SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — ChatGPT is the hottest topic in the book publishing industry, and not only readers are looking for books about the AI chatbot but publishers are also scrambling to release them. Online bookstore Yes24 reported that 17 new books about ChatGPT were published in January and February alone. Another 10 books [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Money spent on one’s significant other for birthdays and anniversaries has jumped in the last 12 months, a survey showed Wednesday. Matchmaking agency Gayeon conducted a survey of 1,000 single men and women between 25-39 years of age, with respondents spending an average of 280,300 won (US$211) on their [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed over 10,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid eased COVID-19 virus curbs. The country reported 10,890 new COVID-19 infections, including seven cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,605,187, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Thursday’s tally [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Police launched an investigation Wednesday into an alleged case of bullying that happened at the Central Police Academy in Chungju, 105 kilometers south of Seoul. The National Police Agency said that it will conduct an overall investigation to verify if the case was caused by structural problems, without giving [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed over 12,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid eased COVID-19 virus curbs. The country reported 12,798 new COVID-19 infections, including 12 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,594,297, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Wednesday’s tally [...]
INCHEON, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of disputes are taking place at newly built apartment complexes that lack parking spaces, over the payment of parking fees by residents. A new apartment complex in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, was embroiled in controversy after a notice asking residents to agree to new parking [...]
GIMHAE, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province is considering offering South Korean citizenship to a talented teenage boxer from Ukraine, who came to South Korea after fleeing from the war. 18-year-old Em Anatoly is an up-and-coming Ukrainian boxer who has won many international competitions. Anatoly came to South [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 12,000 on Tuesday amid eased COVID-19 virus curbs, with health authorities considering further easing antivirus measures in the coming months. The country reported 12,284 new COVID-19 infections, including 19 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,581,499, according to the [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 36 percent of working women have experienced unwelcome comments on their physical appearance at the workplace, a survey showed Tuesday, indicating women are more frequently exposed to gender-based workplace violence than men. In the survey released by the pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119, 23.1 percent of respondents, [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Over half of young women in South Korea said they are willing to give birth, a government survey showed Tuesday, as the nation is struggling to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate. According to the survey of 15,000 young people aged 19 to 34, 55.3 percent of female respondents [...]