TAEBAEK, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The population of miners in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, once a booming coal mine area, has fallen below 500 people. The Taebaek Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported that there were 487 miners as of late September, which represents only 3.6 percent of the miner population in 1989 (13,362 people). [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Coast Guard said Wednesday that drones have been deployed this year to crack down on illegal fishing activities by Chinese vessels across a wider area than before. The Coast Guard purchased seven high-end drones and deployed them to seven large patrol ships this March. Using drones has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that its 2022 Smart TVs have been certified by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in Britain for the second time for their web accessibility for visually impaired persons. Samsung’s Smart TVs use a voice guidance system to provide assistance with using [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Household income rose 3 percent on-year in the third quarter from a year earlier as the country gradually returned to pre-pandemic normalcy, data showed Thursday. An average household earned 4.86 million won (US$3,644) per month in the July-September period, compared with 4.72 million won tallied a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Net profit of South Korean listed firms declined 37.04 percent in the third quarter this year from a quarter ago amid monetary policy tightening and a slowdown in the economy, the bourse operator said Wednesday. Consolidated net profit of 601 companies on the main KOSPI market totaled 27.67 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have decided to stop offering motorcycle escorts for college entrance test-takers in some regions for legal reasons on the day of the national college entrance exam that will take place on Thursday. The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency, for instance, plans to use 49 patrol cars rather than motorcycles [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of campgrounds in South Korea is increasing rapidly after COVID-19 sparked the popularity of outdoor activities. The Korea Tourism Association said Tuesday that the number of campgrounds in the country reached 3,205 locations as of late September, up by 14.3 percent from the previous year. Among them, [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of the state-administered College Scholastic Aptitude Test on Thursday, island-dwelling students are coming to the mainland, staying at city hotels as they prepare for the upcoming exam. Half of the 70 students from islands in Incheon’s Ongjin County, about 50 kilometers west of Seoul, came to the mainland [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of kimchi touched an all-time monthly high in October amid runaway inflation in the country, government data showed Wednesday. Inbound shipments of the spicy Korean traditional side dish stood at a record US$17.02 million last month, up 50.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Plastic drums will be installed on the access roads to the Incheon Bridge that services South Korea’s main air transportation terminal to prevent people from jumping to their death. Incheon Bridge Co., the operator of the bridge, decided to install some 1,500 plastic drums at intervals of five meters [...]