SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases fell below 200,000 for the second straight day Sunday amid a downtrend in the virus curve, as the country is poised to further relax antivirus curbs in efforts to return to normalcy. The country added 164,481 new COVID-19 infections, including 27 from overseas, bringing [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 200,000 on Saturday as the spread of the omicron variant slowed down after peaking last month. The country reported 185,566 new COVID-19 infections, including 40 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 15,169,189, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the fourth consecutive day Friday in a downward trend that could cause health officials to lower the infectious disease level of COVID-19 amid eased social distancing rules. The country reported 205,333 new COVID-19 infections, including 31 cases from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of homeless people not using shelters have lived out in the streets or public squares for more than 10 years, a government report showed Thursday. According to the report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare there were a total of 8,956 homeless people in the [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean branch of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Friday said it has decided to begin mediation procedures between Chanel Korea’s labor union and management over the company’s alleged violation of labor acts and human rights. In December last year, employees of the French luxury [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the third consecutive day on Thursday as the government is considering lifting social distancing rules in a step toward people’s return to normalcy. The country reported 224,820 new COVID-19 infections, including 40 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Excess funds held by South Korean households and nonprofit organizations fell last year from a year earlier as private spending increased amid the economic recovery, central bank data showed Thursday. Net financial funds — the value of financial assets minus financial liabilities — held by local households and nonprofit [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea University said Thursday it has decided to nullify the 2010 admission of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s daughter after finding falsehoods in her high school records submitted for admission. The announcement came two days after Pusan National University in the southeastern city of Busan voided the 2015 admission [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic continuing for more than two years, Koreans have learned a new habit of washing hands while foreigners are watching more YouTube content, a Seoul-based non-profit organization said Wednesday. The Corea Image Communication Institute conducted a survey of 214 Koreans and 203 foreigners, in which 71.5 [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About 8 out of 10 journalists in South Korea have experienced psychological trauma related to their work during their career, a survey showed Wednesday. The Journalists Association of Korea and the Korean Women Journalists Association jointly conducted a survey of 544 journalists. At 78.7 percent or 428 individuals, the [...]