SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total population fell for the first time last year due to the country’s low childbirths and rapid aging, along with a decline in incoming foreigners during the pandemic, data showed Thursday. The country’s total population reached 51.74 million as of Nov. 1, 2021, down 91,000, or 0.2 [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday as the new wave of an omicron subvariant is spreading fast. The country added 100,285 new COVID-19 infections, including 532 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 19,446,946, the [...]
GWANGJU, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Two high school students in the southwestern city of Gwangju are under investigation after being caught hacking into their teachers’ notebook computers to steal exam papers, police and municipal education officials said Wednesday. The two unnamed second-year students of Daedong High School in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, [...]
SEJONG, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dipped to a record low in May due to the chronically low birthrate, while that of deaths hit an all-time high amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 20,007 babies were born in May, down [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Major personal mobility applications post warnings against drunk riding at night, but the number of drunken people who failed to overcome such temptation is not insignificant in South Korea. In particular, as it’s difficult to hail a taxi at night in downtown areas in recent days, it’s not a [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases bounced back to nearly 100,000 on Tuesday as an omicron subvariant has spread fast amid a new wave of the virus resurgence. The country reported 99,327 new COVID-19 infections, including 353 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 19,346,764, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of South Korean senior citizens said they want to continue to work until the age of 73, a survey showed Tuesday, amid rapid aging and a rise in life expectancy. The poll by Statistics Korea showed 10.35 million, or 68.5 percent, of the 15.1 million people [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug trafficking caught by South Korea’s customs agency grew 11.2 percent on-year in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service said it confiscated a total of 238 kilograms of drugs in the January-June period, compared with 214 kg a year earlier. The number [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — To cope with the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has expanded the scope of beneficiaries for fourth doses of vaccines, including those residing at so-called ‘homeless living facilities.’ Unfortunately, however, those living on the streets were not included on the list, raising concerns that they would [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases are likely to top 100,000 per day this week as an omicron subvariant spreads quickly. As of 9 p.m. on Monday, the country reported 94,213 new cases, up 59,000 from the same time the previous day, according to health authorities and provincial governments. Daily [...]