SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — 7-Eleven has joined hands with a secondhand marketplace platform Joonggonara to launch non-face-to-face transactions at its stores. The convenience store chain said Thursday it had signed a business agreement with Joonggonara to promote the virtuous circulation of resources and safe transactions between individuals. Under this agreement, a seller certified [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will offer financial support for animal funerals to low-income earners for the next two years, starting in May. The recipients of basic welfare income and low-income earners will be eligible to receive kits from the city to carry the deceased pet, as [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with the Korean Animal Industry Association and 11 raccoon cafes on Thursday to begin a pilot project to register raccoons through microchip implants. The agreement has been designed to keep raccoons, a foreign, invasive species in the local ecosystem, safe and healthy [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Wednesday that Starbucks Korea had signed an agreement with the National Commission for Corporate Partnership and the National Cafe Owners Association. Under this agreement, Starbucks Korea will develop drinks using local agricultural produce before sharing these recipes as well as providing raw [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Zoo at Seoul Grand Park is preparing for spring, dusting off various indoor spaces and facilities. Four Asian elephants were seen jumping into a pool, mesmerizing spectators by making a surprise dive underwater. The elephants were given hot water baths. Their toenails were also thoroughly polished. The zoo’s [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cultural Heritage Administration is opening an online exhibition hall where visitors can gain access to real-like content about tangible and intangible cultural assets as well as natural assets. The administration is joining hands with the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation to open up the exhibition hall on Thursday, created [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of call center workers have thought about taking their own lives due to poor labor conditions and extreme emotional labor, a state human rights watchdog survey showed Wednesday. In the survey of 1,996 call center people conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea from August [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Rice farmers in South Korea posted the largest net profit in 20 years in 2021 thanks mainly to favorable weather conditions, data showed Wednesday. Rice farmers’ net income reached some 502,000 won (US$414.2) per 1,000-square-meter paddy last year, up 13.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of South Koreans are against President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to move the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae, while some 44 percent support the idea, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the poll of 1,004 adults, conducted by pollster Embrain Public on Sunday and Monday, 51.9 [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of golf course users in South Korea passed the 50 million mark last year for the first time in history. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Golf Course Business Association of 505 golf courses with more than six holes throughout the country, the number of [...]