BUSAN, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Blood reserves have sharply declined across the country due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is a cause for concern among local medical institutions. Against this backdrop, the Dongnae District Office in the southeastern port city of Busan initiated Blood Donation Day to encourage local residents to donate blood. [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Emergency rooms at large hospitals in South Korea are bustling with an influx of patients exhibiting mild symptoms, data showed Monday. Preliminary data received by Rep. Jung Choun-sook of the main opposition Democratic Party from the National Medical Center reveals that the number of individuals who visited emergency medical [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A British free climber was referred to the prosecution for possible indictment after he climbed up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission earlier this month, police said Monday. George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With recent reports from the state auditor that some 2,000 babies born in South Korea since 2015 were undocumented after birth, concerns are growing regarding births occurring outside of hospitals. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea, births occurring outside of hospitals account for 1 [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — High-income families with children attending middle or high school spend as much money on private education as they do on food and housing, data showed Sunday. Based on data from Statistics Korea, households in the top 20 percent of income brackets spend an average of 1,002,000 won (US$766) per [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Korean adults consider cars to be an essential commodity, a survey showed Sunday. Embrain Trend Monitor conducted a survey of 1,000 adults aged 19 to 59 who hold driver’s licenses across the country. Among the respondents, 84.4 percent indicated that cars are essential in today’s [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of violent crimes that saw a significant drop in the initial years of the pandemic bounced back last year partially on eased social distancing measures, data showed Sunday. A total of 450,623 violent crimes were reported last year, up 7.4 percent from 419,683 cases the previous year, [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a recent statement at the National Assembly by a ruling party leader vowing to prevent Chinese individuals from exploiting South Korea’s national health insurance, communities in China have been found to be sharing tips on how to take advantage of the system. A YouTube video created by a [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Individuals who prioritize religion over secularity tend to hold more negative attitudes towards sexual minorities, a study showed Thursday. A research team from the Department of Psychology at Sungshin Women’s University released an academic paper in which it conducted a Pearson correlation analysis of 308 non-sexual minorities aged from [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s imminent discharge of radioactive water from crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima, South Korean seafood businesses, including raw fish restaurants, are struggling to survive. “Even before the water is released, our sales have already declined by 15 percent compared to last month,” said a restaurant owner surnamed Kim [...]