SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — At least 153 people have been killed and 133 others injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district as huge crowds of partygoers, many in their 20s, converged in the entertainment district for late-night Halloween celebrations. The deadliest stampede in South Korea’s history happened Saturday night in a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the third straight day Saturday amid concerns of a possible resurgence. The country reported 37,321 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,504,288, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The tally marks the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second straight day Friday amid lingering concerns over resurgence woes. The country reported 35,924 new COVID-19 infections, including 60 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,466,992, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Friday’s tally is a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the nurses who have experienced the excessive workload caused by the pandemic considered changing jobs, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea conducted a survey of 1,016 nurses, 57.5 percent of whom considered changing jobs while carrying out [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 3 in 4 law breaching minors turned out to have spearheaded criminal activities in groups, and unlike the common perception that they are no more than petty thieves, the seriousness of their crimes is more severe than one might expect, a study showed Thursday. Lee Jang-wook, a police [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular Korean snacks in the winter are rising in price, further discouraging consumer spending in South Korea. As recently as last year, 1,000 won (US$0.70) was enough to buy three fish-shaped buns, called “bungeoppang” in Korean, in downtown Seoul. Now, 1,000 won buys only one or two of them. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 40,000 on Thursday, breaking an upward trend that had continued for the past two days. The country reported 34,987 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,431,105, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Thursday’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign drug dealers are gaining a presence in South Korea, once referred to as a drug-free country. A research institute at the Korean National Police University reported that drug crimes involving foreigners jumped from 359 cases in 2012 to 2,335 last year. The nationalities of foreign drug dealers have [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Three in 10 workers in the manufacturing sector are over 50 years of age, with a rapidly increasing proportion of senior workers, a report said Wednesday. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) reported that the proportion of senior workers over 50 years of age jumped from 11 percent in [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A stair-climbing competition for firefighters took place at Haeundae LCT, a 101-story tall seaside skyscraper complex in Busan on Wednesday. A total of 670 firefighters from across the country participated in a race to climb 2,372 stairs from the first floor to the 100th floor. For firefighters wearing a [...]