SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 50,000 for the second straight day Friday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza this winter. The country reported 43,449 new COVID-19 infections, including 49 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,760,701, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean educational authorities are preventing students from participating in rallies, citing the Halloween crowd crush as an excuse, while attempting to restrict their everyday activities. Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon held a meeting with the heads of regional education offices last Sunday, the day after the Itaewon disaster. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A trio of foreign heroes praised for saving more than 30 lives from last Saturday’s tragic crowd crush in Seoul turned out to be American soldiers stationed in South Korea, some survivors said Thursday. One of the survivors, known only as a twentysomething man living in Cheongju, central South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost half of South Korean senior citizens receiving pensions are reluctant to stop working, a report said Wednesday. The Federation of Korean Industries analyzed the five-year data provided by Statistics Korea, which showed that as of May of this year, there were more than 3.7 million seniors in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will carry out emergency checks on the congestion and safety of subway stations following the deadly Itaewon tragedy. The city announced these plans on Wednesday during an administrative audit by the Seoul City Council’s Transportation Committee. “The city and Seoul Metro (the operator of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages between South Korean nationals and foreign spouses set a new record low last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday. A total of 13,926 transnational couples tied the knot here in 2021, down 13.9 percent, or 2,251, from a year earlier, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Facts and circumstances revealed one after another after last Saturday’s tragic crowd crush in Seoul seem to indicate that police’s crisis management and command systems were in a mess at the time of the unfolding disaster. Police’s emergency response system, including the handling of urgent calls for help and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 50,000 on Thursday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a “twindemic” of the pandemic and seasonal influenza this winter. The country reported 46,896 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,717,277, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Concerns are growing that year-end consumption activities could drastically cool down if consumer sentiment is dampened due to the impact of the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea’s consumer sentiment index (CSI) has remained below 100 for five straight [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued an apology Wednesday for making a quip at a media briefing with foreign journalists with regard to the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon. “Regardless of the circumstances, I apologize for making people feel uncomfortable,” Han said in a statement. During the media briefing Tuesday, [...]