SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 80,000 on Wednesday amid lingering concerns over a wintertime surge, and the government has taken steps to tighten entry rules to prevent the virus inflow from China and other regions. The country confirmed 78,575 new coronavirus infections, including 172 from overseas, bringing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — There are many posts complaining about reverse discrimination against men on Blind, an anonymous community app for the workplace, a women’s think tank said Tuesday. The Korea Women’s Development Institute categorized and analyzed 2,672 organizational culture-related comments posted on the Blind app during the period from August 2021 to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will require a negative COVID-19 PCR test for arrivals from Hong Kong and Macao, in addition to the planned requirement for travelers from China, due to a surge in infections in the region, health authorities said Tuesday. Starting Saturday, those from Hong Kong and Macao will be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electricity consumption touched a record monthly high in December as the country was gripped by a nationwide cold wave and heavy snow, the power operator said Tuesday. The country’s average maximum power consumption stood at 82,716 megawatts (MW) last month, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As most of the COVID-19 restrictions that kept people cooped up during the pandemic period have been lifted, a growing number of people are setting up more active plans for the new year. The number of passengers using the routes between South Korea and Japan totaled 638,189 in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea started requiring COVID-19 testing for arrivals from China on Monday, with such measures causing confusion and inconvenience at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to South Korea, throughout the day. Under the new restrictions that were announced only three days ago, all arrivals from China are obliged to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the sixth consecutive day Monday amid concerns over a wintertime surge, with the government beginning to require a PCR test for travelers from China as the virus spreads in the neighboring country. The country confirmed 22,735 new coronavirus infections, including 35 from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Chinese students studying in South Korea on Saturday held a demonstration against the Chinese government’s strict zero-COVID policy. This was the first anti-regime protest held by Chinese individuals in the country after controversy over a secret Chinese police station erupted. Six Chinese students and members of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth straight day on Sunday, but the number of critically ill patients rose to the highest in about eight months as the government is bracing for a wintertime surge and a spike in imported cases from China. The country confirmed 57,527 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day Saturday amid the government’s efforts to contain the virus’ wintertime resurgence. The country confirmed 63,104 new coronavirus infections, including 67 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,059,273, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Saturday’s tally [...]