SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The average length of service of employees at 80 major South Korean companies has increased in the past five years despite frequent job changes among young workers and retirement programs for senior workers, a corporate data tracker said Wednesday. In its survey of 80 companies that released data on [...]
DANYANG, South Korea, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) —Danyang County in North Chungcheong Province has been officially designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, marking a major milestone in the region’s push to become a premier destination for geological and ecological tourism. UNESCO announced the designation on April 10 (local time in France), covering the entire Danyang [...]
BUSAN, South Korea, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2025 Haeundae Sand Festival will mark its 20th anniversary with a grand celebration from May 16 to 19 under the theme “K-Culture Through Sand,” Haeundae District officials announced Monday. First held in 2005 to commemorate the APEC summit, the annual festival has become one of Busan’s most iconic [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly one-third of Seoul’s underground sewer lines have surpassed 50 years of age, with some districts relying on antiquated infrastructure for more than half of their networks, raising concerns over public safety and the growing risk of sinkholes. According to data disclosed by Rep. Jin Sun-mi of the Democratic [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — A recent investigation by the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) has uncovered widespread mislabeling and deceptive advertising practices in pet supplements sold both online and offline, raising concerns over product safety and consumer misinformation. The agency announced on Tuesday that out of 20 pet nutritional products it tested, a significant [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employing foreign workers under the country’s Employment Permit System expressed satisfaction with the current framework, despite persistent concerns about language barriers and bureaucratic complexity, a new survey shows. According to the Korea Federation of SMEs, 86.8 percent of [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — Private education during early childhood does not significantly enhance children’s language, problem-solving skills, or future academic performance, according to a new study by South Korea’s leading child policy research institute. Kim Eun-young, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, presented the findings Monday during [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — After a brief slowdown at the end of 2024, South Korea’s budget mobile phone market is rebounding in early 2025, buoyed by new low-cost 5G data plans and increased government support. According to data released Monday by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the number of mobile subscriptions under [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — After more than a decade of planning, South Korea’s first public art museum devoted exclusively to photography is set to open in Seoul’s Dobong District on May 29. The Seoul Museum of Photography, a new branch of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), spans 7,048 square meters across two underground [...]
MARMANDE, FRANCE, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A filmed performance of Suni Samchon, a Korean opera based on the Jeju April 3 Incident, is being screened at a cinema in Marmande, France, through April 17 as part of the city’s annual April cultural festival. The screening is organized by the Marmande city government and the [...]