SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A study by an international environmental organization has revealed that radioactive materials swept away by last year’s typhoon in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture have spilled into decontaminated areas in the country. In particular, the level of radiation near certain facilities set aside for 2020 Tokyo Olympics turned out to exceed [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Wine sales have risen in South Korea following the coronavirus outbreak. Shinsegae Department Store reported Monday that wine sales between Feb. 11-29 rose by 5.2 percent compared to last year. Experts argue that the ‘social distancing’ that has developed since the start of the coronavirus outbreak and the increasing [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the implementation of a mask rationing system to stabilize the supply of masks starting Monday, the ‘Don’t buy masks’ movement has been gaining traction online. Under the measure that took effect on Monday, citizens can only buy up to two protective masks per week from pharmacies, on designated [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the growing coronavirus outbreak, there are growing concerns over common infectious diseases. Amid the spiraling concern of viral infections, there is anxiety that cafes that display or allow customers to touch wild animals are in a regulatory blind spot. According to a report released Sunday by AWARE (Animal [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean sports industry couldn’t dodge the impact from the coronavirus after it decided to delay matches in all four major sports leagues. The Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL) assembled its board on Sunday and decided to shut down the league from March 10 to March 28. “We [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of passengers on public transportation in the capital city of Seoul tumbled more than 30 percent in the first week of this month from two months earlier amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country, data showed Sunday. According to the data by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s passage of a bill against the ride-hailing service Tada is a major setback for the country’s drive for innovation, experts said Thursday. The bill allows Tada service operator Value Creators & Company (VCNC) to rent out its vans with drivers for at least six hours at airports [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid nationwide confusion over the distribution of protective masks following the coronavirus outbreak, discrimination over the supply of masks is disheartening many. Hyundai Motor Co., while giving out proper dust-prevention masks to regular workers, distributed ‘mouth warmers’ to irregular employees. “You can’t just make irregular workers hold hammers and [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s entry restrictions for visitors from South Korea are dealing another blow to airlines and travel agencies already hit by the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, the companies said Friday. Local airlines and travel agencies have been struggling with a sharp decline in air travel demand for more than a month [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its new flagship smartphone line has been officially launched globally as the South Korean tech giant hopes its latest handsets can drive the company’s mobile business amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Sales of the Galaxy S20 series have started in 20 countries, including South [...]