PAJU, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Paju city government in Gyeonggi Province has launched a pilot project to monitor the safety of its elderly citizens by analyzing their TV watching patterns through TV rating equipment, as part of efforts to respond to dementia and solitary death issues. In collaboration with the Papyeong-myeon district office [...]
INCHEON, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Coast Guard is struggling to find the financial resources necessary for the operation of large patrol ships and helicopters as oil prices continue to remain high in and outside the country. At present, the Coast Guard runs a total of 355 ships, including large patrol ships and [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 18,000 for the third straight day Thursday, as the nation embarks on a summer vacation season amid the eased social distancing restrictions. The country added 18,511 new COVID-19 infections, including 194 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,451,862, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A video of a British veteran who participated in the 1950-53 Korean War is creating an online sensation. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs reported that a video starring Alan Guy, 90, has garnered more than 2.18 million views on YouTube since it was posted on June 22. [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store owners are considering imposing extra charges during late night hours in protest of the recent decision to raise the minimum wage next year. The Korea Franchisee Union, comprised of all franchisees of major convenience store chains, said Wednesday that it has decided to ask convenience store chains [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases increased for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the virus spread at a faster pace amid eased social distancing restrictions. The country added 19,371 new COVID-19 infections, including 224 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,433,359, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men consider their financial status before deciding upon marriage while women consider their spouse’s financial status when deciding to get married, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of men and women between 19 and 49 years of age [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their 20s and 30s are struggling with rising interest rates. A majority of loans for jeonse (long-term deposits for rent), in particular, are provided at floating interest rates, which makes young South Koreans react to an increase in interest rates with concern or give up on [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will allow advertisements to be placed on bikes from its public bike service to overcome deficits. Tthe city’s unmanned bike rental service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, faced deficits of 9 billion won (US$6.88 million) in 2019, 9.9 billion won in 2020 and [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of airport bus passengers in Seoul increased by 2.6 times during the past six months, the city government said Wednesday, as the demand for air travel has spiked after the lifting of almost all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions in April. The number of rides performed by foreign [...]