SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday volunteered as a one-day English teacher at an elementary school inside a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) base. He joined a group of family members of USFK personnel to participate in an English play class for Korean students at Humphreys West Elementary School in [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed at the 10,000 level for the fourth consecutive day Friday, as the country is nearing to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 13,791 cases, including 22 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,142,861, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Friday’s [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Negative sentiments toward South Korea’s education system are more widespread among young South Koreans than in other countries, a survey showed Thursday. The state-run Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) conducted a survey of approximately 550 young adults in their 20s from South Korea, the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Denmark, which [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s crime rate fell to the lowest level in a decade in 2021, data showed Friday, although offenses in the cyber domain shot up amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia’s No. 4 economy reported 1,774 cases of criminal violations per 100,000 people in 2021, down 12 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As social distancing policies have ended in South Korea, the number of foreign tourists visiting the country has been on the rise. And Depending on their nationality, these tourists tend to purchase different products during their stay. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted a survey of 400 [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities on Wednesday expressed growing concern about hate speech directed towards individuals infected with mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Lim Sook-young, a senior official at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, stated that there have already been reports of incidents of hate speech against individuals [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners staying illegally in South Korea has been on the rise and has surpassed the 400,000 mark for the first time, data showed Wednesday. According to the Korea Immigration Service, the number of undocumented foreigners, including those who have overstayed their visas, reached 414,045 in March, [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained above 10,000 for the third consecutive day Thursday as the country is on track to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 14,284 cases, including 43 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,129,070, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of job seekers and employed workers consider the possibility of working from home when looking for a new job or changing companies. In a recent survey conducted by online job portal Incruit, 697 employed workers and 367 job seekers with work-from-home experience were asked about their views. [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of the members of the “MZ generation,” a Korean term referring to those aged between late 10s and 30s, buy clothes online, a survey showed Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Local pollster Open Survey, covered 2,000 men and women between the ages of 15 and 39, and [...]