SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Among Seoul’s 25 districts, the top three areas in terms of the number of 5G base stations were the three Gangnam districts of southern Seoul, data showed Wednesday. According to the data that the Ministry of Science and ICT submitted to Rep. Hwangbo Seung-hee of the People Power Party, [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Buddhist monks and human rights organizations have staged a parade in downtown Seoul calling for peace in Ukraine. Seven monks from Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, and civic activists on Tuesday conduct an “ochetuji” march from the Jogye Temple to the Russian Embassy, calling [...]
GANGNEUNG, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the birds from a winter migratory flock appears to have decided to stay in the east coast city of Gangneung to the concern of locals. Swans migrate in flocks, spending the winter in South Korea before they return to the north in late February or early March. [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported job additions for the 13th consecutive month in March, but job growth slowed from the previous month as employment in in-person services was hit by the upsurge in COVID-19 cases, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 27.75 million last month, up 831,000 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of registered vehicles in South Korea had surpassed 25 million as of end-March, which means one out of every two South Koreans owns a vehicle, data showed Wednesday. Car registrations had come to 25.07 million units in the country of 52 million people as of end-March, up [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency said it had built an additional ward for a hospital it set up in El Alto, a Bolivian city located at an altitude of 4,150 meters, one of the highest major cities in the world, aimed at supporting the health of local citizens. El [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of individuals with Parkinson’s disease in South Korea has been on a constant climb over the past five years. The National Health Insurance Service reported that the number of patients with Parkinson’s disease grew from 96,764 people in 2016 to 111,312 people in 2020, up by 15 [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs are stepping up to attract fans through various marketing strategies as the government lifts quarantine restrictions. NC Dinos will introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system named Dynamic Pricing this year, which will be in charge of setting ticket prices for home games. Ticket [...]
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, became the world’s second-busiest cargo airport in 2021, up one notch from the previous year, a trade body said Monday. Incheon International Airport handled 3.23 million tons of international cargo, up 18.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Airports [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With gasoline prices setting records, compact cars are regaining popularity in South Korea. According to the sales records of the nation’s five major carmakers, sales of compact cars reached 30,189 units in the first quarter of this year, up 34.5 percent from a year ago. This figure is in [...]