SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Industrial accident claims from delivery service workplaces increased dramatically last year, reaching approximately 1,500 cases – nearly five times the number reported in 2020, according to new government data. The figures, released on January 20 by the Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service and analyzed by Rep. Kim Wi-sang of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Woowa Brothers, the operator of South Korea’s popular food delivery app Baemin, is on track to top the list of workplace injury claims for the third year running, according to data released by the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service. From January to August of this year, Woowa Brothers reported [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A female caddie at a South Korean golf club has been injured by a stray bullet fired from a nearby military shooting range, the Army headquarters and police said Friday. The incident occurred at a golf course in Damyang, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday when [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of girl band TWICE has warned of legal action against aggressive fans after a band member was injured by crowd of fans. “Today, there was an accident involving our artist, who fell over and got injured due to disorderly and excessive photo taking (by fans) at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Several idol stars have been injured or gotten sick and will be absent from year-end schedules for the time being, their agencies said Friday. Boy band GOT7′s Mark hurt his leg and been receiving medical treatment, JYP Entertainment said on its official website. “As his recovery takes priority over [...]
New York, Sep. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Muscle and joint aches and pains affect hundreds of millions of Americans of all ages, with studies showing that nearly half (47%) report having at least one kind of chronic pain. And with fall and back-to-school season bringing with them a chill in the air and a natural [...]