SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the South Korean job market has been felt most severely among non-regular workers. The civic group Workplace Gapjil 119 conducted surveys of 1,000 salaried workers four times last year. The share of those who experienced job loss stood at 5.5 percent in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of all adults in South Korea have failed to receive appropriate emergency medical treatment following the coronavirus outbreak. Seoul National University Hospital conducted a survey of 2,097 South Korean men and women, 39.6 percent of whom said they chose not to undergo proper emergency medical treatment following [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drag on, schools in rural, agricultural towns are gaining popularity as an alternative for parents worried about their children being exposed to infections or unable to attend class. Omcheon Elementary School, located in a rural town of Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, currently [...]
JEJU, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Haenyeo, or female divers on Jeju Island, have dropped in number by 4.5 percent compared to the previous year. Jeju City reported that there were 2,141 haenyeo as of December, down by 4.5 percent since last year (2,241 people). The number of haenyeo has dropped as those who passed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Remote schooling at home following the coronavirus outbreak is resulting in the spread of obesity among children. A research team from the College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea measured the body mass index (BMI) of 226 children between 4 and 14 years of age. While it [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — False reports to 119, the fire and ambulance emergency number, will soon be punished by higher fines. The National Fire Agency announced that new regulations will come into force this Thursday. The new regulations will penalize false emergency reports with a 2 million won (US$1,810) for an initial violation, [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Rabbits living on an artificial island created in a public park in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, have reportedly been abandoned without proper care. The artificial island located in the Songdo Central Park in the city’s international business district of Songdo is currently home to 18 rabbits. [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The so-called ‘nose mask’ that allegedly protects the wearer from various germs and viruses is facing accusations of violating restrictions on medical equipment. Jeongeup Police Station in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Provincebegan investigations after a report was sent to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety accusing a local medical [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean logistics giant CJ Logistics Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will launch a new service that will offer jobs to the hearing-impaired. As part of its creating shared value (CSV) initiative, the company plans to launch the ‘Blue Parcel Delivery Service,’ in which a hearing-impaired will deliver [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The increase in the number of coronavirus patients in the country last year resulted in more people riding Seoul’s public bicycles. Seoul reported a 24.3 percent increase in the number of customers using “Ttaereungyi,” the city government’s public bicycle service last year compared to the year before. The monthly [...]