SEOUL, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 20,000 refugee applications have piled up, but only 81 government officials are assigned to review the cases, a local human rights group said Sunday, citing data from the justice ministry. According to the statistics obtained and released by the Seoul-based Refugee Rights Center, or NANCEN, ahead of [...]
GANGNEUNG, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Government officials in Gangwon Province are being lauded for their heroic efforts after they rushed to a zoo that was nearly burned to ashes by a forest fire that broke out in Gangwon Province on April 4, guiding animals to safety before firefighters arrived on scene. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is pushing forth a new proposal that would reform the existing pay system for government officials. The proposed measure is due to be released early next month. This is according to Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon, who spoke of a need to modify the current single salary [...]