SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 in 10 South Koreans play video games, and more people are playing games with their children, a poll showed Thursday. The Korea Creative Content Agency conducted a survey of 6,000 people between the ages of 10 and 65, in which 74.4 percent had played video games [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell to the 80,000 range Thursday amid a moderate declining trend, though a sharp rise in the death toll called for a continued close watch over serious cases. The country reported 81,573 new COVID-19 infections, including 300 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose 8.8 percent on-year in July as eased COVID-19 restrictions bolstered demand for travel and leisure services, and online grocery shopping continued to grow, data showed Thursday. The value of online shopping transactions came to 17 trillion won (US$12.6 billion) in July, compared with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of parents working in Seoul haven’t taken any parental leave in fear of lagging behind the competition at work or burdening others with their workload, a survey showed Wednesday. The Seoul Foundation and Women and Family conducted a survey of 2,005 Seoul residents (1,482 women, 523 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 5 foreign nationals staying in South Korea are illegal immigrants, with the number of undocumented immigrants rising to nearly 400,000, government data showed Thursday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Justice, 395,068 foreigners were staying in the country without a valid visa in July, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will lift its current pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers later this week, an official said Wednesday, as the government believes the recent virus wave has passed its peak and the spread of omicron could slow down. The new rule that will take effect Saturday came [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cases officially deemed as child abuse incidents in South Korea grew 21.7 percent in 2021 from a year ago amid an increase in reports to authorities for intervention, a government report showed Wednesday. According to an annual welfare ministry report submitted to the National Assembly, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Exchange students in the U.S. and their parents are facing growing concerns as the won-dollar exchange rate continues to climb. “My parents used to send me 1.5 million won (US$1,120) every month as a living stipend last year. Now, with the higher exchange rate, they’re sending me another 300,000 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to 6 in 10 South Koreans believe the current COVID-19 situation to be serious, a poll showed Tuesday. A research team from Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health conducted a nationwide survey of 1,000 South Koreans men and women over 18 years of age, 59.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 115,000 Tuesday after declining for a few days, due largely to fewer tests, as the virus trend continues at a steady pace. The country reported 115,638 new COVID-19 infections, including 380 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 23,142,479, the [...]