ULSAN, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of Afghan students, who arrived in South Korea last year after fleeing their homeland controlled by the Taliban, started attending local schools in the southeastern city of Ulsan on Monday. In August of last year, South Korea airlifted 391 Afghan co-workers and their family members as they faced [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Disputes over Muslim facilities are spreading across the country. Last week, civic groups held a press conference in the border county of Yeoncheon to protest against the construction of a Muslim campground in a “strategic location near the military demarcation line.” The civic groups responded to recent reports that [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The state human rights watchdog has recommended that the government include transgender-related data when compiling national statistics so as to better understand their situation and draw up government policy for them, officials said Monday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) made the recommendation to the health, interior [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency (NFA) has announced a plan to train a group of firefighters specializing in responding to chemical accidents as part of efforts to upgrade the agency’s overall capability in dealing with chemical accidents. The NFA said Sunday it enforced a new rule to operate a chemical [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped below 400,000 for the second straight day on Sunday but concerns remain high that infections could spike again as the government is set to ease social distancing rules this week. The country reported 334,708 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 from overseas, raising the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 400,000 on Saturday, but concerns linger over the highly transmissible omicron variant amid the government’s move to shift away from rigorous social distancing. The country reported 381,454 new COVID-19 infections, including 63 from overseas, raising the total caseload to 9,038,938, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked 59th among 146 countries in a U.N.-sponsored world happiness index. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the United Nations announced the 2022 World Happiness Report on Friday (local time). Finland topped the list for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland. South Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit above 400,000 on Friday, led by the wave of the highly transmissible omicron variant, amid the government’s steps to shift away from rigorous social distancing. The country reported 407,017 new COVID-19 infections, including 39 from overseas, raising the total caseload to 8,657,609, the [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With a daily number of COVID-19 infections exceeding 600,000, the fear of the pandemic has grown ever higher. However, an increasing number of people are choosing not to get tested at all as many can’t afford to stop working. “Delivery riders are staying away from getting tested. Even if [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurants, cafes and other small business owners on Friday expressed frustration over the government’s latest COVID-19 rule relaxation, with many questioning the efficacy of the gathering restriction when the nation is faced with its biggest virus wave to date. Earlier in the day, the government decided to raise the [...]