BUSAN, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Fish that used to thrive in Korea’s littoral areas are rapidly disappearing. Although the phenomenon is also the result of global warming, experts point to overfishing as the fundamental cause. The 1970s and 1980s were the golden age of fishing, but since then, catches have decreased by over 60 [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, or simply finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), is one of seven porpoise species. These porpoises are mainly found around the Korean Peninsula, especially in Korea’s West Sea, and because of their long-lasting relationship with the Korean people, they’re often referred to as ‘native dolphins’, or sometimes ‘smiling [...]
BUSAN, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Two drunk Vietnamese crewmen aboard a deep-sea fishing vessel operating in the Indian Ocean killed a South Korean captain and chief engineer on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The two suspects, whose identities were withheld, allegedly attacked the 43-year-old captain, surnamed Yang, and 42-year-old engineer, surnamed Kang, at around [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday slammed South Korea for its operation with the United Nations Command (UNC) to repel Chinese fishing boats operating illegally in neutral waters between the two Koreas, calling the move a “military provocation.” This marks the North’s first official reaction to South Korea and the UNC’s [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Water sports are becoming increasingly prevalent in Korea, and the number of recreational scuba divers is on the rise. But stepping over the thin line between recreational activity and unlicensed marine life extraction can result in huge fines. Catching marine life, even for non-commercial purposes, can result in up [...]
BEIJING, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – China said Wednesday that its fishermen have been educated on international fishing agreements as South Korea’s military seized two Chinese boats illegally fishing in neutral waters between the two Koreas. The seizure was made on Tuesday evening, four days after South Korea’s military began an operation to repel Chinese [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United Nations Command sent in troops Friday to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing boats in neutral waters around the mouth of the Han River between the two Koreas. About 10 Chinese fishing boats that were operating at that time retreated to the Pyongyang-controlled northern [...]
INCEON, Jan.6 (Korea Bizwire) – The area between the northern limit line (NLL) in the West Sea and the fisheries control line of North Korea is actually the same as the DMZ. The fisheries near the five northwestern border islands are close to the NLL, and fishing in the area is banned to protect South [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 24 (Korea Bizwire) – What are the promising small business items these days? Most people who resigned from corporate positions tend to flock to self-employed businesses such as franchise fried chicken restaurants or convenience stores. In addition to being too competitive, these businesses take too much initial investment cost, with requirements to [...]