts to combat bedbug infestations in Europe, including France and the United Kingdom, reports of bedbugs appearing in a sauna in Incheon have surfaced. In a recent video posted on YouTube by daheuk, a YouTuber renowned for his content on rare animals and boasting 920,000 subscribers, he documented [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Reality shows featuring ordinary individuals have become embroiled in a series of controversies, ranging from the exposure of false private lives to legal disputes. According to the broadcasting community, the dating reality show ‘I’m Solo’ remains entangled in various controversies even after the program concluded. This program, aimed at observing single [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed that the annual average of foreigners suspected of criminal offenses in South Korea has risen to 36,000. According to data from the National Police Agency presented to the National Assembly during a national audit on Thursday, the number of foreigners arrested for crimes in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — About 36,000 foreigners were arrested on criminal charges annually on average over the past five years, about half of them from China, National Police Agency (NPA) data showed Thursday. A total of 180,162 foreigners were apprehended as suspects in criminal cases from 2018 to 2022, recording an annual average [...]
HAENAM, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst a growing labor shortage in rural areas, a tragic incident unfolded among villagers engaged in a dispute over the availability of foreign labor during the busy planting season – a critical time for farmers. On Wednesday, the Haenam Branch of the Gwangju District Court handed down a 15-year prison [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The cost of English kindergartens is rising rapidly in South Korea. According to data from the Ministry of Education, the average monthly fee for these programs increased to 1.29 million won this year (as of June), up from 1.07 million won in 2021 and 1.14 million won in 2022. By [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday it has newly added around 2,300 facilities, including welfare centers for adolescents and support centers for multicultural families, to the list of places banned from hiring people convicted of sexual crimes. The ministry announced the addition as part of a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean passenger jet carrying dozens of citizens is set to return home from Israel, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, after violence erupted between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The Korean Air Co. flight carrying 214 passengers, including 192 Korean nationals, departed from Tel Aviv at 1:50 [...]