SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Friday unveiled a new six-point set of diabetes prevention guidelines, urging the public to adopt healthier daily habits as the country observes World Diabetes Day. Diabetes — caused by insufficient insulin production or impaired insulin function — remains one of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A working mother has filed a petition with South Korea’s National Assembly opposing a proposed ban on early-morning delivery services, arguing that the measure would harm families and consumers who depend on the convenience for their daily lives. The petition, titled “Opposition to the Ban or Restriction on Dawn Deliveries,” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin publicly disclosing detailed lists of harmful substances contained in tobacco products starting next year, as part of its expanded efforts to strengthen public health protections. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday that the decision was approved [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche (WiWo) has spotlighted South Korea’s aggressive push to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI), describing the country as one of the world’s most attractive emerging markets for technology investors. In an article titled “Why South Korea Is Becoming Increasingly Attractive to Tech Investors [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer South Koreans say they plan to give anything back when they’re gone. Only about one in five now say they would leave part of their estate to society, the lowest share in more than a decade of record-keeping. The figure—22.2 percent, according to the National Data Agency’s latest Social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has been ranked the world’s No. 2 destination for entertainment travel at Saudi Arabia’s inaugural TOURISE Awards, highlighting the city’s growing global appeal as a cultural and leisure hub, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday. The awards, hosted by the Saudi Tourism Authority and backed by the Saudi government, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Forecasts for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are soaring at an unprecedented pace, with analysts projecting that the two chipmakers could generate nearly half of all corporate operating profits on South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index next year, fueled by the global boom in artificial intelligence. According to financial data provider [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ordered Incheon’s Yeonsu District Office to refund taxes to POSCO Wide, ruling that the district wrongly included the value of a golf course’s business rights in its property tax calculation. The Incheon District Court’s Administrative Division 2 ruled in favor of POSCO Wide, which owns [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that South Korean doctors work more than 2,300 hours a year on average, prompting calls from the medical community for more accurate assessments of working conditions before the government determines future medical school quotas. At a conference hosted Wednesday by the Korean Medical Association’s Research [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A coalition of South Korean scholars and cultural heritage groups on Wednesday condemned Seoul City’s plan to allow high-rise construction near Jongmyo Shrine, warning that the move could damage the integrity of the UNESCO World Heritage site. At a joint press conference held in central Seoul, 27 academic societies—including [...]