SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A majority of South Koreans are willing to cut their annual consumption by 15% or more to combat global warming, according to a recent international survey that highlights the country’s growing environmental consciousness. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs released a report comparing climate change perceptions across 10 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court is set to deliver verdicts Monday for the Yongsan Ward office chief and a former chief of the Yongsan Police Station over the deadly 2022 crowd crush in the district of Itaewon. Park Hee-young, head of the Yongsan Ward office, and former Yongsan Police Station chief [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has uncovered evidence of coordinated efforts to sway public opinion on South Korean online platforms through comments suspected to originate from China. The research, focused on industries where South Korea and China are in fierce competition, such as electric vehicles, batteries, and e-commerce, reveals a pattern of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors on Monday demanded a 3 1/2-year prison term for popera star Kim Ho-joong on charges of ramming into a taxi in Seoul and fleeing the scene. Kim was arrested and indicted for allegedly crashing into a stationary taxi in the opposite lane in Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis of South Korea’s health insurance system has revealed a significant disparity affecting many self-employed individuals. According to data from the National Health Insurance Service, approximately 230,000 self-employed business owners are paying health insurance premiums based on their highest-paid employees’ salaries, even when their own incomes are lower. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A legal provision designed to ensure fair trials has become the center of a contentious debate in South Korea. The rule, which allows for the reassignment of judges in certain circumstances, is increasingly being scrutinized for potential abuse. Critics argue that it’s being exploited as a strategy to change presiding [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent government report reveals that more than one in three elderly South Koreans living alone have no one to talk to, highlighting a growing crisis of isolation among the country’s aging population. Statistics Korea released its 2024 Elderly Statistics report on September 26, painting a stark picture of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Industrial disasters affecting immigrant workers are on the rise, driven by incidents at small manufacturing and construction worksites, with up to 10,000 cases expected this year, a labor ministry report showed Friday. A total of 6,715 applications for the recognition of industrial disasters were filed by both registered and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – For the first time in its history, Samsung Electronics, the South Korean tech giant, has more employees aged 40 and above than those in their 20s, according to a recent analysis. This demographic shift underscores a rapidly aging workforce at one of the world’s leading technology companies. The Korea CXO [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 143 out of about 3,000 juvenile offenders found guilty of sexual crimes last year were sent to youth correction facilities, with a majority of them getting lighter punishment, Supreme Court data showed Friday. According to the Supreme Court’s 2024 judicial almanac, a total of 3,701 teenagers were tried [...]