SEJONG, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea reached yet another fresh low in 2022, data showed Wednesday, with deaths outpacing births for the third consecutive year. A total of 249,000 babies were born last year, falling 4.4 percent from the previous record low in 2021, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of the dishes selling at restaurants in Seoul have a higher delivery price than dining-in price, a consumer watchdog said Tuesday. The Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) surveyed the prices of 1,061 dishes sold at 34 restaurants in the capital city, and found that among them, 20 restaurants [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — People in the lower social tier are exposed to a risk of a significant impact from natural or social disasters and struggle more to overcome them, according to a research report issued by the state-run think tank. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 1,837 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Platform workers and cab drivers earned less than the minimum hourly wage last year, a labor group said Monday. The Federation of Korean Trade Unions conducted a survey of 600 platform laborers which showed that their monthly income jumped from 2,995,000 won (US$2,305) when social distancing measures were still [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the end of the school year bringing a flurry of graduation and enrollment ceremonies at schools, the soaring price of flowers is a source of frustration among many. At a wholesale flower market in Seoul’s Seocho District, many customers were seen buying flowers and trying to make bouquets [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called “online minimalism” effect is spreading through the online sphere as people increasingly delete their social media accounts and posts or cut back on their usage with the rising trend of practical consumption that came about in response to rampant inflation. A 31-year-old office worker Park Su-yeon recently [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases continued their downward trend Tuesday as the spread of the coronavirus has markedly slowed down in recent months. The country reported 11,880 new infection cases, including 25 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,445,775, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 5,000 on Monday, continuing an on-week decline amid a gradual virus downtrend. The country reported 4,324 new infection cases, including 13 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,433,895, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The figure fell from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s suicide rate slightly increased in 2021 amid the pandemic, data showed Monday, led by people in their 20s and those aged 70 and above. The number of suicides for every 100,000 South Koreans came to 26 in 2021, up 0.3 from a year earlier, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The average amount of time taken for diagnosis of patients visiting hospitals and medical clinics was shorter than the amount of time spent waiting, a government report showed Sunday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 16,466 people over 15 years of age, 55.1 percent of [...]