SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have concluded that no hazardous substances were found in thousands of suspicious international parcels that had sparked fears of terrorism, officials said Friday. Police had been looking into whether terrorism was involved after thousands of international parcels received nationwide were reported to authorities for suspicions of containing suspicious [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the recent suicide of an elementary school teacher in Seoul, which has been largely attributed to excessive complaints from students’ parents, an internet checklist has been circulating to identify so-called ‘monster parents.’ This checklist is being shared on online communities and social media, containing 11 questions aimed at [...]
GOYANG, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The artificial intelligence (AI)-based care call service for elderly individuals living alone, offered by the city government of Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, has received praise from its recipients. A public health center in the Deokyang district in April launched the AI-based Clova Care Call service to prevent accidents [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of gangsters aged 10 to 30, also known as “MZ generation gangs,” is increasing. The National Police Agency’s National Investigation Headquarters on Wednesday reported that 1,589 gang members were arrested and 313 were placed in custody during a four-month special crackdown on organized crime. Out of those [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Convenience stores are experiencing a surge in demand for COVID-19 test kits as South Korea reports a recent rise in new coronavirus cases. According to convenience store chain CU, sales of COVID-19 self-test kits between July 18 and 24 jumped by 34.8 percent compared to the previous week (July [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total population fell for the second consecutive year in 2022 amid the country’s critically low births, data showed Thursday, with seniors taking up a larger portion of the population. The country’s total population dropped to 51.69 million in November, down 46,000, or 0.1 percent, from the previous [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Workforce aging is accelerating in essential medical fields as a trend of avoiding majoring in critical subjects, such as surgery and obstetrics, leads to a shortage of young specialists. According to data received by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the [...]
SEJONG, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Most multi-level marketing (MLM) sales representatives in South Korea earned no commissions based on their sales performance last year, data showed Wednesday. According to the Fair Trade Commission, the total number of MLM sales representatives in South Korea last year was 7.05 million, marking a 3.4 percent decline from [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will create a dedicated task force aimed at addressing low birth rate and child-rearing concerns. The dedicated team will develop a comprehensive support plan that covers the entire life cycle of employees, encompassing marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, child-rearing, and schooling. Notably, Hyundai is the first among [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean YouTuber with around 1.34 million subscribers fell victim to a scam by a local police officer while traveling in India. FITVELY, a health YouTuber, recently shared on an online community an incident from his trip to India when he got detained by local police for allegedly violating [...]