SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a dozen of second- or third-generation scions of South Korean family-owned conglomerates have been indicted on charges of habitually using and selling marijuana, prosecutors said Thursday. Among them are a 40-year-old man surnamed Hong, a grandson of major dairy firm Namyang Dairy Products Co. founder Hong Doo-young, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Young married women with jobs who hold less household assets but higher earned incomes are more likely to become “time poor,” an expression used to describe groups of people who tend to have longer working hours due to wage labor, housework and childcare while suffering from a lack of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 South Korean software developers regard salary as the most important factor when considering a job move, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey of 508 developers conducted by recruiting platform Wanted Lab, Inc., 82.3 percent of the respondents (multiple answers possible) picked salary as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean workers who took time off to take care of their children rose 18.6 percent in 2022 from a year earlier on the back of more government support for parental leave, government data showed Monday. A total of 131,087 workers took parental leave to take [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday due to fewer tests during the Lunar New Year holiday that ended a day earlier. The country reported 19,538 new cases, including 29 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,040,556, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant portion of adults purchased lottery tickets in the past year, with 56.5 percent of South Koreans over 19 years of age purchased lottery tickets in the past 12 months, a government report has showed. Among those who purchased lottery tickets in the 12 months prior, 1 in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 Korean consumers who subscribed to the accounts of social media influencers turned out to buy products after watching them, a survey has showed. According to the recent survey by the Korea Federation of Textile Industries of 653 consumers who subscribed to influencer accounts on social [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has deported a Chinese national arrested for going into hiding without entering mandatory quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Korea earlier this month, officials said Tuesday. The 41-year-old was deported on Jan. 13, eight days after he was arrested for refusing to quarantine [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 12,262 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, staying below 20,000 for the third consecutive day, health authorities said, due to fewer testing over the Lunar New Year holiday. The new cases, including 31 from overseas, brought the total caseload to 30,021,018, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 9,227 new COVID-19 cases Monday, the lowest number in more than three months, health authorities said, amid a slowdown in infections and less testing over the Lunar New Year holiday. The new cases, including 60 from overseas, brought the total caseload to 30,008,756, the Korea Disease [...]