SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Late-night taxi hailing fee is going to become more expensive starting this week. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that night hailing fees will rise in accordance with government plans to alleviate nighttime taxi shortages announced earlier this month. Starting in early November, additional fees of up [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of babies born in South Korea touched an all-time low in August with deaths soaring to a record high amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 21,758 babies were born in August, down 2.4 percent from the previous year, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid an increase in the number of tourists visiting various attractions for viewing the autumn leaves, ticket scalping is thriving at famous forests with admission fees. After buying admission tickets in advance, ticket scalpers are selling them at a higher price to visitors. The number of visitors to Hwadam [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rental stations for Seoul’s public bike service, dubbed Ttaereungyi in Korean, are being removed due to complaints from local residents. According to the data compiled by the city government, 65 of 95 rental stations that were removed from January to September last year were closed due to complaints. A [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of temporary workers in South Korea fell below 38 percent of all salaried workers in August, data showed Tuesday, as the country gradually returns to pre-pandemic normalcy. Non-regular workers, including part-timers and outsourced laborers, took up 37.5 percent of the country’s 21.72 million salaried workers, compared with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The most popular hiking spots among South Korean young adults are Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul and Mount Seorak in the northeastern province of Gangwon, with one out of five enjoying hiking alone, a poll said Monday. According to a recent survey of 650 young adults in their 20s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean credit card companies are releasing a string of new cards targeting pet owners. The Samsung iD PET Card, released this month by Samsung Card Co., offers a 30 percent discount of up to 50,000 won (US$34.81) per month when cardholders use veterinary clinics or pet-related shopping malls. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — College students are boycotting South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group following the death of a young worker at a bread-making factory. “The death machine that made ‘blood-stained bread’ ends now,” posters that were put up across the Seoul National University campus by a student club said. A [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The world gathered in Seoul to compete in a break dance competition, surrounded by vibrant lights and thumping beats. The 2022 Breaking Championship, hosted by the World DanceSport Federation, was held at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday. Breaking, also known as break dancing or B-boying, is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. is building an eco-friendly wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is equipped with smart ship features. The company signed a contract with Monaco-headquartered maritime player Eneti Inc. last week to add its smart ship system to a WTIV being built at the company’s [...]