Korea Times Finance Reporter
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The Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korean water treatment company BKT and U.S. climate tech startup Capture6, to offer a test bed for the two private firms to develop advanced technologies related to the water industry.
The country will start construction of its first-ever special medical facility treating patients with infectious diseases at Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju within the first half of the year, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced, Thursday.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) has advised the defense minister to revise related regulations to prevent excessive mobilization of troops for civil services, such as assisting with local festivals hosted by municipalities, beyond genuine security crises.
The Ministry of Education will join hands with nine regional education offices to expand opportunities for Korean language learning around the world with the aim of attracting more foreign students to study at domestic universities.
Floriculturists in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province are protesting the government's recent free trade agreements with Ecuador and other countries. They argue that these agreements have led to a significant rise in flower imports, posing a threat to their businesses and overall survival.
One in six to seven Korean women in their 20s are underweight, and nearly half of women of underweight or normal weight in the same age group still try to lose even more weight, according to a research paper published by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Monday.
The government's expanded cash bonus for childbirth beginning this year will have little effect on boosting the country’s falling birthrate, according to a survey, Friday.
Several doctors have raised questions about possible preferential treatment in airlifting Lee Jae-myung, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) who was stabbed in the neck, Tuesday, from Busan to Seoul.
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is now on the verge of splitting in two ahead of the general elections slated for April, as its current and former leaders headed in their own separate directions from the first day of the New Year after failing to solve an internal feud during their surprise meeting two days ago.
In 2024, the government will expand childbirth incentives, paternity leave benefits and housing welfare programs for families with newborns, as part of broader efforts to boost the country’s falling birth rate.