SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans facing difficulties accessing means of transportation, including the disabled, seniors, pregnant women, people with toddlers and children has gone up in recent years, data showed Monday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that there were 15.1 million South Koreans struggling with access [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Record rainfall, believed to be the heaviest in 115 years, has pummeled Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving nine people dead and six others missing while flooding homes, vehicles, buildings and subway stations, officials said Tuesday. Parts of Seoul, the western port city of Incheon and Gyeonggi Province that surrounds [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Monday for the first time in a week on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients remained at a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has pulled down the level of happiness and overall life satisfaction among the public, the sense of solidarity has strengthened, a report said Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 3,923 men and women between the ages of 19 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurant kitchen staff are suffering from the scorching heat wave that has been ongoing for days. While heat-related illnesses normally occur outdoors, it isn’t rare for them to take place indoors such as in the kitchen, where ventilation or air conditioning are often unavailable. “There’s a duct in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s amateur athletes are exposed to the risk of indiscreetly taking prohibited drugs due to a lack of awareness, data showed Sunday. The share of amateur athletes who said they had taken prohibited doping substances such as steroid hormones at least once was estimated at 34.8 percent, more [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the sixth straight day on Sunday as infections stayed high amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant and increased movement encouraged by eased social curbs and summer vacation. The country added 105,507 new COVID-19 infections, including 484 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About one out of eight mid-aged people in South Korea has borrowed money due to economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey of 3,923 people by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 12.5 percent of people in their 40s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained over 100,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday as the country battles a new wave of infections fueled by a highly infectious omicron subvariant. The country added 110,666 new COVID-19 infections, including 573 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,383,621, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group filed a constitutional petition against the state minimum wage system Friday, arguing that enforcing a compulsory minimum wage on employers violates their freedom of contract and business. The petition by the public labor union minimum wage response committee was filed with the Constitutional Court hours after [...]