SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has revealed the stark reality of homeownership in South Korea’s capital, where the average family would need to save their entire income for over a decade to afford a mid-priced apartment. According to data from KB Real Estate Data Hub released on September 3, a household with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on September 4 that it will implement a new administrative telephone service improvement plan aimed at enhancing citizen convenience and protecting government employees. Under the new system, when Seoul city officials make calls to citizens’ Android smartphones, the caller ID will display not only the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that a majority of South Korean teachers in their 20s and 30s are considering changing careers due to dissatisfaction with their salaries. The survey also indicates that improving compensation is seen as a higher priority than protecting teachers’ rights in attracting and retaining quality educators. [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Climate Industry Expo kicked off in the southern port city of Busan for a three-day run on Wednesday, inviting energy experts from home and abroad to discuss sustainable development through carbon-free energy sources. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the International [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of requests from emergency rescue workers to find hospitals for patients has more than doubled this year compared to last year, amid prolonged emergency room disruptions nationwide, the fire agency said Wednesday. 119 emergency control centers nationwide selected hospitals to accommodate emergency patients on 1,197 occasions from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The health ministry on Wednesday began deploying military doctors and public physicians to hospital emergency rooms suffering from staff shortages, but concerns about further disruptions to the health care system have grown, officials said. The government deployed 15 military doctors to assist in emergency rooms of five hospitals, including [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Major South Korean companies are experiencing a simultaneous decrease in new hires and employee resignations, raising concerns about potential workforce stagnation, according to a recent analysis by the Leaders Index, a corporate analysis research institute. The study, released on September 3, examined 128 companies among South Korea’s top 500 by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A hospital in Seoul’s Seocho district has captured public attention with its unconventional employee benefits, including vacation time and celebratory payments for divorced staff members. The unique workplace policies of this hair transplant clinic were featured on MBC’s reality show “The Manager” on August 31, offering a glimpse into a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a harrowing incident that has sparked outrage and raised questions about South Korea’s emergency medical system, a 2-year-old girl fell into a coma after being denied treatment by 11 hospitals in the western Seoul metropolitan area. The child, who was suffering from a febrile seizure, a condition common in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Social network platform companies should be obligated to delete deepfake pornographic materials or face penalties if they do not comply as part of efforts to root out deepfake crimes, a criminal profiler said Tuesday. Lee Soo-jung, a forensic psychology professor at Kyonggi University in Seoul, made the remark during [...]