SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 12,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday amid eased antivirus restrictions as the country is seeking to restore pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 12,161 COVID-19 infections, including 65 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,200,346, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of young job seekers living in the greater Seoul area would prefer not to work outside of the region. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted a survey of 301 young job seekers living in the capital region, 49.2 percent of whom ‘more or less’ did [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in COVID-19 cases. The country added 13,358 COVID-19 infections, including 59 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,188,200, the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 15 out of 100 employed people in South Korea changed jobs in 2020 amid the sluggish job market hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. The number of registered employees in South Korea, who are eligible for state insurance programs, came to 24.83 million in 2020, up [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Households in the lower income tier are spending a significant share of their income on food, including groceries and dining out, data showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Economy and Finance and Statistics Korea said that 42.2 percent of the average disposable income (847,039 won) earned by households in the [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Two in five South Korean households still believe that they’re spending too much on medical bills Despite the national health insurance’s wider coverage, a local report showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs analyzed the 2019 Korea Health Panel Survey conducted on 6,689 households (14,741 people), of [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The changing working environment caused by the pandemic has led to dwindling cases of sexual harassment, a survey showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family conducted a poll of 15,158 employees at public institutions and private companies, with 4.8 percent of respondents saying that they had been [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An employee of KB Savings Bank, a unit of KB Financial Group, has been arrested for allegedly embezzling 9.4 billion won (US$7.5 million) of corporate funds over a six-year period, officials said Wednesday. The Songpa Police Station in southern Seoul detained the employee in his 40s a day earlier [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 10,000 for the third consecutive day Tuesday amid a slowing virus trend. The country added 6,172 COVID-19 infections, including 35 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,174,880, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily cases have [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the labor shortage on construction sites becoming more severe, South Korea’s construction sector is calling on the government to lift restrictions on the hiring of foreign workers as well as to issue pardons to the companies that were imposed restrictions on hiring. During the period from late last [...]