SEJONG, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea hit a record low in the second quarter, while deaths rose to an all-time high in the cited period amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 59,961 babies were born in the April-June period, down [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 150,000 Tuesday after declining over the previous five days, with health authorities staying vigilant against the resurgence of the omicron subvariant. The country added 150,258 new COVID-19 infections, including 504 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,449,475, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been two years since a scandal erupted involving celebrities and influencers engaged in advertisements that feigned not to be ads, but these “hidden ads” are still deceiving consumers on social media, the South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Monday. The Fair Trade Commission reported that the Korea Internet [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology will allow people to simply tap a button on their phones to report an assault or other crimes. The National Police Agency said Monday it is currently planning a “knock knock campaign,” in which people facing emergency situations can easily contact the police. The new system will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population declined on-year for the second consecutive year last year, while the number of single-person households continued to increase, government data showed Tuesday. As of the end of 2021, the nation’s registered population stood at 51,638,809, down 0.37 percent from 51,829,023 tallied at the end of 2020, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Insurance agencies and planners have voiced strong opposition to big tech companies’ entry into the insurance sales business, criticizing it as an infringement of their commercial rights. The Insurance Agency Association and the Labor Union Solidarity for Insurance Planners held a joint press conference in front of the presidential [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth consecutive day Monday, as authorities remained vigilant against the highly contagious omicron subvariant during the summer vacation season. The country added 59,046 new COVID-19 infections, including 406 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,299,377, the Korea Disease Control [...]
YANGSAN, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Tranquility and calmness appear to have returned to a southeastern rural village where former President Moon Jae-in’s residence is located on the first day of strengthened security measures there. Gone from Pyeongsan Village in Yangsan, 420 kilometers southeast of Seoul, are loud noises and abusive language from anti-Moon demonstrators. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — While the South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is raising awareness about people with autism spectrum disorders, only a few people with autism are actually able to attend university, data showed Sunday. Rep. Lee Eun-joo of the minor opposition Justice Party quoted a report from the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of time Koreans spend watching TV programs on smartphones has dropped sharply compared to a year ago, indicative of an increase in socializing resulting from the gradual return to normal life, a media regulation agency said Sunday. The amount of time South Koreans spent watching 28 channel [...]