TAEBAEK, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Taebaek, a mountainous city in Gangwon Province with an average altitude of 900 meters, plans to enhance its image as a beautiful highland resort by planting roses throughout the city. Due to the altitude, roses in Taebaek blossom one month later than in other regions. The city government intends [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic internet users generally perceive online portals’ algorithmic recommendation services as useful, but a substantial portion of respondents expressed concerns about potential side effects, a survey showed Thursday. According to a panel survey conducted by the Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Information Society Development Institute, 70.4 percent of [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The lack of doctors in the so-called unpopular departments is becoming a major problem in South Korea, including at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), one of the country’s most prestigious medical centers. According to Rep. Kang Min-jung of the Democratic Party, SNUH had to issue 11 calls for applications [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual growth rate of involuntary part-time workers in the past decade has exceeded that of overall wage workers, a private think tank said. The Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) analyzed data provided by Statistics Korea, revealing that the number of individuals compelled to work part-time increased by 2.5 [...]
DAEJEON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumers are growing increasingly concerned about marine products as Japan prepares to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant into the sea. Worried citizens are stockpiling salt out of fear that future supplies could be contaminated with radioactive substances. A discount store in the central [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions slowed for the second consecutive month in May following a brief rebound in March amid lingering economic uncertainties, data showed Wednesday, although the employment rate nevertheless reached a fresh high. The number of employed people came to 28.83 million in May, up around 351,000 from [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Individuals residing in the countryside consume more alcohol and tobacco compared to those in big cities, but they exhibit better mental health and lower stress levels, a government report showed Monday. The nationwide smoking rate stands at 19.3 percent. Furthermore, the monthly alcohol consumption rate is 57.7 percent, with [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of airport bus passengers in Seoul has exceeded 2 million during the first five months of this year, driven by the expansion of travel demand as coronavirus cases decreased, the Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday. From January to May, a total of 2.11 million people used airport [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases slightly decreased last week from a week earlier amid the country’s efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday. The country reported a daily average of 16,441 new infections for the week of June 6-12, bringing the total caseload to 31,904,667, the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A British free climber was taken into custody Monday after reaching the 72nd floor of South Korea’s tallest skyscraper in Seoul by climbing up the outside with his bare hands, police said. The 24-year-old, identified as George King-Thompson, began his ascent up the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern [...]