SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 10,000 on Tuesday due to increased COVID-19 tests following the weekend amid eased antivirus curbs. The country added 17,191 new infections, including 43 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,103,638, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of nongovernmental organizations in South Korea and abroad condemned North Korea on Tuesday for its “systematic abduction, denial of repatriation and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons from other countries.” During a press conference, joined by several foreign ambassadors in Seoul as well as a representative from a [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — School violence, which dropped significantly during the pandemic era, is beginning to rise. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency reported that the reported number of school violence cases decreased from 11,832 in 2019 to 5,555 in 2020, before it started to climb back up to 6,823 cases last year. The [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul education office said Tuesday it will open a probe into the shocking discovery of a dead tree frog in a lunch dish provided to students at a high school in the capital the previous day. The incident occurred at the unnamed high school in western Seoul, where [...]
SEJONG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Monthly lease contracts exceeded half of South Korea’s home rentals for the first time in April, government data showed Tuesday, due mainly to the impact of new laws that took effect two years earlier meant to protect tenants. The number of monthly home lease contracts, called “weolse” in Korea, [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell to a four-month low Monday in the latest sign the omicron variant has been slowing down in recent months. The country added 6,139 new infections, including 48 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,086,462, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing police ban on assemblies and demonstrations within a 100-meter radius of the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be maintained until the court makes its final judgment on the matter, the city’s police chief said Monday. Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of the Korean National Police Agency, told [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people who use karaoke salons, also known as a “noraebang,” has increased at a rapid pace after the government lifted most social distancing measures. According to music market tracker Gaon Chart, the “Noraebang Usage 400″ chart marked a 38.3 percent growth last month compared to a [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — New COVID-19 cases stayed below 20,000 for the fourth consecutive day Sunday, as the omicron-fueled spread of the virus has slowed down in recent weeks. The country added 12,654 new infections, including 26 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,080,323, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee dropped by the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol on two consecutive days last week, photos from her fan club showed Sunday. Kim first visited the office on Friday after she and Yoon cast their ballots in early voting for the local elections. She came back [...]