SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 77 people have been arrested in connection with 35 industrial espionage cases during an intensive crackdown, police said Sunday. The National Police Agency (NPA) conducted the crackdown on industrial espionage activities from Feb. 1 to May 31. Out of the 77 arrests, 27 cases involved corporate [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Approximately 16,000 elderly South Koreans are presumed to have died over the past five years while awaiting reunions with family members in North Korea who were separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, data showed Sunday. According to data from the unification ministry, around 3,400 to 3,700 people have died [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will revise a city ordinance, enabling the designation of alcohol-free zones in riverside parks along the Han River. The city has recently proposed a bill to the Seoul Metropolitan Council, seeking to amend an ordinance promoting a healthy drinking culture. This initiative [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Low-income earners with negative perceptions of their future economic status are nine times more likely to consider suicide, a study indicated Wednesday. A research team from Korea University’s College of Medicine conducted a study on 10,017 adults aged 20 and above from 2012 to 2020, using the Korea Welfare [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one out of three South Koreans who changed jobs in 2021 experienced a wage decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday. The number of registered employees who were eligible for state insurance programs came to 25.49 million in 2021, up 2.7 percent from the previous year, [...]
ULLEUNG, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A monument erected to commemorate the nation’s inaugural swim between Ulleung Island and Dokdo, which was lost during a typhoon, has been reconstructed. Dokdo Saranghoe (Association of Love for Dokdo), a civic group that defends the Dokdo islets, which Japan claims as its territory, on Tuesday held an unveiling [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 3 South Koreans users of online streaming services prefer subscription plans without advertisements, a survey showed Tuesday. Local pollster Open Survey conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, with 32 percent of respondents expressing a preference against watching advertisements on streaming platforms, even if the subscription fee was [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cataract surgeries in South Korea has significantly dropped due to a decrease in excessive treatments following a ruling by the top court last year, data showed Tuesday. As per indemnity insurance claim data collected by a non-life insurance company, the number of multifocal lens surgeries for [...]
SUWON, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In an announcement today, Gyeonggi Province revealed that it will be launching the ‘Elderly Malbut Service’ on June 19. This initiative aims to address the needs of senior citizens aged 65 and above by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) agents to engage in conversation and connect them with welfare services. [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Prices of clothes and shoes in South Korea rose at the fastest pace in 31 years last month as a growing number of people enjoyed outdoor activities after the yearslong pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. The price index for clothing and shoes rose 8 percent in May from a [...]