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S. Korea’s Favorability Among Americans Reaches All-time High

S. Korea’s Favorability Among Americans Reaches All-time High

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s favorability among Americans has reached an all-time high this year, partly helped by the growing popularity of K-pop music and other cultural content here, as well as the country’s handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, a U.S. survey showed Monday. Those surveyed gave South Korea’s favorability a [...]

Tteokbokki Voted No. 1 Comfort Food amid Pandemic

Tteokbokki Voted No. 1 Comfort Food amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — “Tteokbokki,” a popular Korean snack made from rice cakes and red chili pepper sauce, has been voted the No. 1 food to lift people’s spirits during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Seoul city government said Saturday. In an online survey in September, the government asked people to name their favorite [...]

COVID-19 Impacts Mental Health of 4 in 10 Seoul Residents

COVID-19 Impacts Mental Health of 4 in 10 Seoul Residents

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of 10 Seoul residents believe their mental health has deteriorated due to the coronavirus outbreak, a poll showed Wednesday. In the poll of 3,983 citizens in their teens to 80s, 40 percent, or 1,489, said their mental health has worsened since the COVID-19 outbreak erupted early this [...]

DMZ’s Image More Associated with ‘War’ This Year than Last Year

DMZ’s Image More Associated with ‘War’ This Year than Last Year

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The image of the Demilitarized Zone separating South and North Korea is associated more with war this year than last year, a local research institute said, as the inter-Korean peace process has stalled. The Gyeonggi Research Institute, a think tank run by the government of Gyeonggi Province, said that [...]

S. Korean Moviegoers Less Worried About Coronavirus at Cinemas

S. Korean Moviegoers Less Worried About Coronavirus at Cinemas

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean moviegoers feel less concerned about possible coronavirus infections at cinemas due to tightened social distancing rules, a survey showed Thursday. Three major multiplex chains, CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox, conducted a joint poll on 1,746 people who went to cinemas from Sept. 12-13, asking whether they feel [...]