SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of breadwinners from each household working secondary jobs reached a new high this year, data showed Tuesday. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) reported that there were 368,000 heads of households with secondary jobs in the first three quarters of this year, accounting for 67.3 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s Gangnam District said Tuesday it will expand its childbirth and postnatal care subsidies next year. The district has been giving out 300,000 won (US$233) for the firstborn and 1 million won for the second-born child. Starting in January of next year, all parents of newborn children will receive [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean workers who took time off to take care of their children rose 1 percent in 2021 from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 173,631 workers took parental leave to care for their children last year, up 1,682 from 2020, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 88,000 on Wednesday, continuing the upward trend amid fears over a further spike in winter with one in every six people now having suffered reinfection. The country reported 88,172 new COVID-19 infections, including 69 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,390,646, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea mired in an extended cold snap, drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of cold weather on battery performance. The harsh conditions lead to a decline in the driving range for EVs, causing anxiety for those who rely on their vehicles [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) on Jeju Island would halve the number of car repair and maintenance workers on the island. According to a report released by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, if EV adoption becomes more widespread in Jeju, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A hacker in his 30s was arrested on charges of infiltrating built-in home cameras at over 600 different apartment complexes and distributing recorded footage, police said Tuesday. In South Korea, it is common for internet-connected home security devices with cameras to be installed in apartment complexes. A wall-pad device, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four students in South Korea have no future job preference, a survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training conducted a nationwide survey of 22,702 elementary, middle and high school students, among which 19.3 percent of elementary school [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s new digital guide program, which was designed to help seniors use digital devices, has received a positive response from the elderly population. Since July, the city selected 100 digital guides over 50 years of age, deploying teams of two in 50 locations including subway stations, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit over 87,000 on Tuesday, the largest number in more than three months, as the winter virus wave takes hold. The country reported 87,559 new COVID-19 infections, including 74 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,302,474, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]