SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has seen nearly 560,000 outside hacking attempts into its key computer systems over the past six years, with a combined 43 percent from China and the United States, a report showed Tuesday. According to the interior ministry report submitted to Rep. Lee Hae-sik of the main opposition [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday it will launch a new set of rules next year to improve the working environment of foreign crews on local fishing boats, which centers on providing a standardized contract and guaranteeing enough break time. The latest measures came amid growing concerns that the country has [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Justice Ministry has announced the launch of a foreign mentors club that will be in charge of sharing insight with immigrants on settling in Korean society, and introducing the culture of other countries to South Korea. The ministry held a commissioning ceremony for the ‘Immigrant’s Mentor Club for [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea seeks to provide protective masks to foreign Korean War veterans vulnerable to the new coronavirus, a foreign ministry official said Monday, amid its efforts to contribute more to tackling the global health care crisis. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) and the Ministry of Food [...]
GYEONBUK, Korea, Oct 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Provincial Government of North Gyeongsang said that it has organized a 27-member medical volunteer group to dispatch to Vietnam. They will be sent to Quang Ninh Province in the northeast and the adjacent city of Haiphong for eight days from October 24 and 31, to administer medical [...]
Seoul, Korea, August 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service will jointly promote their ‘Rainbow Bridge Project’ as part of their cultural diversity policy that aims for cohabitation among the different social and cultural actors living together in our society. Different from other cultural diversity programs, [...]