SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported 16,624 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the lowest number for a Sunday in 15 weeks, health authorities said, amid a slowdown in infections and less testing over the Lunar New Year holiday. The new cases, including 70 from overseas, brought the total caseload to 29,999,529, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Bereaved families of the Itaewon crowd crush victims held a joint memorial service for their loved ones Sunday, the first Lunar New Year since the deadly tragedy in the Seoul neighborhood last year. Some 80 family members and relatives of the victims who died in the Oct. 29 crowd [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number for a Saturday in 13 weeks, health authorities said. The country reported 27,654 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,982,905, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The tally marked [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 3,600 South Koreans died last year without having a chance to reunite with their family members in North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean War-driven separation, government data showed Saturday. A total of 3,647 people died last year among around 134,000 applicants who had registered with the government [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans on Friday began heading to their hometowns for family reunions or taking trips on the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday, as the nation celebrates its first such holiday without social distancing restrictions since the outbreak of COVID-19 three years ago. This year’s extended Lunar New [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the second straight day Friday as the country prepares to lift the mask mandate for most indoor spaces. Still, the mask mandate will remain in place at hospitals, pharmacies and public transportation, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Assortative mating inequality in South Korea is lower than in other countries while the proportion of single-person or single-parent households in the country is also lower than in other nations, a central bank report said Thursday. In a recent study, the Bank of Korea reported that the Gini coefficient of [...]
DAEJU, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Christian groups have put out a statement condemning radical religious sentiment protesting against the construction of a mosque in a residential area of Daehyeong-dong district in Daegu. The Coalition of Evangelical Churches in Korea released a statement on Thursday, condemning the radical Christian groups for “holding barbeque parties and [...]
JEJU, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural products from Jeju Island are being exported to the United Arab Emirates. The Jeju Business Agency said Thursday that it had recently exported US$15,000 worth of Hallabong citrus, Red Hyang tangerines and other processed foods to the UAE. Made-in-Jeju products that are being exported will be merchandised at [...]
BOEUN, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Boeun County in North Chungcheong Province put up an advertisement to celebrate the birth of a new baby via a large electronic display board on Jan. 4. Another advertisement was also put up to celebrate the birth of a daughter born on Dec. 18. Included in these advertisements were [...]