SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry said Saturday it is ascertaining the veracity of the Russian defense ministry’s data that showed four of its nationals who volunteered to fight alongside Ukrainian forces have died. “We are aware of Russia’s defense ministry’s data,” an official with the foreign ministry said. “We have [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The family of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 said Friday they will file a criminal complaint against former National Security Advisor Suh Hoon to hold him responsible for an announcement that their loved one attempted to defect to the North. The family of the late [...]
SEOUL June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the eighth day in a row Friday, as the spread of the coronavirus is apparently slowing down. The country added 7,198 COVID-19 infections, including 68 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,263,643, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A person living alone without a spouse faces a higher risk of death than those who live with a spouse, a study showed Thursday. The Asia Cohort Consortium, a large consortium of cohort-based studies in Pacific Rim countries, compared the hazard ratio between 538,377 Asians including South Koreans who [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of electric car fires continues to increase along with the prevalence of such vehicles, firefighters are looking for the optimal way to extinguish electric vehicle (EV) fires. The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said it carried out experiments related to extinguishing electric car fires at [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday as the country moves toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 7,994 COVID-19 infections, including 90 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,256,457, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior abuse increased last year due to the pandemic along with changes in family composition. The Ministry of Health and Welfare reported a 14.2-percent increase in the number of cases involving abuse against seniors, with a total of 19,391 reported last year. Among all reported cases, 6,774 cases were [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of adolescents treated for gambling addiction spiked last year as they spent more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. Rep. Kim Do-eup of the ruling People Power Party released the statistics from the state-run Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service that showed [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Cash as a means of payment is disappearing rapidly in people’s daily lives as various cards and electronic payments are increasingly used. The amount of cash the households used to purchase goods or services last year averaged 510,000 won (US$398) per month, down 25.4 percent compared to the figure [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday amid the country’s efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 9,435 COVID-19 infections, including 104 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,248,479, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]