SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The North Chungcheong provincial office has initiated a nationwide campaign to solicit innovative concepts for revitalizing the Goesan giant cauldron, a persistent challenge for over a decade, and transforming it into a sought-after tourist destination. Situated in the heart of Goesan-eup’s square, the cauldron boasts impressive dimensions — 5.68 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of 10 construction workers who lost their lives in accidents in South Korea last year was a foreign national, government data showed Monday, highlighting the significant contribution of foreigners to the workforce, without whom operating construction sites would be impossible. According to reports from the land and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Police caught over 10,000 drug offenders during an intensive crackdown on drug-related crimes this year, with figures showing a sharp increase in the number of teenage suspects, the police agency said Monday. Of the 10,316 people caught during the five-month crackdown from March to July, 1,543 people were formally [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run mental health centers are grappling with a severe shortage of doctors amidst increasing calls for the national government to take stronger responsibility for severe mental health patients in the wake of a series of stabbing rampages. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the current month has [...]
GORYEONG, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A lioness was shot dead Monday after escaping from a private tourist animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong, officials said. Police received a report at 7:23 a.m. that the animal had broken out of its cage at the farm in Goryeong, 233 kilometers southeast of Seoul. About [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Three random assaults on strangers are carried out every day on average nationwide, a police report showed Monday, after recent back-to-back stabbing sprees against strangers appalled the country. During the first half of the year, a total of 925 cases of murder, bodily harm or assault happened either due [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) — Citizens shared real-time footage of weather and road conditions across the country through online platforms as Typhoon Khanun passed over the Korean peninsula. Naver Corp. introduced a new ‘typhoon’ page on its weather tab, hosting an open chatroom where participants can instantly share various instances of damage. By Thursday [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) — The recent collapse at a construction site in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, resulting in the deaths of two construction workers and the serious injury of four others, is attributed to the utilization of the deck plate method and hasty construction, an umbrella labor union claimed Thursday. “In the same Anseong [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) — The high-risk alcohol consumption rate, which waned in prominence during and shortly after the pandemic, has been steadily rising since last year due to the lifting of quarantine restrictions. According to a study conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the rate of high-risk alcohol consumption among [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) – There are more accidents that occur due to strong wind than heavy rain during typhoons, a South Korean non-life insurer said Thursday. Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. analyzed some 9,500 car insurance damage claims resulting from typhoons between 2018 and 2022. During this period, the Korean peninsula experienced [...]