SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1,000 travel agencies in South Korea have gone out of business in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that started to hit the country in late January, data showed Wednesday. The number of tour agencies came to 21,671 as of the end of June this year, down 938, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 100 for the third consecutive day Tuesday as the country’s virus fight is at a critical juncture ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the Korean version of Thanksgiving. Millions are set to travel across the nation next week to celebrate the five-day [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of small businesses and self-employed people hit hard by a recent resurgence of the new coronavirus in the country will get financial aid from the government under a new extra budget that passed the National Assembly on Tuesday. The 7.8 trillion-won (US$6.7 billion) extra spending aims to cushion [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are suffering from the ‘corona blues,’ symptoms of anxiety and depression caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study revealed. Job portal Incruit conducted a survey of 5,256 men and women in April, June and September of this year, among whom 54.7 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for large home appliances is rising as families are spending more time at home to work and study remotely following the coronavirus outbreak. Electronics appliance retailer ETLand reported that between Feb. 1-Sept. 18 drum washing machines with a capacity of more than 21 kilograms saw sales jump by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 3 in 10 smaller companies in South Korea think they may not stay afloat for one year or longer due to the impact of the prolonged coronavirus impact, a poll showed Tuesday. The survey of 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), taken by the Federation of Korean Industries, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 100 for the second consecutive day Monday in what could be a sign of a slowdown in new infections, but the continued high number of untraceable cases and sporadic clusters pose challenges to the country’s virus fight. The country added 70 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Train passengers failing to wear masks and comply with quarantine rules against infectious diseases will face monetary penalties under a soon-to-be revised law, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport made a pre-announcement of the revision of the Railroad Safety Act scheduled to take effect [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean seniors are being exposed to vulnerabilities as they struggle to adopt digital devices as contactless – often referred to as ‘untact’ locally – practices continue. Seniors are struggle with isolation as a growing number of cafes and restaurants are introducing QR codes to log customers, while senior [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Errand running services are gaining popularity among those who hesitate to go outside, as the coronavirus outbreak continues unabated. The so-called ‘errand runners’ receive task orders directly through mobile apps or affiliated platforms. Through the app, users ask them to carry out various errands such as delivering documents or [...]