CHUNCHEON, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gangwon provincial government said Thursday it will fulfill its debt payment guarantee for the developer of Legoland Korea Resort by mid-December, over one month earlier than scheduled, to mitigate impact on the local financial market. “Our financial circumstances are not sufficient, but we will prepare the funds through [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of undocumented immigrants in South Korea has exceeded the 400,000 mark, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Immigration Service reported there were 2,172,000 foreigners residing in South Korea as of late September, up by 2.3 percent from August. Among them, 402,755 foreigners were undocumented and had failed to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Late-night taxi hailing fee is going to become more expensive starting this week. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that night hailing fees will rise in accordance with government plans to alleviate nighttime taxi shortages announced earlier this month. Starting in early November, additional fees of up [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 40,000 for the second straight day Wednesday, fanning concerns of a possible resurgence of the pandemic. The country reported 40,842 infections, including 81 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,396,155, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The figure [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of babies born in South Korea touched an all-time low in August with deaths soaring to a record high amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 21,758 babies were born in August, down 2.4 percent from the previous year, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid an increase in the number of tourists visiting various attractions for viewing the autumn leaves, ticket scalping is thriving at famous forests with admission fees. After buying admission tickets in advance, ticket scalpers are selling them at a higher price to visitors. The number of visitors to Hwadam [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young South Koreans who have spent more than three years finding their first job reached 360,000, data showed Monday. Among South Koreans between 15 and 29 years of age with employment experience after graduation, some 358,000 people had taken more than three years to get their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 50 percent of the accused standing before criminal courts in South Korea were found to proceed without hiring an attorney, data showed Monday. Rep. Park Ju-min of the Democratic Party referred to a Supreme Court report indicating that 45 percent of the accused proceeded in their first-instance [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rental stations for Seoul’s public bike service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, are being removed due to complaints from local residents. According to the data compiled by the city government, 65 of 95 rental stations that were removed from January to September last year were closed due to complaints. A [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases sharply bounced back to over 40,000 Tuesday, sharply rebounding after showing a gradual decline in the past week. The country reported 43,759 new COVID-19 infections, including 71 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,355,350, the Korea Disease and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]