SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the two foreigners who painted illegal graffiti on subway cars after breaking into a subway depot in South Korea has been apprehended by the Romanian police. Incheon’s Nonhyeon Police Station said Monday it had asked the Romanian government to turn over a 26-year-old American charged with trespassing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases sharply rose Tuesday to reach the highest total in 83 days amid lingering concerns that the country may face a winter surge of virus infections. The country reported 77,604 new COVID-19 infections, including 84 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,408,854, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The life expectancy of South Korean babies born last year reached 83.6 years, data showed Tuesday, hovering above the average of major advanced countries. The average life expectancy at birth in 2021 marked a slight rise from 83.5 years tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea still had the largest wage inequality between genders among all 39 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states last year, a report showed Sunday. The most recent OECD report on the gender wage gap showed that South Korea had the largest gender wage gap at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose at a moderate pace Monday from a week earlier, as the virus spread held steady, with attention being drawn to the possible removal of the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 23,160 new COVID-19 infections, including 80 cases from overseas, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 50,000 on Sunday amid lingering concerns over a surge in winter. The country reported 46,564 new COVID-19 infections, including 69 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,308,090, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Sunday’s number decreased slightly from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Shipments from major ports and cement production sites are recovering after days of disruptions over the truckers’ strike, the government said Saturday, as the walkout appears to be losing steam in the face of a tough government stance. Container shipments from 12 major ports around the country had recovered [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 60,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday amid signs that the virus wave may have reached a plateau although concerns linger over a surge in winter. The country reported 52,861 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 for the second straight day Friday, showing signs the virus’ spread may have reached a standstill. The country reported 52,987 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,208,800, according to data from the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A major South Korean trade association said Friday it is considering filing a compensation suit against striking truckers over the mounting losses and damage the walkout has caused in the cement and steel industries. The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said it is “actively looking into” the option, as [...]