SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In the aftermath of former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment earlier this year, a faction of his staunch supporters has turned against South Korea’s mainstream media, embracing conspiracy theories and fringe platforms as primary sources of information. These supporters, whose political fervor transcends traditional left-right divisions, have vilified journalists at public [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced Sunday it will grant special residency status to three Indonesian nationals who played a critical role in aiding wildfire evacuations earlier this year. The move comes as part of a broader emergency response that also includes supplying 1,460 temporary housing units to residents displaced by [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The ousting of President Yoon Suk Yeol by South Korea’s Constitutional Court on April 4 has intensified political and societal divisions across the nation. The unanimous decision upheld Yoon’s impeachment over his December 2024 declaration of martial law, citing severe constitutional violations. Yoon’s attempt to deploy military forces [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday has thrown the South Korean government’s labor reform agenda into disarray, raising uncertainty over the future of key workplace policies just as the country enters a snap presidential election cycle. While the ruling party had continued to push [...]
ANDONG•YEONGYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea continues to assess the devastation caused by last month’s historic wildfires across five counties in North Gyeongsang Province—Uiseong, Andong, Yeongyang, Cheongsong, and Yeongdeok—stories of overlooked victims are beginning to emerge, particularly among the region’s foreign residents. According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 6,000 foreign nationals, [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Major palaces in Seoul will be closed Friday as a precautionary measure when the Constitutional Court delivers its verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his short-lived martial law bid. For safety reasons, Gyeongbok, Changdeok and Deoksu palaces will all shut down for the day, the Korea Heritage [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s social welfare workers say they have experienced workplace bullying in the past year, according to a new survey released ahead of Social Workers’ Day (March 30)—raising alarm about deteriorating conditions in one of the country’s most vital care sectors. The civic group Gabjil 119, [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A baseball fan who suffered a head injury in a recent incident at a stadium died on Monday, police said. Masan Dongbu Police Station in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the fan, a woman in her 20s, died Monday morning, two days after undergoing [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government-imposed deadline for all medical students nationwide to return to classes from mass yearlong leaves of absence is set to expire on Monday, as almost all students at major medical schools have already decided to resume their studies. The March 31 deadline was set by the government early [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s top 100 companies paid their employees an average annual salary of more than 100 million won (US$67,981) in 2024, industry data showed Monday. An analysis by Yonhap News Agency of the latest business reports from the 100 largest non-financial firms by sales showed [...]