SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday announced a plan to extend a ban on rallies of 10 or more people to next month despite eased social distancing guidelines that went into effect Monday. Under the plan, all rallies of 10 or more participants will be banned across the capital [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s veterans association said Monday it has provided 50,000 face masks to a U.S. veterans group to help American Korean War veterans fight the new coronavirus. The Korean Veterans Association also donated US$10,000 to the U.S.-based Korean War Veterans Association to express gratitude for their sacrifice during the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s negative economic growth is expected to be inevitable for this year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials have said. Local bureaucrats’ growing pessimism about Asia’s fourth-largest economy comes as economic activity has been battered by tougher social distancing measures in the greater Seoul area in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the 11th consecutive day Sunday, prompting health authorities to ease tougher virus curbs in the greater Seoul area for two weeks. The country decided not to further extend the Level 2.5 measures, set to end at midnight, in Seoul, Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will relax business restrictions on eateries, franchise coffee chains and other facilities in the wider Seoul area, as the country decided Sunday to ease tougher anti-virus curbs in the region for the next two weeks. The country decided not to extend the so-called Level 2.5 social distancing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the 10th day in a row Saturday, but health authorities remain anxious about no letup in sporadic cluster infections and untraceable cases across the country. Over the weekend, health authorities plan to determine whether to further extend stricter social distancing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the ninth consecutive day Friday, as the country remains undecided on whether to extend or ease restrictions in the greater Seoul that is still struggling with sporadic cluster infections and untraceable cases. The country added 176 more COVID-19 cases, including [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Brides and grooms won’t have to pay to cancel their reservation if a wedding hall shuts down due to the coronavirus, the antitrust regulator said Thursday. The Fair Trade Commission announced a new bill that amends the standard on consumer dispute settlement, particularly concerning the wedding industry. Cancellation charges [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Many foreign students feel socially isolated, particularly those without any social communities in South Korea, following the coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Education reported that there were 160,000 foreign students residing in Korea as of last year, with most still residing in the country despite the onset of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Friday announced additional measures to protect personal information, as the prolonged fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led to excessive data disclosures. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) released the measures to protect privacy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at minimizing harnessing private information. [...]