SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers dropped to a record low over the weekend as lingering fears of the novel coronavirus keep people staying at home, data showed Monday. A total of 80,180 people went to cinemas on Saturday and Sunday, down sharply from a combined 86,274 tallied a week earlier, [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of sanitary goods such as hand sanitizers and coronavirus test kits surged last month in line with growing demand from overseas for such Korean-made goods, data showed on Sunday. According to the data compiled by the trade ministry, outbound shipments of hand sanitizers surged sevenfold to reach US$5.69 [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of air passengers in South Korea fell to a record low last month due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Sunday, as countries around the globe impose lockdowns and restrict travel and people shun travel. The number of air passengers stood at 1.74 million in March, [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of employees at call centers in South Korea still feel their workplaces aren’t properly protected from coronavirus infection, a survey showed Sunday, despite government guidelines announced last month in the wake of a cluster infection at a Seoul call center. In a survey by Workplace Gapjil 119 [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The total value of online shopping in South Korea soared nearly 25 percent in February from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as more people refrained from going outside amid the coronavirus pandemic. Total online transactions reached 11.9 trillion won (US$9.67 billion) in the month, up 24.5 percent from [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose 12 percent in March from a year earlier, while Japanese brands continued to struggle with weaker demand due to trade tensions with Seoul, an industry association said Friday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles rose to 20,304 units last month [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Reflecting growing public concerns over the new coronavirus that has infected nearly 10,000 in South Korea, a poll showed Thursday that residents in Seoul want tightened measures to prevent more cluster infections in such facilities as churches, karaoke rooms and gyms. Some 71 percent of respondents said the central [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s ultrafine dust particles decreased 20 percent this winter, thanks to the new seasonal management system and decreased industrial activities due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the municipal government said Wednesday. According to the Seoul government, the capital’s density of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Internet banking services continued to grow in 2019, with the number of users and daily transactions climbing to new highs, central bank data showed Wednesday. The number of internet and mobile banking users came to about 159.2 million as of end-2019, up 8.6 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Listed units of South Korea’s top 10 business groups saw their combined operating income plunge nearly 60 percent in 2019 due to a Sino-U.S. trade war and Japan’s export controls, a market tracker said Wednesday. The total operating income of 94 non-financial listed firms belonging to the family-controlled conglomerates [...]