SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of five female university students in Korea is interested in getting plastic surgery in order to improve their chances of getting a job, a recent survey said. According to the survey conducted by the Youido Institute, 21.4 percent of female students surveyed replied “yes” when asked whether they [...]
“In a situation where our economy is in danger of sinking deeper into a recession, we should make sure the whole state affair is not held hostage by the current squabbling. The mere fact that the whole state is shaken up by preposterous rumors that may appear on yellow journalism papers is shameful and lamentable.” [...]
“In order to be reborn as a truly responsive political party to people’s demand, we need to be able to communicate constantly with them in real time in the online space. We must revitalize the new media platform and social networking site organizations.” “All task force members should think themselves as messengers to invigorate social [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Won Hee-ryong, governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, reaffirmed his stance of not allowing the new casino construction plan, embarrassing the ruling party and the administration trying their best to revive the flagging economy by relaxing decades-old regulations and inviting foreign investment. Governor Won, former congressman with the New Frontier [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s government, financial authorities and credit card companies have sat down to discuss implementing a cutback in credit card fees for public interest-serving institutions. Within the latter half of this year, the Credit Finance Association of Korea is planning on commissioning policy think tanks such as the Korea Development Institute for [...]