SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean film industry is struggling to stem further COVID-19 infections as some filmmakers have tested positive for the virus. Earlier this week, director Min Kyu-dong, who directed the romantic comedy “All About My Wife” (2012) and the drama “Herstory” (2018), tested positive for COVID-19. As Min, co-president [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is facing criticism over a dance party held at one of its bases last week at which participants did not wear face masks amid South Korea’s heightened social distancing scheme to stem the resurgence of new coronavirus cases. The party took place at Flightline [...]
JEJU, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean movie and drama makers are selecting Jeju Island as a shooting location rather than going overseas in the midst of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of location shootings on thet southern resort island stood at 133 this year, up 44 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities warned on Monday that the country’s daily virus cases may top 900 next week as a string of cluster infections from private gatherings and infection-prone facilities continued amid a surge in untraceable infection cases. They will streamline test procedures for quick results to rein in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer Chungha has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her agency said Monday, as a huge wave of mass infections has been penetrating the K-pop industry. “After being aware that she has come into contact with a COVID-19 patient, Chungha got tested and received the positive result Monday,” MNH [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one out of four instructors at private institutes lost their jobs during the course of the new coronavirus pandemic, predominantly without unemployment benefits, a survey showed Monday. In an online survey on the effect of COVID-19 on 500 instructors released by Gabjil 119, a workers’ advocacy group, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will impose heightened social distancing regulations under the second-strongest virus curbs for the greater Seoul area starting on Tuesday as health authorities face the biggest challenge in containing resurgences in virus cases during the winter season. The Level 2.5 distancing, the second highest in the country’s five-tier [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of plastic surgery patients is increasing in South Korea as the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled them to stay longer and ‘recover’ at home. The demand for plastic surgery is increasing since more people are attempting to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, when plastic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 600 on Sunday, as authorities decided to raise social distancing measures to Level 2.5 in the greater Seoul area to curb the relentless surge in COVID-19 transmissions. The country added 631 more COVID-19 cases, including 599 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Sunday decided to raise distancing regulations for the greater Seoul area to the second-highest level as part of its utmost efforts to stem a resurgence of the novel coronavirus. The government announced that the Level 2.5 distancing, the second highest in the country’s five-tier COVID-19 alert [...]