SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fried chicken franchises saw their sales spike on the day of South Korea’s first football match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Kyochon F&B reported a 110-percent sales increase at all stores that day compared to the week prior. Genesis BBQ also reported a 170-percent sales increase from the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of residential properties whose ownership changed due to forced sale by auction marked a sharp increase this year compared to a year ago. According to the Supreme Court, the number of apartments, villas and residential officetels whose ownership shifted due to forced sale by auction stood at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Sunday, but health authorities remained on edge over a possible spike in transmissions in the winter season. The country reported 47,028 new COVID-19 infections, including 70 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 26,937,516, according to data from the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases came in the 50,000 range on Saturday for the third day in a row, continuing the recent mild resurgence on the back of the winter virus wave. The country reported 52,788 new COVID-19 infections, including 62 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An Air Force brigadier general has been demoted by one rank to colonel for mishandling a sexual assault case that led to the suicide death of a female soldier, military sources said Saturday. Jeon Ik-soo, the chief legal affairs officer of the Air Force, became the first general officer [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The nationwide strike by truck drivers caused supply disruptions across the cement and steel industries on Friday, with other sectors like auto and petrochemicals feared to bear the brunt if the protest prolongs. Cement factories were unable to ship most of the daily supply of 200,000 tons the previous [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit over 50,000 on Friday, continuing the mild uptrend from the previous week, as the virus wave is beginning to take hold with the onset of winter. The country reported 53,698 new COVID-19 infections, including 39 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of undocumented foreigners who have failed to return to their home countries after their visas have expired reaching over 410,000, the largest proportion of them are study-abroad students and those studying the Korean language, data showed Thursday. The Ministry of Justice said that there were 137,779 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Ski resorts and winter festival organizers in Gangwon Province are concerned with the unseasonably warm weather as they prepare for the start of the winter season. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the average temperature in the province between Nov. 1-21 stood at 8.6 degrees Celsius, which was 2 degrees [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have arrested the key suspect in a notorious online sex abuse crime targeting underage people at his home in Australia in a joint operation with the Australian police, officials said Friday. The suspect, popularly known as “L” in South Korea, was apprehended at his home in the outskirts [...]