SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of visitors to the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae has topped the 2 million mark, data showed Sunday. The milestone was reached around 10:35 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). Cheong Wa Dae had been the presidential office and residence for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Trials for sexual crimes in the military jumped 77.6 percent over the past four years, according to data from military courts. The number of trials for active-duty soldiers accused of sexual crimes amounted to 2,185 between 2018 and last year, according to the data provided to Rep. Kim Seung-won [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Iranians residing in South Korea have gathered to protest against the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on anti-hijab protests. Iranians on Wednesday staged a rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in Seoul. They raised their voices against the Iranian government’s strong crackdown on local protests involving [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing number of violent crimes against women, including the recent stalking murder case at Sindang Station in Seoul, more women are purchasing personal defense equipment. Online shopping mall Auction reported a 16-percent increase in sales of self-defense gear since last month. Looking at women customers only, sales [...]
WONJU, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wonju city government on Thursday announced that it will be hosting a drone fishing contest at the Ganhyeon tourist area on Oct. 8. The event is aimed at fostering the drone industry by linking it to the fishing industry, as well as creating a new leisure culture. A [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday introduced a self-driving, artificial intelligence (AI)-based robot shuttle for testing in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province. The trial implements Level-4 autonomous driving technology, which doesn’t require a driver. The carmaker is offering the shuttle service by remodeling two Solati minivans and merging them with Shucle, a [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of companies doing business in South Korea edged up in 2021 from a year earlier amid the economic recovery, government data showed Thursday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy had 6.08 million businesses last year, up 0.7 percent, or 44,000, from 2020, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — People aged 65 and older took up 17.5 percent of South Korea’s population this year amid rapid aging, data showed Thursday, underscoring concerns that the demographic change could weigh on the country’s economy. The number of older adults stood at 9.02 million out of the country’s 51.6 million population [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that the number of home electronics devices worldwide connected to its SmartThings platform had exceeded the 10 million milestone as of Sept. 12. SmartThings, released in 2018, is a smart home platform that connects a wide range of Samsung home appliances through Internet of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Traditional Korean costume hanbok designed by Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yuna and others took the stage at a fashion show in London. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted a fashion show at the Korean Cultural Center in London on Tuesday evening, introducing a hanbok made [...]