SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — It is no secret that South Koreans love drinking coffee at cafes. Sitting with an iced latte in an air-conditioned cafe can be luxuriously comfortable. But when it comes to fighting the coronavirus, the country’s coffee craze could be a hurdle, as coffee shops are emerging as a hotbed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Virgil Hodges, a longtime fan of the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), missed watching baseball in person so much this spring that he would stop during his daily runs to see a recreational league game in his neighborhood in Daejeon. He would stay for an inning [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — New coronavirus infections linked to a church in northern Seoul continued to surge on Monday, not only causing concerns over additional cases among its members but also public backlash against the church and its leader against their uncooperative response. Cases traced to Sarang Jeil Church in the northern ward [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Life satisfaction has fallen sharply among young South Koreans in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, a survey showed Saturday. According to the poll of 1,055 youths nationwide conducted from July 1-21 by the Korea Youth Foundation, their life satisfaction index turned out to be 4.14 points on a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s convenient and super-quick online shopping culture has been a relief for many who opt to stay home during the new coronavirus pandemic. Almost every item one can think of — from pet food to paper straws — is delivered to doorsteps in two or three days at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly one third of healthcare workers in charge of quarantine and treatment of coronavirus patients are facing burnouts, a recent survey revealed. Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health and Gyeonggi Public Health Policy Institute conducted a survey of 621 healthcare workers fighting the pandemic in the region, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ban social media influencers from pitching a new product or service on their online platforms without disclosing their business ties with corporate sponsors, officials said Wednesday. The move comes amid controversy over some famous social media influencers’ involvement in the shady practice called “backdoor online advertising.” [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economy is likely to shrink less than expected this year thanks to its successful response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday. In its latest report on South Korea, the Paris-based club of major economies predicted Asia’s fourth-largest economy will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Major corporations in South Korea are puzzling over how to deal with the growing number of disputes with former or incumbent employees who are claiming compensation for profits created by patents or inventions for which they made contributions. The Korea Intellectual Property Association (KINPA) and some of the nation’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economic sluggishness has eased on diminishing negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a state-run think tank said Sunday. South Korea’s daily new virus cases spiked more than 900 in late February, but the COVID-19 curve has since flattened sharply in recent months. The decline in infections has [...]