SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit the highest in three months Thursday as the country pushes for the resumption of AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid lingering woes over its safety. The country reported 700 more COVID-19 cases, including 674 local infections, raising the total caseload to 107,598, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Delivery workers threatened Thursday to end doorstep delivery for customers living at a massive apartment complex in eastern Seoul, in protest against a rule that requires delivery trucks to use only underground parking spaces. In a press conference held in front of the complex that houses 5,000 apartment units, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s science ministry said Thursday it will spend 25.3 billion won (US$22.6 million) over six years to acquire core hydrogen-related technologies as the country seeks to boost its hydrogen industry. The ministry said it will commit 3.3 billion won this year and aims to develop promising hydrogen production [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Transactions on online food delivery apps in South Korea last year soared to over 20 trillion won (US$17.9 billion), data showed Thursday, as stay-at-home practices amid the pandemic propelled demand for online services. Total transactions on food delivery apps, such as Baedal Minjok, stood at 20.1 trillion won last [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Thursday it plans to expand the size of the insects market to 140 billion won (US$124 million) by 2025 and foster the segment as a new growth engine for the country’s food industry. The targeted market value marks 55 percent growth from 2019, according [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) suffered a crushing defeat in mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan Wednesday, seen as a critical bellwether for next year’s presidential poll. Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) defeated his rival from the DP, Park Young-sun, 57.5 percent to 39 [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With online classes becoming commonplace due to the spread of the coronavirus, South Korean students are using computers more often and reading less. The state-run Korea Information Society Development Institute analyzed patterns of media use for students between 8 and 18 years of age during online classes. The analysis [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has launched a drive to reduce the carbon emissions of existing industrial complexes by more than 25 percent by transforming them into ‘smart green industrial complexes’ on a step by step basis and promoting business innovation activities. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport confirmed [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported the most new coronavirus cases since early January on Wednesday as sporadic cluster infections continued to pile up across the country, raising concerns that the country may again grapple with another wave of the pandemic. The country reported 668 more COVID-19 cases, including 653 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than four in five South Koreans consider China to be a security threat, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the poll of 1,000 people conducted in March by Seoul-based Hankook Research for the U.S. think tank Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA), 83 percent cited China as a [...]