SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The last suspect of a scam ring has been arrested for allegedly handing over beverages laced with drugs to random high school students in Seoul with the purpose of extortion, police said Friday. The female suspect, whose identity has been withheld, is one of the four individuals accused of [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus caseload stayed above 10,000 for the fourth straight day Friday, with unmasked gatherings rising amid warmer weather, data showed. The country reported 10,735 new COVID-19 infections, including 17 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,894,559, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus caseload stayed above 10,000 for the third straight day Thursday as unmasked gatherings increased amid warmer weather, data showed. The country reported 12,084 new COVID-19 infections, including 12 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,883,824, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of seniors involved in traffic accidents will spike in the near future with the aging population, a study showed Wednesday. According to the report from the Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute, there would be 11,459 traffic accidents occurring for every 100,000 seniors by 2026, an increase of [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The price of “jajangmyeon,” a Chinese-Korean fusion dish of noodles in black bean sauce, is now 60 times higher than 50 years ago, data showed Wednesday. The average price of a single bowl of jajangmyeon this year was 6,361 won (US$4.82). The price of jajangmyeon was no more than [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of trade secret leaks that South Korean firms have suffered over the past five years were committed by retired employees, a survey showed Wednesday. The Korean Intellectual Property Office conducted a fact-finding survey with the collaboration of 8,269 local businesses. Of the total, 76.8 percent said [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A 49-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of handing over drinks spiked with drugs to random high school students in Seoul after duping them into believing they were good for concentration, police said Wednesday. At least six reports were made of students exhibiting abnormal symptoms after drinking beverages [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea posted an uptick in new COVID-19 cases, as a rise in unmasked gatherings increased amid warmer weather, data showed Wednesday. The country reported 14,465 new COVID-19 infections, including 10 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,871,740, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Most retired seniors apply for security guard positions to sustain their livelihood. This is largely because it is difficult for a job seeker over the age of 60 to find a decent job with a decent career portfolio. Gapjil 119, a civic group dedicated to stamping out power abuse [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – While housing prices began to drop last year, households making the median income still struggle to buy apartments in Seoul, data showed Monday. Last year’s housing opportunity index for the capital city was 3.0, which indicates that only 3 out of 100 apartments in the city are within the [...]