SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Concern over animal abuse is on the rise due to what many South Koreans describe as lenient punishment for offenders. The Korean Animal Welfare Association and Lawyers for Animal Rights recently published a compilation of animal rights cases which noted that many instances of animal abuse have ended in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s 2021 economic policy plan underscores its commitment to boosting domestic demand and propping up the sluggish job market as the country sets its sights on overcoming economic slumps caused by the new coronavirus outbreak. The finance ministry unveiled two-pronged approaches in managing the 2021 economic policy plan, [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean plans to mandate tougher punishment for parents who abuse their children and provide a safety net for at-risk children, the education ministry said Wednesday. As part of the measures, the government plans to scrap a decades-old law that allows people with parental rights to physically punish their [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government on Thursday announced new get-tough measures against digital sex crimes, vowing to push to punish even buyers, advertisers and possessors of child and youth sexual abuse materials, as well as their producers and sellers. The government said it will treat any production of digital sexual materials [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is bracing for the possibility of a prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic as it plans to unveil guidelines for citizens to carry out quarantine measures as part of their daily routines. Public health authorities said Monday said that a social dialogue body will be formed this week involving [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s chief financial regulator has announced a host of new policy measures and reforms, including a measure to prevent parents who are estranged from their children from receiving insurance money for their children’s deaths. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said Tuesday that it has drawn up 18 improvements [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A presidential committee on Monday suggested measures to reduce South Korea’s fine dust by up to 20 percent later this year amid growing concerns over an environmental issue that has social and diplomatic ramifications. The measures, encompassing seven areas such as industry, health and international cooperation, are expected to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In what could signal an end to a monthslong tussle between conventional taxi service providers and new mobility platform operators, the government on Wednesday proposed easing regulations for new ride services, while outlining measures to support the taxi service industry. The taxi industry has been at odds with ride-sharing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government apologized Friday for the recent outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country and vowed to make all-out efforts to tackle the spread of the highly contagious virus. “We have promptly taken countermeasures including immediate culling and issuing travel regulations as soon as we received reports [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is pushing to require all communication facilities to install bypass networks in case of serious disruptions to its operations following a transceiver station fire at the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier KT Corp., officials said Thursday. A set of countermeasures to strengthen communication facility management was drafted by [...]