SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced plans to address the public’s grievances over soaring heating costs this winter by implementing measures to broaden household cashback programs and increase the number of beneficiaries. The “home cashback” initiative, which was introduced this winter, provides households with refunds when they reduce their gas usage [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Webtoon artists in South Korea are far more exposed to the risk of mental illness as they struggle with an excessive workload, a survey showed Wednesday. Dr. Min Ji-hee at Hanyang University Hospital conducted a survey of 320 webtoon artists making more than 500,000 won (US$390) in monthly income [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 13,000 on Thursday, logging a marked on-week decline amid a gradual virus downtrend. The country reported 12,519 new infection cases, including 24 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,397,720, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. It was a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store owners are claiming that the translucent sheets affixed to prevent cigarette ads from being viewed from outside threaten workers’ safety, and are calling for the revision of relevant laws. The National Convenience Store Franchise Association issued a statement on Wednesday saying that convenience stores that operate 24 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of migrant women who have come to South Korea for marriage are concerned with family problems, a survey showed Tuesday. The Seoul Counseling Center for Migrant Women reported that among 12,341 counseling cases last year, 35.8 percent dealt with family issues, followed by administrative complaints (18.3 percent) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Sungkonghoe University in Seoul said Tuesday that a 92-year-old student had acquired a doctoral degree from the department of sociology, making her the oldest person to receive a PhD in South Korean history. Lee Sang-sook graduated from Sookmyung Women’s University department of family studies in 1961 and enrolled in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases came to around 15,000 on Wednesday to log a marked on-week decline amid a gradual virus downtrend. The country reported 14,957 new infection cases, including 19 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,384,701, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. It [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea added the lowest number of additional jobs in nearly two years in January, with the growth slowing for the eighth consecutive month amid economic uncertainties and higher borrowing costs, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people stood at 27.36 million last month, up some 411,000 from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit around 14,000 on Tuesday, marking a moderate fall from the previous week amid a declining virus trend. The country reported 14,371 new infection cases, including 26 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,369,744, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Videos in which people go about random places asking simple questions to passers-by like “What song are you listening to?” are gaining popularity among viewers in their 20s and 30s. A 3-minute and 30-second video in which a person carried around a sketchbook with a written question that said [...]