SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean-made passenger cars expanded 2.5 percent in the first half of the year, thanks mainly to brisk overseas demand for green cars, data showed Friday. Local carmakers shipped passenger cars worth a combined US$22.3 billion during the January-June period, up from $21.7 billion a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total population fell for the first time last year due to the country’s low childbirths and rapid aging, along with a decline in incoming foreigners during the pandemic, data showed Thursday. The country’s total population reached 51.74 million as of Nov. 1, 2021, down 91,000, or 0.2 [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail sales in South Korea rose 9.3 percent on-year in the first half of this year amid eased COVID-19 curbs and the growth in people’s outdoor activities, the industry ministry said Thursday. The combined sales of 25 major offline and online retailers reached 82 trillion won (US$65.2 billion) in [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1.4 million people have visited the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae since it opened to the public on May 10, data showed Thursday. A total of 1,396,859 people, including 5,055 foreigners, visited the complex in central Seoul through Wednesday since its public opening, according to data [...]
SEJONG, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dipped to a record low in May due to the chronically low birthrate, while that of deaths hit an all-time high amid rapid aging and the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. A total of 20,007 babies were born in May, down [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of South Korean senior citizens said they want to continue to work until the age of 73, a survey showed Tuesday, amid rapid aging and a rise in life expectancy. The poll by Statistics Korea showed 10.35 million, or 68.5 percent, of the 15.1 million people [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of ice cream reached an all-time high in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday, amid a global heat wave and the growing popularity of Korean culture. Overseas shipments of South Korean-made ice-cream products came to US$50 million in the January-June period, up 14 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug trafficking caught by South Korea’s customs agency grew 11.2 percent on-year in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service said it confiscated a total of 238 kilograms of drugs in the January-June period, compared with 214 kg a year earlier. The number [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic deaths in South Korea dropped to a record low in the first half of the year, data showed Monday. The National Police Agency said the number of people killed in road accidents from January to June was estimated at 1,236, a decrease of 5.1 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of fisheries products touched a fresh high in the first half of this year thanks to brisk overseas demand, data showed Monday. Outbound shipments of fisheries goods reached US$1.71 billion during the January-June period, according to the data by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. [...]