SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the third consecutive day Friday amid the government’s efforts to contain the virus’ wintertime resurgence. The country confirmed 65,207 new coronavirus infections, including 68 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,996,347, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Friday’s tally [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The usage rate of food delivery apps developed by municipal governments to reduce the burden on small businesses remains low despite lower commission fees compared to private delivery apps, a report said Thursday. According to a survey of about 3,000 dining businesses conducted by the Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below the 80,000 mark on Thursday, with health authorities remaining cautious to prevent a wintertime surge. The country confirmed 71,427 new coronavirus infections, including 72 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,931,140, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Thursday’s tally [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The cryptocurrency account of Kim Jung-ju, the deceased founder of gaming giant Nexon Co., was hacked, resulting in the loss of more than 8.5 billion won (US$6.7 million), court documents showed Thursday. The Seoul Eastern District Court convicted a 39-year-old man, whose identity has been withheld, for illegally copying [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of party supplies, such as decorations and balloons, hit a record-high through November this year, customs data showed Thursday, as the country has lifted social-distancing rules. The combined imports of party supplies over the January-November period came to US$64 million, up 31.7 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Economic problems represented by unemployment, coupled with multiple structural and social issues, are socially cornering young South Koreans, resulting in cases of lonely deaths, experts said Wednesday. Lonely death refers to a phenomenon of people with no relatives dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Users of secondhand car transaction apps are largely satisfied with the diversity of cars on sale but are less satisfied with the purchasing experience, a consumer rights agency said Wednesday. The Korea Consumer Agency conducted a survey of 1,340 consumers who had bought used cars on five major online [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 80,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid lingering concerns over a wintertime surge. The country confirmed 87,517 new coronavirus infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,859,713, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Wednesday’s tally is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea reached yet another record low in October, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s chronic low birthrate. A total of 20,658 babies were born in October, down 0.4 percent from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It marked [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Food delivery workers only take five days off every month but make less than 3 million won (US$2,360) in monthly net income, government data showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that there were 237,188 people in the country working in the food delivery business, twice [...]