SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Disputes over Muslim facilities are spreading across the country. Last week, civic groups held a press conference in the border county of Yeoncheon to protest against the construction of a Muslim campground in a “strategic location near the military demarcation line.” The civic groups responded to recent reports that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food industry is diversifying its lineup of halal foods towards bakeries and coffee shops as part of efforts to gain a larger share of the market in predominantly Muslim countries. Food and beverage giant SPC Group established a joint venture with an Indonesian company last week to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Asking a job applicant whether she will wear a hijab at work is a discriminatory action, the state human rights watchdog has said. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said Monday it has recommended the chief of an unidentified nongovernmental organization come up with measures to prevent [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The police have stepped up security measures around Muslim communities across the country as safety precautions during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, according to police sources Thursday. The National Police Agency recently ordered provincial and local police authorities in 18 regions to increase security in Muslim communities during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Police on Wednesday caught a foreign national who allegedly posted threatening flyers on the wall of the French Embassy building in Seoul, warning France against what he called the country’s anti-Muslim stance. The man, whose nationality and identity were withheld, was booked and under investigation on charges of threatening diplomatic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of Indonesian tourists to South Korea jumped nearly 15 percent in the first half of 2019 from a year earlier as the country emerged as a Muslim-friendly travel destination, Seoul’s tourism promotion agency said Sunday. Around 112,000 Indonesian tourists visited South Korea in the first six months [...]
LONDON, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — TherapyLine, the online mobile mental health company for Muslims, launches in three new markets today, UK, Australia and New Zealand, as part of a larger plan to provide professional Counseling to as many Muslims across the world as possible. Originally launched in Canada, TherapyLine provides unlimited counseling from professionally [...]
DETROIT, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — TherapyLine enters the United States market today to help bring online professional Therapy to the more than 3.4 million Muslims that currently live in the country. TherapyLine is an online platform which launched in Canada a few months back that provides unlimited anonymous direct messaging therapy from professionally licensed [...]
DETROIT, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — NoorLine, a free anonymous distress line launches out of Detroit this week to help bring 24 hour peer to peer anonymous emotional support to distressed individuals worldwide. Trained Muslim volunteer listeners man their keyboard, not phone lines, to provide mental health support and even just general interaction via direct [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean soju and pork exports to Muslim countries, where alcohol and pork are normally forbidden, are rising. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) reported on Wednesday that last year’s soju exports to Indonesia reached $1.3 million, a 10.1 percent increase from the previous year. Between January [...]