SEOUL/Kuala Lumpur, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A Malaysian member of parliament, Wee Ka Siong, has criticized a Korean DJ who performed at a nightclub in Kuala Lumpur while dressed as a Buddhist monk, according to a report by the South China Morning Post on May 9. Wee accused the DJ, known as New Jeans Nim [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korean authorities have launched an investigation after a disturbing online post threatened the safety of Jang Won-young, a member of the popular K-pop girl group IVE. Starship Entertainment, the agency that manages IVE, revealed on May 9 that a menacing message targeting Jang had surfaced on an online community [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As the healthcare crisis stemming from the mass resignation of resident doctors stretches into its third month, the South Korean government has decided to open the door for foreign physicians to fill vacancies, officials said on May 9. The move comes as the government braces for a potential prolonged disruption, [...]
CHEONGJU, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – At the smoking hazard laboratory in Osong, a city in North Chungcheong Province, researchers have been meticulously analyzing the liquid contents of commercially available e-cigarettes using advanced equipment, according to officials who gave a tour to reporters on May 8. The intensive analysis stems from concerns that e-cigarette liquids may [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has revealed that individuals with high clinical risk scores, calculated by combining factors such as age, gender, blood pressure, smoking status, and obesity levels, face a 3.6 times higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases compared to those in [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined loss by insurers from selling medical indemnity insurance products widened from a year earlier in 2023 despite an increase in sales, data showed Friday. The combined loss of seven life insurers and 10 non-life insurers from their medical indemnity insurance, or reimbursement-backed private medical insurance, came to [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Biological Resources, an affiliate of South Korea’s Ministry of Environment, has announced the potential use of a fungus to reduce the recent mass outbreaks of stick insects in the greater Seoul metropolitan area, with findings showing that over 90% of the insects were killed by an [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Environment announced on May 9 that it has designated the Cheongju Zoo in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, as the nation’s first regional hub zoo. The concept of a hub zoo was newly introduced along with a licensing system for zoos when the Act on the [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – This Sunday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m., 80 teams will compete for the title of “Space-Out Champion” at the 2024 Han River Space-Out Contest, held at the Banpo Hangang Park. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on May 9 that it had expanded [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking achievement, Hyosung Heavy Industries has successfully commercialized the world’s first hydrogen engine power generator, a crucial product for developing next-generation carbon-free power solutions. Since mid-April, Hyosung has initiated full operations of a 1-megawatt hydrogen engine power generator installed at Hyosung Chemical’s Yongyeon 2 plant in Ulsan, South [...]