SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 70,000 for the third straight day Thursday due to the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country reported 71,170 new COVID-19 infections, including 320 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 19,009,080, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The vast majority of South Koreans believe that the country has already entered the era of a multicultural society, while the younger generation believes that they can marry anyone regardless of ethnicity, a poll showed Wednesday. Market researcher Embrain Trend Monitor conducted a survey of 1,000 men and women [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The increasing number of pets has led to an increase in cases of dog bites, which is becoming a concern for citizens. The National Fire Agency reported that there were 2,114 reported dog bite cases in 2020, 2,154 in 2019 and 2,368 in 2018. Dog bite accidents tended to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of the South Korean households with infants had experienced a career interruption for childbirth and child-rearing, a poll showed Wednesday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education conducted a survey of 2,500 households with children under 6 years of age across the country. Half of the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of real estate rental contracts shot up in Seoul this year amid an unprecedented drop in the real estate transaction market, data showed Wednesday. According to statistics from the National Court Administration, the number of real estate lease contracts signed in the first half of this year [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 70,000 for the second straight day Wednesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs. The country reported 76,402 new COVID-19 infections, including 429 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,937,971, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite soaring consumer prices, exchange rates and interest rates, the polarization of consumption is becoming more severe than ever. Even Koreans in their 20s and 30s are choosing to stay at home rather than go on a holiday this summer. A 30-year-old office worker surnamed Jeong wanted to go [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Three in 10 South Korean adults have invested in stock funds, with an average investment of close to 40 million won (US$30,480), a poll showed Tuesday. The Korea Financial Investors Protection Foundation conducted a survey of 2,500 adults between 25 and 64 years of age, 28 percent of whom [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of violent crimes in the second quarter of the year jumped 14 percent compared with a quarter earlier, data showed Wednesday, partially on the back of eased social distancing measures. A total of 367,412 crimes occurred in the April-June period, compared with 322,346 cases in the previous [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs. The country reported 73,582 new COVID-19 infections, including 351 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,861,593, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]