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Low Fertility, Population Aging Accelerating Under Coronavirus Pandemic: BOK

Low Fertility, Population Aging Accelerating Under Coronavirus Pandemic: BOK

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The spread of the coronavirus would accelerate the trend of low fertility and population aging in South Korea, the central bank report said Wednesday. In a recent study conducted by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the pandemic would have a limited direct impact on the local population primarily due [...]

Most Seoulites Blame Coronavirus for Widening Educational Gap

Most Seoulites Blame Coronavirus for Widening Educational Gap

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul residents believe that the educational gap between students has been widening during COVID-19 pandemic. The Seoul Office of Education announced new policy recommendations on Tuesday. The recommendations were developed based on an online survey on 307 citizens in Seoul including students, parents, and teachers. One hundred citizens participated in [...]

S. Korea to Provide 9.3 tln-won Relief Package to Virus-hit Small Businesses

S. Korea to Provide 9.3 tln-won Relief Package to Virus-hit Small Businesses

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a 9.3 trillion-won (US$8.49 billion) relief package aimed at helping small businesses hit hard by virus restrictions and self-employed workers reeling from the economic fallout of the new coronavirus pandemic. The third emergency relief handout is anticipated to lend a hand to 5.8 million [...]

S. Korea Extends UK Flights Ban as COVID-19 Variant Confirmed in Arrivals

S. Korea Extends UK Flights Ban as COVID-19 Variant Confirmed in Arrivals

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities on Monday confirmed the country’s first cases of a more transmissible variant from three arrivals from Britain, and decided to extend the suspension of flights from the European nation by one more week. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the three members [...]