PYEONGTAEK, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of thefts at Samsung Electronics Co.’s chip plant in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, has become a major source of distress for the company’s workers. According to the Pyeongtaek Police Office, an investigation was launched after a string of reports of smartphone thefts at a changing [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Dong-hyuk, a 26-year-old former delivery worker, quit his job after breaking his arm in a car accident last year. He realized that motorcycles can be very dangerous. After timely consideration, Lee began to monitor and take photographs of motorcycles breaking traffic rules during the one or two-hour span [...]
CHEONGJU, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Chungcheong Province is planning to offer pregnant women benefits equal to the likes of a national honoree. The provincial office said Monday it will come up with plans to provide special benefits for pregnant women like traffic benefits, discounts on outdoor/public activities, and providing exclusive booths at financial [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose to over 11,000 on Tuesday but continued their on-week decline amid an overall downtrend, health authorities said. The country reported 11,401 new coronavirus cases, including 11 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,650,330, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
POHANG, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A fire fueled by underground natural gas, a rare resource in South Korea, has been burning for six straight years in the southeastern city of Pohang. In March 2017, a construction company drilled a tube well 200 meters underground to develop underground water in a Pohang park. During the [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to around 4,200 on Monday amid the overall downturn of the infections, as the government is mulling further easing antivirus restrictions. The country reported 4,198 new coronavirus cases, including 12 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,638,929, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The plunging birth rate has led to a decline in the number of postnatal care centers across South Korea over the last five years, data showed Sunday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare revealed that there were 475 postpartum care centers in the country as of the end of [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The elderly with dementia are cared for mainly by their daughters rather than sons, adding that those in their 50s account for the largest share of caregivers, a study showed Sunday. As part of her Master’s thesis, Kim Da-mi, a student at Hanyang University’s Graduate School of Nursing, conducted [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Netflix documentary series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has sparked concern on university campuses across the country. A sense of apprehension was heightened after it was revealed that the religious fringe sect Christian Gospel Mission, better known as JMS (Jesus Morning Star) featured in the [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained above 10,000 for the fifth day Saturday as health authorities mull over further easing antivirus measures. The country reported 10,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,625,389, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]