SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A new safety monitoring app which is set to be released tomorrow will help vulnerable members of society such as women and youth get out of dangerous situations by shaking their phone, Daegu Metropolitan City announced yesterday. The new crime reporting app was invented by both the Daegu city government [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Crime in South Korea is on the rise, while the number of volunteers is continuously falling, according to a new report by Statistics Korea published yesterday. The surprising findings revealed that only 10.4 percent of individuals younger than fifteen participated in any type of volunteer work over the past [...]
CHUNGCHEONG, SOUTH KOREA, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A 25-year-old man named Kim who was arrested last week on robbery charges in North Chungcheong Province told police that he intentionally committed a crime to go to jail after his business failed. Kim entered a local convenience store he frequents, located in Eumseong County, around 7 p.m. last [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The underground economy accounted for 8 percent of South Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015 amid the government’s efforts to reduce the black market, a state-run think tank said Friday. The Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF) said in its latest report that the shadow economy was estimated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The drunk passenger that went on a verbal and physical rampage on Korean Air flight in December turned out to be just one of hundreds of examples of illicit activities taking place on commercial flights to and from Korea. Official data compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Saturday’s arrest of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn’s third son, Kim Dong-seon, has once again brought to attention the somber history of criminal convictions that the chaebol family has suffered over the years. The younger Kim was apprehended by the police on January 5 for assaulting two employees at [...]
JEJU, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to temper the rising crime rate on Jeju Island – one of Korea’s most popular holiday destinations – municipal officials from the two biggest cities on the island, Jeju and Seogwipo, have decided to equip public restrooms with smart alarms triggered by noises indicating a criminal [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Monday it will step up efforts to close systemic loopholes in efforts to combat money laundering. The government plans to revise related legislation to cover lawyers, accountants, realtors and other professionals in non-finance sectors, according to the initiative by the authorities. Currently, only financial firms and [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – CPTED, crime prevention through environmental design, is an environmental design project specific for deterring criminal activities in crime-vulnerable neighborhoods. The idea is to create a surrounding that would discourage illegal activities, and can range from smaller-scale design, such as installing additional windows overlooking shaded sidewalks, to major renovations, including [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Three South Koreans have been shot to death in the Philippines, a foreign ministry official said Thursday. The three — two male, one female — were found dead Tuesday with gunshot wounds in their heads, according to the official. Their bodies were found in a sugar cane field in [...]