SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The after-party event organized by Gucci after a fashion show in central Seoul has sparked a major controversy following reports of excessive late-night noise and disturbance to neighboring residents’ sleep. On May 16, Gucci, a renowned luxury brand, hosted its ’2024 Cruise Fashion Show’ at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for the third consecutive day Thursday amid relaxed COVID-19 restrictions as the country has taken steps to resume pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 21,797 cases, including 30 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,486,904, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s farming households saw their average annual income fall 3.4 percent on-year in 2022, data showed Thursday, due to falling market prices and rising operating costs. The average annual income of farming households came to 46.15 million won (US$34,600), compared with 47.76 million won tallied a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1.5 million South Korean people are at risk of “lonely death,” or unattended death, accounting for 3 percent of the country’s population, a government survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it had conducted the poll on a sample of 9,471 single-member households from [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday it has captured a record amount of drugs over the January-April period, with smuggling attempts falling in number while rising in average volume. The amount of drugs seized at borders reached 213 kilograms over the first four months of 2023, up 32 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of the Joint Action to Stop Japan’s Radioactive Contaminated Water Dumping at Sea convened a press conference on Wednesday at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul, passionately advocating for an immediate cessation of Japan’s hazardous practice of releasing radioactive contaminated water into the sea. This urgent call to action [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for a second day Wednesday, as the country has eased COVID-19 rules to leave behind the pandemic that upended people’s lives for the past few years. The country reported 26,147 cases, including 39 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,465,107, [...]
JEJU, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — It was late at night on Saturday when the Emergency Operations Center received an emergency call from an automated voice. The voice stated that it had “detected a hard fall and dialed the emergency services.” The caller turned out to be an Apple Watch. The watch is equipped with [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Tuesday acknowledged the “illegal adoption” of a South Korean child by the adoption agency Holt Children’s Welfare Society (Holt). Even though his parents were still alive, the child was registered as an orphan and adopted overseas. This landmark ruling marks the first time [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it had replaced one of the 23 cremation furnaces at the Seoul Crematorium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, with an environmentally friendly alternative. The new cremation furnace incorporates internet-of-things (IoT) technology, which adjusts gas, air, and pressure levels to ensure optimal combustion throughout the [...]