SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent poll showed that men and female have different perceptions about the seriousness of the low birthrate in South Korea. Gallup Korea conducted a nationwide survey of 1,002 people between 19 and 29 years of age, among which 66 percent believed the low birthrate was a ‘very serious [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Most animal bite victims in South Korea over the last three years were hurt by dogs. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 670 cases of animal bite accidents in 2019, 302 in 2020 and 130 in 2021. The number of animal bite reports had been on [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 5,000 people were apprehended for alleged stalking over the five months since South Korea’s first anti-stalking law went into force, police data showed Monday. A total of 5,248 people were detained for alleged stalking, with 3,039 of them indicted, over the five months since the law took [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study suggests that policy is needed to reduce national losses from the high competition rate for civil service exams. According to a thesis published by Park Sung-jae, a senior fellow at the Korea Labor Institute, the number of Koreans preparing for state exams to recruit public servants shot [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy has flared up over the global photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram’s arbitrary deletion of accounts whose users have the same names as celebrities such as members of K-pop girl groups. Recently in an online community, a woman uploaded a post outlining her experience with Instagram’s arbitrary deletion of [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 10,000 for the third consecutive day Sunday on fewer tests on the weekend and the waning omicron-driven virus wave. The country added 7,382 new infections, bringing the total caseload to 18,225,460, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Sunday’s figure [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained below 10,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday while the country is mulling eased antivirus restrictions to restore pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 8,422 new infections, including 64 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,200,346, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized cargo truck drivers extended their strike to a fifth day on Saturday, causing disruptions and delays in logistics nationwide, industry sources said. Some 33 percent, or 7,350 members, of the 22,000-strong Cargo Truckers Solidarity, under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, went on walkout as [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 Friday, continuing a gradual decline, as the country is working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 9,315 COVID-19 infections, including 34 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,209,650, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Friday they will guarantee rallies and demonstrations in front of former President Moon Jae-in’s residence in the southeastern city of Yangsan but illegal activities will be dealt with sternly. The National Police Agency said in a statement that strict actions will be taken in accordance with the [...]