DAEJEON, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of tenants who changed the door locks and re-entered their former apartments after failing to receive their security deposits were prosecuted for trespassing but were acquitted in both the first and second trials. According to legal insiders, in 2019, 11 residents, including an individual referred to only as [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on April 19 that 1,424 Seoul Dog Patrol teams have begun their activities to safeguard the city’s communities. Starting with just 64 teams in 2022, the dog patrol program saw a surge in participation from citizens, with 1,011 teams across Seoul conducting a total of [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Military hospitals nationwide have treated more than 700 civilians since opening their doors to the public at a full scale in mid-February, the defense ministry said Sunday, amid the protracted walkout by trainee doctors. Military hospital emergency rooms became fully accessible to civilians to help address concerns of health [...]
SEOUL & GANGEUNG, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) –In an unprecedented move to determine the cause of a tragic 2022 vehicle acceleration incident that claimed the life of 12-year-old Lee Do-hyun, South Korean authorities conducted an on-site “reenactment test” on April 19, the first of its kind in the nation’s history. The two-hour test in Gangneung, [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) –In a concerning development, Seoul National University Hospital has not had a single full-time obstetrician on staff since March, highlighting the growing aversion among medical professionals toward the high-risk and demanding field of obstetrics. This marks the first time the prestigious hospital has grappled with such a vacancy in its [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A stark decline in reading habits has gripped South Korea, with nearly 6 out of 10 adults failing to read a single book over the past year, according to the results of a government survey released on April 18. The 2023 National Reading Survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Faced with a stark decline in birth rates and an aging population exacerbated by an exodus to cities like Seoul, rural towns across South Korea are scrambling to reverse the trend of dwindling populations with a raft of creative policies aimed at luring new residents. The strategies broadly fall into [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to fully shift to an “endemic” approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, lifting some last-remaining mandates, including indoor mask requirements for hospitals, from next month, officials said Friday. The disaster level of COVID-19 will be downgraded to the lowest tier in South Korea in a way [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 1,424 human-pet dog patrol teams will start their duties in Seoul next week, joining in efforts to prevent crimes and safety risks in neighborhoods across the capital, the city government said Friday. The civil patrol program launched by the city government in 2022 encourages designated pet [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – While more than half of South Koreans believe that relations with China have become strained or adversarial in recent times, an overwhelming majority still hopes the two countries can maintain friendly and cooperative ties going forward, according to the results of a poll released on April 18. The survey of [...]