SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A ‘Black Santa’ appeared at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC held in Katowice, Poland on Tuesday. As if he had just come out of a chimney, the Santa had black stains on his clothes, beard, and his face. The Santa was actually Choi Yul, president of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The taxi industry announced yesterday that 100,000 taxi drivers are expected to flock to the National Assembly in Yeouido on Thursday of next week to voice opposition to the ride-sharing service launched by Kakao Mobility Corp., spurred by the self-immolation of a taxi driver surnamed Choi on December 10. Kang [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Rice farmers held a rally in Seoul’s Yeouido financial district to call for a rise in rice prices. Approximately 500 farmers gathered in front of the Export-Import Bank of Korea’s head office in Yeouido yesterday and asked that the government set the target price for 80 kilograms of rice [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Three medical professionals visited a combined heat and power plant in Yangcheon district, Seoul yesterday, where two workers are currently holding a protest atop a 75-meter-tall smokestack. After checking the health of the workers, the medical professionals stated that they were worried that the onset of the upcoming winter [...]
SEONGNAM, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean taxi drivers held a second round of demonstrations in front of the head office of Kakao Mobility situated in Pangyo, Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province yesterday, protesting against Kakao’s expected carpool service. Over 500 members of the “committee against illegal carpooling” – composed of four taxi-related labor unions [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Cyclists who oppose the government’s newly implemented measure making helmets mandatory gathered together to hold a protest in central Seoul. The protestors later cycled without wearing helmets. Members of 10 civic groups held a press conference in front of Sejong Center in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Saturday and criticized the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic activist groups advocating various causes on behalf of physically and mentally disabled individuals started a sit-in protest yesterday at Seoul Station. The groups held a press conference inside Seoul Station to state that the government’s announcement that it would revoke the grading system of disabled individuals was “fake” [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Drivers that work for Three Call, a company based in Busan providing designated drivers for a fee to car owners unfit to drive, have come together to ask for better treatment from their employer. The Busan branch of the national labor union for relief drivers said it had “began [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Women activists calling for the repeal of current anti-abortion laws took to the streets in black yesterday, putting on a performance in which they took illegal abortion pills. Female activist groups carried out the demonstration yesterday in front of the Bosingak Pavillion in Seoul’s Jongno district, asking that the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in’s pet dog, Tori, appeared at a protest against the South Korean dog meat trade that was held yesterday at Seoul Plaza. Read More: Moon Becomes First President to Adopt Stray Dog at the Blue House A Blue House official said that CARE, the animal rights group, had [...]