PAJU, South Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A train on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line made an emergency stop in Paju, just north of Seoul, on Friday after authorities discovered an issue on the tracks. The train was headed to Seoul from Munsan when it was brought to a sudden halt at 3:30 p.m., according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Emergency roadside assistance for electric vehicles (EVs) varies significantly by season, with winter dominated by towing requests and summer seeing a surge in tire puncture repairs, according to a recent study. The Traffic and Climate Research Center at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance analyzed two years of data from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Medical Center reported on February 13 that over 46,000 people sought emergency care for suicide attempts or self-harm in South Korea in 2023, with nearly half of the cases involving individuals in their teens and twenties. According to data from the Central Emergency Medical Center, there were 46,359 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday tried to soothe concerns about hospital emergency rooms, as some doctors have warned of a potential disruption of emergency care due to a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors. “Although there are some difficulties, we believe that emergency rooms are capable of maintaining operations,” [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The health ministry on Wednesday unveiled a set of measures to deal with emergency care before and after the Chuseok holiday next month, as doctors have warned of possible disruption of emergency rooms due to a protracted walkout by junior doctors. Under the measures, health authorities will keep 4,000 [...]
GWANGJU, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As extreme weather events become more frequent, the demand for Russian-language emergency text alerts, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is skyrocketing among the Korean-Russian community in Gwangju. The Gwangju Goryeoin Village, a settlement of ethnic Koreans from Russia and former Soviet states, reported on July 21 that its Russian-language emergency [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police officers will be granted greater authority during disasters reported to the police’s 112 emergency call center, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) said Wednesday, as the legal basis for the hotline service has been established by parliamentary legislation. According to the KNPA, the National Assembly passed the law [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Among this month’s three “new architectural technologies” chosen by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was a restroom design that can function as a shelter in case of fire. In the new design, a water barrier is created at the restroom’s entrance by sprinklers during an emergency, preventing [...]
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 [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting September 1, the JB (Jeonbuk) Fire Headquarters (North Jeolla Province) will be spearheading a pilot operation, which will equip its medical team with wearable cameras. According to the headquarters, the cameras will be used to relay patients’ conditions to doctors and receive emergency guidance en route [...]