SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed over 4,000 for the second straight day Thursday as the country kept stricter antivirus measures in place amid persistent worries over a resurgence in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 4,126 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,931 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, owner-operated businesses without any employees struggled in the third quarter, more so than in the first year of the pandemic era. Among all households across the country with more than one member, those with owner-operated businesses without any employees earned an average of 2,701,958 won (US$2,252) each [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases bounced back to above 4,000 for the first time in three days Wednesday, putting health authorities on high alert over a possible resurgence amid omicron concerns. The country added 4,444 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,233 local infections, raising the total caseload to 649,669, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — This week’s court decision halting vaccine pass enforcement at cram schools and private education facilities has further fueled the debate over how far the government can or should exert its executive authority in safeguarding public health at the expense of personal rights and liberty. On Tuesday, the Seoul Administrative [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Expressway Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will expand the application of the ‘rest-mileage’ system introduced to encourage truckers to observe rest hours to 180 sites on eight routes. The system was introduced in May last year as a way to prevent drowsy driving among truckers [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the third straight day Tuesday amid tightened social distancing rules, but health authorities are on high alert after the first omicron-linked deaths were reported a day earlier. The country added 3,024 new COVID-19 infections, including 2,889 local infections, raising the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As so-called ‘vaccine passes’ will have a six-month expiration date starting on Monday, small businesses are voicing concern and frustration. A blue border will appear around the QR code of the vaccine pass if it has yet to expire. When scanned, a voice will respond by saying that the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month, a speeding car driven by an 80-something person rammed into another car and plowed into a grandmother and her granddaughter walking nearby in the southern port city of Busan, resulting in the death of the two pedestrians. Months earlier, multiple people were injured after a five-vehicle crash [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A restaurant that unveiled plans to offer free meals to unvaccinated customers has drawn mixed responses from online commenters in South Korea. A restaurant specializing in abalone located in western Seoul uploaded a post through its official Instagram account saying that it would provide an additional abalone for free [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Unlike the previous senior generation, today’s seniors over 65 years of age are as adept at using smartphones as younger generations. SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, recently analyzed the telecommunications service usage patterns of about 6,500 senior customers. The analysis showed that seniors have ample experience [...]