SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Rampant inflation that has caused a spike in consumer prices is affecting the size of “congratulatory money on wedding,” cash gifts given at wedding ceremonies, causing frustration among young people, those who are fresh out of college of late. As “paying 50,000 won (US$40.10) for just being present, or [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest in nine weeks Monday amid the government’s efforts to contain the inflow of the virus from China. The country reported 19,106 new COVID-19 infections, including 109 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 29,539,706, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 80 percent of South Korean workers picked a wage hike as their top wish for the new year, a survey showed Sunday. According to a survey of 1,000 Korean workers conducted by a pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119, 78 percent picked “wage hike” as their new year wish, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth consecutive day Sunday amid the government’s efforts to prevent the inflow of the virus from China. A total of 46,766 new coronavirus infections, including 132 from overseas, have been confirmed, bringing the total to 29,520,600, according to the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day Saturday amid the government’s efforts to prevent the inflow of the virus from China. South Korea confirmed 53,807 new coronavirus infections, including 219 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,473,834, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the third consecutive day to come below 60,000 on Friday amid the government’s efforts to prevent the virus inflow from China and other regions. The country confirmed 56,954 new coronavirus infections, including 258 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,420,226, the Korea [...]
JEJU, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called “holdout” tents, referring to the tents remaining unused for long periods that dot the camping sites along the shores of Jeju Island, remain an issue of concern for local authorities. Originally, “holdout” refers to the behavior of purchasing one or more parcels of land on a project site [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the second consecutive day to come below 65,000 on Thursday, as the government has been on alert over a wintertime surge and began requiring a pre-entry negative virus test result for entrants from China. The country confirmed 64,106 new coronavirus infections, including [...]
SANCHEONG, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police succeeded in rescuing a missing elderly person with dementia using drones and search dogs. The elderly person in their 80s who lives in Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province went missing after going out to undergo medical treatment at a hospital last Sunday morning. The individual’s family was unable [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — About six out of 10 South Korean parents enjoy playing video games with their children, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted last year by the Korea Creative Content Agency, 59.3 percent of the 1,028 respondents with school-age children said they play video games with their children [...]