BUSAN, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, the nation’s second largest city, raised social distancing rules to the highest level Tuesday, banning private gatherings of more than two people after 6 p.m. and closing all beaches during the peak summer season for the first time. The port city, 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has been [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A leading association of Protestant churches in South Korea on Friday welcomed quarantine authorities’ decision to ease social distancing rules for religious facilities. The United Christian Churches of Korea (UCCK) said in a statement that the government’s decision to lift the maximum number of attendees allowed for each worship [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it is allowing gyms and indoor golf driving ranges in two wards to extend their business hours by two hours until midnight over a one-month trial period. Park Yoo-mi, a disease control official at the city government, said at a press briefing that [...]