SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign ownership of South Korean land rose 1.2 percent in the first half of 2022 from the end of 2021, the land ministry said Thursday. Foreigners owned 260.75 square kilometers — slightly more than four times the size of Manhattan — at the end of June. It represents 0.26 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained over 60,000 on Wednesday amid lingering concerns that virus infections could accelerate during the cold winter months. The country reported 67,415 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,098,734, according to data from the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of middle school students want to learn about sexual minorities during sex education classes at school, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korean Women’s Development Institute, a state-run think tank, conducted a survey of 4,065 middle school students, of which only 21.1 percent had learned about sexual minorities [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to half of high school seniors in South Korea sleep less than six hours every day, a government report showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Education conducted a survey of health examinations taken by 93,970 students from 1,023 elementary, middle, and high schools, which showed that only 3.1 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases spiked to over 71,000 on Tuesday amid concerns that cases could sharply rise again ahead of the winter months. The country reported 71,476 new COVID-19 infections, including 84 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 27,031,319, according to data from the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ overseas card spending continued to grow in the third quarter as outbound travel spiked bolstered by eased pandemic curbs, central bank data showed Tuesday. The amount of money spent overseas by South Koreans with cards, including credit and debit cards, came to US$3.81 billion in the July-September [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean women have become more exposed to the risk of unemployment and social isolation than men after the COVID-19 pandemic, a study showed Monday. These findings were reported in a short-term monitoring survey conducted by the national infectious disease crisis advisory committee under the prime minister to measure [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Outdoor equipment sales are on the rise amid warmer weather than usual, altering the food trends of the season. South Korean discount retailer Emart Inc. said Monday its camping equipment sales between Nov. 1-22 jumped by 86.3 percent from last year. Sorted by product, table sales jumped by 315.8 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the government remains on alert over the virus’s possible resurgence during the winter. The country reported 22,327 new COVID-19 infections, including 53 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 26,959,843, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing number of single-person households choosing not to get married, South Korean companies are diversifying in terms of their welfare policies. Lotte Department Store in September began offering congratulatory or consolation subsidies to employees who are single. Any employee who is single and over 40 years of [...]