SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoulites, living in one of the world’s most congested metropolitan cities, are reflecting on the dangers of overcrowding following the Itaewon crowd crush. Just like any other day, the evening rush hour in Seoul is met by heavy congestion in the subway. Now, however, people seem to have a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 in 10 South Korean adults drink more than one cup of coffee per day, a civic group said Sunday. The YWCA Seoul conducted a survey of 500 adults between 20 and 59 years of age, 75.8 percent of whom said they drank more than one cup [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 40,000 on Sunday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza during the winter. The country reported 36,675 new COVID-19 infections, including 66 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,838,239, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
ANDONG, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The two miners rescued from a collapsed mine in southeastern South Korea are quickly recovering, according to their families on Sunday. The pair — both surnamed Park and aged 62 and 56 — walked out alive after being trapped for more than nine days in the zinc mine in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 117,000 people paid their respects at mourning altars set up across Seoul for the victims of the Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 156 people in the city’s nightlife district of Itaewon, city government officials said Sunday. A total of 117,619 people visited the altars set [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 50,000 for the third day Saturday amid concerns of a possible resurgence in the winter season. The country reported 40,903 new COVID-19 infections, including 57 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,801,564, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The two miners rescued from a collapsed mine in southeastern South Korea are quickly recovering, medical doctors said Saturday. The pair surprised the nation by miraculously walking out alive after being trapped for more than nine days in the zinc mine in the county of Bonghwa, 244 kilometers southeast [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Those who stood up to help victims during the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district are receiving praise for their action. Muhammad Shabbir, who has been working as a staff nurse at a general hospital in Pakistan, came to South Korea last month to visit his brother. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two major tech giants — Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. — have begun a crackdown on imitation police costumes on their e-commerce platforms in response to the controversy that fake police costumes obstructed the process of containing the Itaewon crowd crush. Naver banned all searches for imitation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of subway stations in Seoul have experienced a similar level of congestion as seen during the the deadly Halloween crowd crush, a wireless carrier said Thursday. SK Telecom Co. reported that data records between August 1 and October 31 showed a congestion rate of 252 percent in [...]