SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are flocking to airlines and tour agencies as the Japanese government once again began to accept the entry of Korean travelers without visas on Tuesday. South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air’s reservation rate for flights between Incheon and Narita jumped to 90 percent in October, spiking from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Stalking and dating violence have steadily increased over the past few years, yet the number of police officers in charge of such crimes has remained unchanged, police data showed Wednesday. According to the National Police Agency data submitted to Rep. Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party, 3,621 cases [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain, said Tuesday that its ScreenX theater in Yeongdeungpo branch in southern Seoul was certified by the National Archives of Korea as having the world’s longest screen. ScreenX is a multi-projection cinematic platform that provides 270-degree panoramic images to audiences by expanding [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. beat its Japanese rivals to top global hydrogen vehicle sales during the January-August period, a market research firm said Tuesday. Hyundai Motor sold 7,410 hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in global markets in the eight-month period, jumping 26 percent from 5,873 units sold during [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new species of horned dinosaur, discovered in South Korea in 2008, has been designated as a natural monument. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it had designated the fossil of the Koreaceratops Hwaseongensis, discovered in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, as a natural monument. It is the first time for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A mural has been painted in honor of South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, who plays for Italian football club Napoli, depicting his famous defense. Italian media reported that the mural was created by Juan Pablo Gimenez, a painter in Napoli. S.S.C. Napoli beat AC Milan 2-1 on Sept. 19, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese nationals accounted for over 60 percent of apartment purchases by foreign nationals in South Korea since 2015, a government report showed Monday. According to the land ministry report submitted to Rep. Yang Kyung-sook of the main opposition Democratic Party, the number of apartment purchase deals of Chinese nationals [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean citizens who have been kidnapped, detained or missing overseas in the recent five years has come to 2,762, an opposition lawmaker said Monday, citing data from the foreign ministry. Rep. Lee Jae-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party said that the number of South [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 25 percent of interns and residents who begin thoracic surgery residency programs fail to complete them, indicating a severe shortage of qualified professionals in essential medical departments, data showed Sunday. The proportion of thoracic surgery residents who leave residencies stood at 24.1 percent as of July, and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As pediatrics and gynecology clinics continue to shut down, certain regions are struggling with the lack of pediatricians and gynecologists, government data showed Thursday. Rep. Song Seog-jun of the People Power Party referred to a report from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which showed that 16 regions in [...]