SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 8 in 10 South Korean consumers have the experience of ‘value consumption’ in which consumers choose products and services based on their values and faith, a survey showed Tuesday. Lotte Members, the membership service for Lotte Group companies, conducted a survey of 1,500 men and women in [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases sharply increased Tuesday amid concerns about the virus’ resurgence following eased social distancing restrictions. The country added 18,147 new COVID-19 infections, including 171 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,413,997, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Tuesday’s tally nearly tripled [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Parts of the Seoul metropolitan area have recently come under attack by swarms of a previously unheard-of insect, named lovebug, with residents suffering inconvenience as the bugs get into their homes. Swarms of lovebugs, known as a species of march fly, have suddenly appeared in northwestern Seoul and adjoining [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of police officers in charge of investigating digital sex crime have been exposed to the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a survey showed Monday. According to the Korean Association of Police Science Review, a survey of 65 police officers from three cyber enforcement divisions revealed that [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Loans issued to seniors over 60 years of age from insurance companies jumped last year, a lawmaker said Monday, citing data from the Financial Supervisory Service. Loans taken out by seniors over 60 years of age from insurance companies reached 11.16 trillion won (US$8.55 billion) as of late December [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend. The country added 6,253 new COVID-19 infections, including 164 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,395,864, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Monday’s tally declined from 10,059 the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A photo of President Yoon Suk-yeol staring at a nearly blank computer screen during his visit to Spain last week has raised eyebrows in South Korean online communities, with some suspecting it was a setup by the presidential office. Yoon’s office released 12 photos Sunday that showed the president [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean currency has reached a new 13-year low against the U.S. dollar, prompting foreign direct purchase enthusiasts to return to domestic shopping malls. Online communities for foreign direct purchasing are increasingly sharing the view that buying goods abroad is either more expensive or equivalent in price to shopping [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Complaints about unfair operations and the interruption of internal communications within police forces are rampant among police officers in their 20s and 30s, a survey showed Sunday. The Korean National Police University’s Police Science Institute recently conducted a survey of 1,131 newly-appointed police officers. In response to a question [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding. The country added 10,059 COVID-19 infections, including 191 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,389,611, the Korea Disease Control and [...]