SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four young South Korean students has a problem with obesity, the Ministry of Education said Friday, calling for increased efforts to improve the health of young people. The ministry released data on student obesity as Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae presided over a meeting of Cabinet ministers in [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Choe Joseph, a financial consultant at Murex Korea Ltd., loves that his new office is fully set up for him and his seven colleagues at a WeWork workspace in downtown Seoul. The Paris-based software developer for financial institutions moved to WeWork Jongno Tower in November 2018 under a multi-year [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Installing eco-friendly hot water boilers will become mandatory for all residences as South Korea seeks to reduce airborne fine dust. The South Korean Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday that a subcommittee at the National Assembly held a meeting to discuss the mandatory installation of eco-friendly boilers. It is [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will install 50,000 Internet of Things (IoT) smart sensors throughout the capital city by 2022 to collect information on fine dust, traffic and other things related to citizens’ lives. The Seoul government will also introduce chatbots to its 120 Dasan Call Center [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The commission and graduation ceremony at the South Korean Armed Forces Nursing Academy was held on Monday in Daejeon. At the ceremony, a total of 82 individuals were commissioned as nursing officers. The first foreign graduates from the academy were also honored. Zaya (24) and Solongo (24) from Mongolia [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea outstripped China as the world’s No. 2 importer of U.S. crude oil in 2018 due to its cheaper price and a Sino-American trade war, an industry report said Tuesday. South Korea’s daily average imports of American crude amounted to 236,000 barrels last year, trailing Canada’s 378,000 barrels, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Justice said on Sunday that it will be providing 2,597 foreign seasonal workers to 41 local authorities across the nation. Foreign seasonal workers, holders of C-4 short-term working visas, will be coming to South Korea to work at designated farms for a maximum duration [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Job openings in South Korea dropped to an 88-month low on the last working day of January, a clear testament to the difficulties facing people trying to find work, state statistics showed Sunday. The Korean Statistical Information Service said that nationwide job openings for businesses with one or more [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – On Thursday morning, the parking lot at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was almost completely empty. There were only two cars parked, as if they had been parked the day before, and there was a sign that read ‘parking lot closed’ blocking the entrance. The President’s Chief of Staff, Noh [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As one of some of the worst air pollution ever has swept across South Korea for six straight days, many people are particularly concerned for their health. A recent study revealed that continuous exposure to ultrafine dust can infiltrate facial pores and quicken the aging process, resulting in facial [...]