SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 Monday due to fewer tests during the Christmas weekend. The country confirmed 25,545 new coronavirus infections, including 67 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,684,600, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The tally on Monday, which tends to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of franchise outlets in South Korea increased more than 10 percent on-year in 2021, data showed Monday, led by convenience stores and restaurants. Franchise stores numbered 259,662 as of end-December last year, rising sharply from 234,872 a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. [...]
CHUNCHEON, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hoarfrost covered the Soyang River in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, following a cold snap of -15 degrees Celsius that swept through Gangwon Province on Sunday morning, When the cold meets the right humidity and wind, the mist from the river freezes on top of tree branches, blooming [...]
GIMHAE, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A Christmas tree made of books greeted visitors at Jangyu Library in the southeastern city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province on Friday. Library staff stacked up discarded books to create a Christmas tree. Around 10,000 of the 188,000 books owned by the library were to be scrapped this year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 70,000 for the third straight day Sunday, as the government is seeking to phase out mask-wearing regulations in certain places. The country confirmed 58,448 new coronavirus infections, including 64 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,659,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 70,000 for the second straight day Saturday, while new coronavirus-related deaths hit a three-month high. The country reported 66,211 new COVID-19 infections, including 66 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,600,607, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The number [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit below 70,000 on Friday, continuing an upward curve, as the country prepares to remove the indoor mask mandate, the last remaining antivirus rule, as part of broader recovery efforts. The country reported 68,168 new COVID-19 infections, including 95 from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-employed people’s debts increased 5.8 percent in 2021 from a year earlier amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Friday. Loans extended by financial institutions to the self-employed averaged 178 million won (US$138,000) as of end-2021, up 9.75 million won from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of South Korea’s service industry increased 10.5 percent on-year in 2021 on the back of leisure and communication businesses, data showed Friday. Service sector sales came to 2,814 trillion won (US$2.2 trillion) last year, compared with 2,547 trillion won tallied in 2020, the data compiled by Statistics Korea [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Police officers in the southern port city of Busan decided to help out the suspect in a series of thefts after learning of the person’s unfortunate circumstances. According to the Busanjin Police Station, a person stole from an unmanned store in Busanjin District 16 times over seven days earlier [...]