SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The use of group buying, low-cost coffee, and convenience store apps is increasing as consumers tighten their belts amid the current economic slump and high inflation, data showed Tuesday. The number of app installations in the shopping app category increased in April compared to figures recorded in October last [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of matchmaking agencies reportedly spiked during the pandemic due to challenges in organizing offline dates, leading to a trend of assessing potential partners’ backgrounds and requirements before arranging meetings. There were 1,841 matchmaking agencies in the country as of February, representing a 17.1 percent increase from the [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Korean car owners drive less than two hours a day, a survey showed Monday. Car-sharing and mobility service provider SOCAR Inc. conducted a survey of 1,200 men and women aged 25 to 54 with driver’s licenses, revealing that 68 percent drive less than 10 hours [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose to over 20,000 on Tuesday, as the country ended almost all antivirus restrictions to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic of the past three years. The country reported 23,680 cases, including 34 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,438,960, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Over half of Generation MZ employees do not have any intention of pursuing managerial positions, a survey showed Sunday. Job search portal JobKorea conducted a survey of 1,114 employees from the millennial and Generation Z cohorts. The survey revealed that 54.8 percent of respondents had no intention of pursuing [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases dipped below 10,000 on Monday, as the country moved to end almost all COVID-19 restrictions and return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 7,178 cases, including 16 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,415,280, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is grappling with a serious social challenge posed by its alarmingly low birth rate, one of the lowest in the world. An analysis conducted by the Korea Labor Institute has revealed that income inequality among men may be a crucial factor contributing to declining marriage rates, which, [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a children’s baseball game near his office building on Sunday, wearing the national baseball team’s jacket and posing as an umpire. Yoon encouraged players and coaches from Seoul’s Gadong Elementary School and Sinheung Elementary School in the central city of Daejeon, as the teams [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of jobs for people in their 40s in South Korea decreased for the 10th consecutive month in April, data showed Sunday, amid the protracted slump in the country’s manufacturing industry. Jobs for the age group have been falling on-year since July, with the positions decreasing 22,000 from [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday, as the country moved to end almost all COVID-19 restrictions and return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 19,352 cases, including 30 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,390,699, the Korea Disease Control [...]