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Seoul Metropolitan Government Turns to Technology to Fight Prostitution

Seoul Metropolitan Government Turns to Technology to Fight Prostitution

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has ratcheted up its struggle against organized prostitution by developing technology that will clog up telephone lines used by brothels. Despite efforts to shut down businesses operating in the sex trade, the dispersal of lurid flyers with phone numbers printed on them has made it [...]

KTA Uses Friendly Webtoon Characters to Prevent Juvenile Smoking

KTA Uses Friendly Webtoon Characters to Prevent Juvenile Smoking

The Korea Tobacco Association (KTA) announced that it will start a campaign to prevent smoking among teenagers with students from ‘The School to help you Grow, Byeol’ and popular webtoonist Jeon Sun-wook, famous for his webtoon ‘Free draw’ on Naver. (Image : Kobizmedia / Korea Bizwire) SEOUL, Dec.2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Tobacco Association [...]

New Research Shows Hope for Dementia Prevention

New Research Shows Hope for Dementia Prevention

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the continuous efforts of researchers, numerous ways to prevent dementia are now being suggested. Recent studies have found that using the brain more could prevent dementia. Also, a substance that might be able to prevent and treat dementia has been found in skate (fish) skin. According to [...]

Health Ministry Publishes “Recommendations on Media’s Suicide Reporting”

Health Ministry Publishes “Recommendations on Media’s Suicide Reporting”

SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On the “2013 Day for Prevention of Suicide” on September 10, the Ministry of Health & Welfare held a variety of events including publication of the recommendations on media suicide reporting. Minister of Health & Welfare Chin Young said in a keynote speech at the commemoration event held at [...]