SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second straight day Monday as the country has extended the enforcement of its tighter social distancing measures for two more weeks to stem a surge in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,129 new [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — About 63,000 residents of Pyeongtaek will receive monthly compensation for noise pollution coming from a military airport in the city, officials said Monday. According to the government of Pyeongtaek, a city about 70 kilometers south of Seoul, the residents of 10 administrative units, including Sinjang and Paengseong districts, will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As people are getting used to the everyday life of the pandemic era, many celebrated the new year quietly at home. With end-of-year parties and other festivities out of the picture, many chose to stay at home alone or engage in online gatherings. A 26-year-old jobseeker surnamed Park joined [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With the winter cold and the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the country, many struggling individuals living in low-cost boarding housing facilities known as gosiwons or old residential districts have passed away. Most of them died a solitary death, a financially stricken single-person household living off of basic welfare. On Dec. 28, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Six Afghan evacuees airlifted to South Korea from Afghanistan taken over by the Taliban last year have found jobs, the justice ministry said Monday. The six recently got employed at a manufacturer in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, and other companies, while another person was admitted to a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming expansion of South Korea’s vaccine pass requirement to big box and department stores is inflaming protests that the measure represents discrimination against unvaccinated people and a breach of their right to basic needs. Under a revised vaccine pass scheme announced Friday, people will be required to present [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent analysis showed that lower-income households have more estranged family relationships in the COVID-19 pandemic era. According to data from Statistics Korea analyzed by the Daejeon Gender Equality and Family Policy Center, among the households with a monthly income of less than 1 million won (US$840), 23.4 percent [...]
JEJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island has expanded the coverage of a unique garage certificate system exclusive to the island, to all types of vehicles starting from January, and there are mixed expectations and concerns about the province’s latest decision. The system makes it obligatory for vehicle owners to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 on Sunday as the country has implemented tighter antivirus measures to stem the spike in virus infections and the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 3,833 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,683 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 1,000 people have jointly filed a lawsuit against the government’s requirement of presenting proof of vaccination in multiuse facilities on concerns over discrimination against unvaccinated people, sources said Sunday. A total of 1,023 plaintiffs filed the suit Friday with the Seoul Administrative Court against Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol, [...]