SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day Tuesday, extending the declining trend as the virus wave is subsiding. The country reported 16,423 new COVID-19 infections, including 106 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,848,184, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s young, single-person households are focusing on their savings, contrary to previous expectations that they would focus on consumption, influenced by the YOLO — You Only Live Once — culture, a report showed Monday. KB Financial Group Research Institute conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 male and female [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean teens are refusing to take the change when paying for public transportation because it is ‘too embarrassing’. A 15-year-old teenager surnamed Lee said she has almost never taken any change when paying for a bus ride. “A single pack of snacks at a convenience store costs over [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose 16 percent on-year in August on the back of surging demand for travel during the vacation season amid eased COVID-19 restrictions and growing grocery shopping for preparations for the Chuseok holiday, data showed Tuesday. The value of online shopping transactions came to 17.72 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 20,000 on Monday after staying in the 20,000s for the previous three days amid waning virus infections and fewer tests over the extended weekend. The country reported 12,150 new COVID-19 infections, including 132 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,831,761, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of personal bankruptcy filings neared 50,000 last year amid a prolonged economic slowdown resulting in part from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Court Administration, the number of personal bankruptcy cases filed in court across the country totaled 49,063 last year, down 2.6 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down, coupled with fewer tests over the extended weekend. The country reported 23,597 new COVID-19 infections, including 246 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,819,611, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Trials for sexual crimes in the military jumped 77.6 percent over the past four years, according to data from military courts. The number of trials for active-duty soldiers accused of sexual crimes amounted to 2,185 between 2018 and last year, according to the data provided to Rep. Kim Seung-won [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday as the country lifted the test requirement for arrivals amid an easing virus wave. The country reported 26,960 new COVID-19 infections, including 301 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,796,014, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Friday, as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down in recent weeks. The country reported 28,497 new COVID-19 infections, including 276 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,769,101, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The [...]