SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 3,500 on Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic is in retreat and fewer tests were conducted over the weekend. The country added 3,429 new COVID-19 infections, including 114 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,329,448, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — IT companies that introduced so-called ‘workation’ policies are planning for their expansion due to popular demand. Line Plus Corp., a mobile service subsidiary of South Korea’s leading internet portal Naver Corp., introduced Line Hybrid Work 1.0 which allows staff members to work remotely from any location in the country. [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since the pandemic has changed how we work, more than half of all workers believe that it has increased productivity. Accounting firm EY Hanyoung conducted a survey of 17,000 individuals including the management staff and employees from some 1,500 companies in 22 countries, in which 64 percent of [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 7,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the omicron variant is slowing down. The country added 6,246 new COVID-19 infections, including 135 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,326,019, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Sunday’s tally [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped below 7,000 on Saturday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the easing omicron wave. The country added 6,790 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,319,773, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The KDCA reported 18 [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol met with a group of South Korean and foreign veterans of the Korean War on Friday to thank them for their service. The event — a luncheon at Hotel Shilla in Seoul — was held one day before the country marks 72 years since the war [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases came below 8,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the slowing omicron wave. The country added 7,227 new COVID-19 infections, including 111 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,312,993, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans believe the government should only provide non-military aid to Ukraine, a survey showed Friday. In the survey of 1,000 people aged 18 or above conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, 72 percent said the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol should only [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 10,000 for the 14th straight day Thursday amid a steady omicron downtrend, though the country remains vigilant against any potential virus resurgence. The country reported 7,497 new COVID-19 infections, including 92 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,305,738, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners staying in South Korea bounced back above the 2 million mark last month for the first time in 15 months, immigration data showed Thursday. According to the data by the justice ministry’s immigration policy bureau, 2,012,862 foreigners were staying in the country as of May, [...]