SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Long lines, entry bans and angry protests plagued department stores, shopping malls and large supermarkets Monday as the government’s vaccine pass system was enforced at such retail establishments for the first time. Visitors are now required to present proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results to enter large [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is being criticized for failing to reveal information about the number of COVID-19 infections among U.S. troops. The USFK website showed that the number of COVID-19 infections among U.S. troops grew to 682 people between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, setting a new record after [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the third straight day Sunday as the country maintained tightened distancing curbs amid concerns over the spread of the omicron virus variant. The country added 3,376 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,140 local infections, raising the total caseload to 664,391, according [...]
GWANGJU, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Bae Eun-sim, the mother of a late student activist whose death became a symbol of South Korea’s pro-democracy movement in 1987, died Sunday. She was 82. Bae had been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction last Monday, and was discharged Saturday. She died at Chosun University Hospital in the southwestern [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second day Saturday as the country maintained tightened distancing curbs amid persistent worries over a resurgence in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,510 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,300 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 for the first time in three days Friday as the country is speeding up booster vaccination shots amid persistent concerns over the potentially more transmissible omicron variant. The country added 3,717 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,529 local infections, raising the total [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The question about the limit of ‘acceptable behavior’ at coffee shops is sparking a massive public debate. The controversy broke out after a man and a woman at a cafe in the southeastern port city of Busan took up an entire table for six people to engage in a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Public awareness of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has risen in the COVID-19 pandemic era, a poll showed Thursday. The Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to a highly connected economy supported by advances in such areas as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and Internet of Things. The presidential committee on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of cafes and restaurants in commercial districts in Seoul have defiantly stayed lit up past midnight in collective action protesting the government’s 9 p.m. anti-COVID-19 business curfew. Small bistros lining the Baekhack traditional marketplace in central Seoul, and restaurants and food vendors on a food street near [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The increase in the number of foreign workers does not result in domestic employees losing jobs — instead, it promotes the relocation of domestic workers towards duties where communication skills are important, South Korea’s central bank said. The influx of foreign workers can impact not only the employment and wages [...]