SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of firearm confiscations by customs authorities skyrocketed more than 170 times this year from five years ago due to an illegal influx of powder-actuated nail guns, a customs report showed Monday. According to the Korea Customs Service report submitted to Rep. Bae June-young of the People Power [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A local research institute claimed Monday that the social and economic cost of malicious online comments reaches about 35 trillion won (US$24.3 billion) a year. According to the Barun ICT Research Center affiliated with Yonsei University, up to 35.3 trillion won is spent a year due to problems arising [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to over 30,000 on Wednesday on increased tests following the extended weekend, though daily infections have been on a downward trend. The country reported 30,535 new COVID-19 infections, including 70 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,025,749, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday, as the virus wave has subsided in recent weeks. The country reported 22,844 new COVID-19 infections, including 53 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,098,996, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In an increasing number of cases, people are sneaking away from restaurants after dining, without paying for their food. Last June, six tourists visiting a popular seafood restaurant in Seogwipo, Jeju Island ate 270,000 won (US$188) worth of food, before disappearing one by one, leaving the bill unpaid. They [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to one-third of unmarried couples living together or who are de facto married have experienced discrimination when applying for government subsidies, a survey showed Thursday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 291 households consisting of 336 men and women between 19 and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The rise of YouTubers claiming to be former or current members of organized crime organizations is posing a social problem. Rep. Cho Eun-hee of the People Power Party referred to a National Police Agency report indicating that there are currently nine YouTube channels run by gang members and unofficial [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, as the virus wave has subsided in recent weeks. The country reported 23,583 new COVID-19 infections, including 60 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 25,076,239, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added jobs for the 19th straight month in September, data showed Friday, but the growth continued to slow for the fourth month in a row amid concerns over a recession. The number of employed people stood at 28.38 million last month, up 707,000 from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the government’s high-ranking officials own shares of listed companies, and the most popular stock is Samsung Electronics Co., a market research firm said Thursday. Leaders Index analyzed the portfolio of stocks owned by 118 higher than vice minister-level officials who disclosed their wealth. Among them, [...]