SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Friday launched a review on raising the level of social distancing as new cluster infections in the greater Seoul area fanned fears of a possibly bigger outbreak. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said it views the status quo in a “grave” manner, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Indonesia has agreed to create a special entry system for South Korean business travelers in exception to its entry restrictions imposed over coronavirus concerns, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The measure, to take effect Aug. 17, will exempt South Korean businesspeople from the mandatory two-week isolation when they enter [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four parents who took parental leave in the first half of the year were fathers, data showed Thursday, as more of them opted to stay home for child care as schools closed amid the new coronavirus outbreak. The number of men who went on parental leave in [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, drive-in theaters are gaining popularity as moviegoers can enjoy a variety of films without having to leave their cars. Tickets for drive-in theaters set up near Incheon Grand Park and Incheon Port are selling out earlier than expected. From July 23 [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans who used to come by Gyeongpo Beach, located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, staying up the night drinking and hanging out are now nowhere to be seen. The provincial office imposed an administrative order to restrict assembly on eight beaches across the region, including Gyeongpo Beach. Since July [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly one third of healthcare workers in charge of quarantine and treatment of coronavirus patients are facing burnouts, a recent survey revealed. Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health and Gyeonggi Public Health Policy Institute conducted a survey of 621 healthcare workers fighting the pandemic in the region, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has provided a “good example” of a free country demonstrating soft power, at a time when the world is increasingly faced with fresh challenges like the novel virus, a U.S. expert said Thursday. “Korea has provided a very good example of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent rise in coronavirus cases among high school students raised alarm about a bigger risk to school safety, as more schools are considering larger in-person instruction in the upcoming fall semester. According to health officials and municipal governments on Thursday, five high school students in Yongin, south of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of a prolonged slump in consumption due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, South Korea’s restaurant industry was hit with another blow by the long monsoon season accompanied by torrential rainfall. The food delivery business appears to be the industry’s only area of growth thank to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan are in talks over ways to ease coronavirus entry restrictions for business travelers, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. Last month, Seoul and Tokyo kicked off diplomatic talks on the relaxation of the restrictions based on the shared view that the countries should allow the entry [...]