SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Less than one in four suspects indicted for alleged stalking crimes have been sentenced to prison terms, whereas the number of suspended sentences and acquittals increased, data showed Tuesday. Of the 959 people indicted for violating the Stalking Punishment Act last year, only 22.73 percent, or 218 suspects, received [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A vast majority of Seoul residents engage in recreational activities such as watching videos while they’re traveling to work or school. Most of them think it’s a good way to spend their time, and it’s worth around 5,000 to 9,000 won per hour when you add it up each month. [...]
JEONJU, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – On the afternoon of Saturday, October 7, a massive bowl of bibimbap graced the special stage at the Jeonju Sports Complex Stadium in North Jeolla Province, capturing the attention of both citizens and tourists. This huge bowl of bibimbap served as a symbolic representation of the 2023 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival, [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Incheon Green Alliance announced on Monday that its Yellow Sea Seal Citizens’ Agency had observed 324 spotted seals, designated as a natural monument, off the coast of Baengnyeong Island, located far off the northwestern coast of South Korea. This marks the largest observation of spotted seals since the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –Last year, more than 20,000 high school students left school. This increase is linked to the challenges some students face when transitioning from online to in-person classes after COVID-19. It’s also influenced by the emphasis on timely admissions by major universities in Seoul. Data from the Ministry of Education, covering [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) –The number of prisoners taking psychotropic medications while in custody has steadily risen over the past four years, justice ministry data showed Sunday. A total of 5,741 inmates consumed such medications either through prescription or via mail last year, accounting for 10.8 percent of all inmates in correction facilities, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Police received nearly 20,000 reports of stalking crimes over the past two years since the enactment of the anti-stalking law, police data showed Sunday. As of August, police had received a total of 19,394 reports of stalking since the anti-stalking law went into effect in October 2021, according to [...]
GONGJU, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The “Korea’s Longest Injeolmi Making Challenge” happened last Saturday in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, the place where injeolmi is originally from. It was a successful event. Injeolmi is a type of traditional Korean rice cake that’s covered in yellowish bean flour. It’s quite popular and a common choice among Korean rice [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – E-Mart 24 has teamed up with a virtual character named YT to bring some entertaining virtual products to Instagram. YT is a virtual person created by Shinsegae, which is linked to E-Mart, and it embodies the younger generation’s love for having a good time. The first virtual product E-Mart [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –After 11 years of decreasing, the number of TB (tuberculosis) cases is now going up. This is happening because people are interacting more with each other as the COVID-19 pandemic gets better. For the past 11 years, the number of TB cases has been going down. It was decreasing by [...]