SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases reached yet another record high Saturday, driven by a rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant, with a new nationwide virus response system coming into force. The country reported 17,542 new COVID-19 infections, including 17,349 local cases, raising the total to 811,122, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six out of 10 South Koreans seeking reunions with family members split by the 1950-53 Korean War are aged 80 or older, government data showed Friday. The data demonstrates the urgency of offering them a chance to meet their families on the other side of the Demilitarized [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases reached yet another record high Friday, as the country grapples with the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant with a new nationwide virus response system set to come into force. The country reported 16,096 new COVID-19 infections, including 15,894 local cases, raising [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a record surge of COVID-19, the annual exodus for the Lunar New Year holiday began Friday, as South Koreans head to their hometowns for family reunions and take trips during the extended holiday. This year’s three-day holiday runs from Monday to Wednesday and it is extended by an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent statistics show that the number of criminal trespass cases has declined for residential houses but increased for unmanned stores due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an analysis of the big data on 850,000 clients by security solution provider S-1 Corp., the number of criminal [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit over 14,000 on Thursday, breaking the record for a third consecutive day as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads across the country at an unprecedented speed. The country reported 14,518 COVID-19 infections, including 14,301 local infections, bringing the total to 777,497, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — 6 out of 10 South Korean women who gave birth last year worked during their pregnancy, more than 75 percent of whom returned or plan to return to work after giving birth, a survey showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 3,127 women who [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections reached a grim milestone of over 13,000 on Wednesday, with yet another all-time high expected amid deepening concerns over the highly transmissible omicron variant. The country added 13,012 new cases, including 12,743 local infections, taking the total caseload to 762,983, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — While foreigners account for less than 4 percent of all laborers in South Korea, 1 in 10 people who died in major industrial disasters last year were foreigners, a lawmaker said, citing data from the the Ministry of Employment and Labor. 75 people among 668 killed in major industrial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign nationals staying in South Korea shrank nearly 4 percent on-year in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Korea Immigration Office said Wednesday. The number was tallied at 1.96 million as of the end of last year, a 3.9 percent decrease from 2.04 million in 2020 [...]