SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the coronavirus outbreak, South Koreans are beginning to find more hope than fear. Despite hundreds of confirmed cases each day, South Koreans have been able to maintain hope. Tapacross, a local big data analyst, looked into some 4.6 million posts related to the coronavirus on online platforms such [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of K-pop boy band BTS launched a series of short video clips designed to provide Korean language education to non-Korean fans, and the series is receiving positive responses from the public. Big Hit Entertainment released the first three episodes of the series, “Learn Korean with BTS,” [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The majority of South Koreans have positive views towards the actions taken by the government, local authorities, medical institutions, and the media against the coronavirus outbreak. The Korea Press Foundation conducted a nationwide online survey of 1,000 adult men and women, 74.4 percent of whom said the government is [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will develop stickers to prevent rear-end collisions involving cargo trucks and expand the distribution of these safety aids. The state-run Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC), which manages South Korea’s highways across the nation, developed large reflective stickers in the shape of an eye to prevent dozing off at [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A project to provide various accommodation facilities and programs will be carried out in earnest, focusing on low-lying national parks. The purpose of the project is to prevent cases where nature is damaged due to the culture of mountain climbing and to allow those from all walks of life, [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — When couples discuss finances together, they are less likely to resort to domestic violence compared to situations where one spouse takes charge. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released a report Thursday titled “2019 Survey on Domestic Violence” based on a survey of 9,060 people, including 6,002 women [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of every four women who suffered physical and sexual violence from their spouses also experienced violence during pregnancy, a recent survey showed. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released a report Thursday titled “2019 Survey on Domestic Violence” based on a survey of 9,060 people, including [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales at South Korean duty-free stores nearly halved in February from a month earlier, hit hard by the spread of the new coronavirus, industry data showed Friday. Combined sales of local duty-free shops came to 1.1 trillion won (US$910 million) last month, down 45.5 percent from January, according to [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Millennials, born between 1985 and 1996, consider pets to be their friends, while baby boomers, born between 1955 and 1964, see them as children. LOTTE Members, operator of membership reward service L.POINT, conducted a nationwide survey of 600 men and women between 23 and 64 years of age, which [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Many churches are refraining from holding offline worship services due to the coronavirus outbreak. Recently, a new way of participating in religious activities while performing ‘social distancing’ is gaining attention. The Seoul City Church in Seoul’s Jungnang District plans to hold a drive-in worship service this coming Sunday. Church [...]