SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent trend has prompted a growing number of consumers to send secondary disposable products that come attached to a primary product back to the manufacturer. These disposable items include plastic straws attached to milk packs, plastic covers, and packages of lactic acid bacteria wrapped with multiple plastic bags. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed in triple digits for the fifth straight day on Sunday amid concerns that new infections could spike in the wake of Halloween celebrations held in the middle of eased social distancing steps. The country added 124 more COVID-19 cases, including 101 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government will begin imposing fines of 100,000 won (US$88) on those who do not wear face masks in public next week, a measure aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Enforcement of mandatory mask wearing will begin Nov. 13 after a one-month trial period, officials [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular areas in the South Korean capital were bustling with crowds celebrating Halloween on Saturday despite continued warnings by authorities against potential new coronavirus transmissions. While most major clubs in the popular areas of Hongdae, Itaewon and Gangnam were closed as part of precautionary measures, people instead flocked to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the fourth straight day Saturday as cluster infections across the country continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures. The country added 127 more COVID-19 cases, including 96 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 26,511, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the third straight day Friday, as cluster infections across the country continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures. The country added 114 more COVID-19 cases, including 93 domestic infections, raising the total caseload to 26,385, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The new coronavirus pandemic has had a more negative impact on the employment of women than that of men in South Korea, data showed Friday. The number of employed women stood at 11.58 million last month, down 2.4 percent from 11.87 million a year earlier, according to a report [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the second straight day Thursday, as cluster infections at nursing homes and other risk-prone facilities continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures. The country added 125 more COVID-19 cases, including 106 domestic infections, raising the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league announced Thursday its postseason participants will play before larger crowds than they did during the regular season, while also unveiling tighter health protocols for both players and fans during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), following talks with the sports ministry [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of ten South Koreans turned out to have positive opinions about municipal governments’ efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s four major local associations, including the Governors Association of Korea, and the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization conducted a public opinion survey [...]