SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases slightly dropped Thursday, as the government is considering adjusting the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 65,253 new COVID-19 infections, including 48 from overseas, bringing the total to 27,548,821, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Thursday’s tally is slightly lower than [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added the largest number of jobs in five years last year on the back of the retail and welfare sectors, data showed Thursday. The country’s total jobs reached 25.58 million last year, up 850,000, or 3.5 percent, from the previous year, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of software developers in South Korea work overtime but are overall satisfied with their jobs, a survey showed Tuesday. Local pollster Open Survey conducted a study of 286 developers nationwide, in which 81.1 percent said they had worked overtime in the previous three months. Roughly one third [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Up to 33,000 football fans flocked to Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to cheer for the national team in its match against Brazil at the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Tuesday morning. In front of the five large screens set up at the square, football fans were seen “armed” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Energy drink and coffee sales at convenience stores soared ahead of the knock-out match between South Korea and Brazil at the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Tuesday. Convenience store chain CU reported a more than threefold increase in energy drink sales from 8 p.m. to midnight on Monday prior [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 70,000 for the second consecutive day Wednesday amid lingering concerns of a winter surge in cases. The country reported 74,714 new COVID-19 infections, including 60 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,483,568, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of one-person households in South Korea hit a fresh record last year, data showed Wednesday, as more young people delayed marriages. One-person families accounted for 33.4 percent of the total last year, up from 31.7 percent the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly eight out of 10 South Koreans believe social media leads to more political division, with nearly as many people saying social media makes it easier for people to manipulate others, a survey showed Tuesday. However, more than 60 percent of those surveyed said social media is still a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Psychological counseling for perpetrators of sexual crimes and alcohol addiction significantly reduces the rate of a second offense, a study showed Monday. A study conducted by the Ministry of Justice and Dongkuk University showed that convicts that have received counseling treatment have seen an improved state of mind. Negative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Lotto, the most popular offline lottery ticket in the country, celebrated its 20th year of sales, which surpassed 5 trillion won (US$3.78 billion) last year, data showed Monday. A total of 7,803 people won first place in the lottery from Dec. 7, 2002, to Nov. 26 of [...]