SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With online classes becoming commonplace due to the spread of the coronavirus, South Korean students are using computers more often and reading less. The state-run Korea Information Society Development Institute analyzed patterns of media use for students between 8 and 18 years of age during online classes. The analysis [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has launched a drive to reduce the carbon emissions of existing industrial complexes by more than 25 percent by transforming them into ‘smart green industrial complexes’ on a step by step basis and promoting business innovation activities. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport confirmed [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Corp. said Wednesday that it would launch a Base Picker service to provide customized foundation and cushion products to personal customers. Customers will be able to purchase customized foundation or cushion products after opting for a glow or semi-matte finish and selecting from 100 [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 400,000 undocumented foreigners in South Korea will also receive coronavirus vaccines. The vaccination committee under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday that undocumented foreigners will receive coronavirus vaccines, based upon the same procedures for Korean nationals and registered foreigners. The government had previously announced its [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Low-income foreigners raising a child of Korean nationality alone will be eligible for the government’s monthly childcare support of 200,000 won (US$180) per month. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said that the Cabinet passed the revision of the enforcement ordinance of the Single-parent Family Support Act on [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Election posters of minor candidates competing for the mayoral seat in Seoul have been damaged by voters after they publicly announced their support for feminists and LGBT rights. Seoul Mapo Police Station recently arrested perpetrators who took down election banners of Oh Tae-yang, Mirae Party’s candidate for the mayoral [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Five years have passed since the Japanese government enacted legislation to prevent hate speech, but Korean compatriots in Japan are still exposed to everyday discrimination. The Korean Resident Union in Japan conducted a survey of 1,497 Korean compatriots currently studying at high school, university, and graduate school in Japan [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Environmental Research said Tuesday that it had recently developed a Solar Occultation Flux (SOF) method that uses sunlight to measure the ultrafine dust-causing materials such as nitrogen oxide that are fugitively emitted not only through chimneys but also through a variety of production processes. Fugitive [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About 38 percent of college student athletes have been required to follow strict curfews and other restrictions on their personal life, while about 32 percent have been forced by seniors to wash, clean and run errands, the state human rights watchdog said Tuesday. The National Human Rights Commission of [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — After years of decline, sales of light commercial vehicles are rebounding this year. Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. saw their combined sales of commercial vehicles reach 56,870 units in the first quarter of this year, up 9.1 percent from 52,127 units a year ago. Of the [...]