SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Three-fourths of large companies in South Korea are resorting to flextime in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey of 120 big businesses concerned, 75 percent of the respondents said they have newly adopted or expanded flextime due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it will lift coronavirus restrictions on museums, galleries and libraries in the Seoul metropolitan area starting Monday, as the virus outbreak appears to be slowing down. The health authorities asked the public facilities to introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Several local governments are again planning to dole out pandemic relief funds to help their residents cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, informed officials said Saturday. The government of Daegu, the city hit hard by a massive COVID-19 outbreak months earlier, announced a plan earlier this [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea approved phase one clinical trials for Celltrion Inc.’s coronavirus antibody treatment substance, the country’s drug safety agency said Friday. The move to test CT-P59 marks the first time that a locally made genetic recombination antibody treatment material has been given the green light to be used on [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Friday it is preparing for a long battle against the new coronavirus amid the lack of an effective vaccine and treatment although the country is less likely to suffer another wave of the virus outbreak. The country, which reported its first COVID-19 case on Jan. 20, [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to emphasize the importance of social distancing, car camping, or auto camping as it is commonly referred to in South Korea, is rising as a new travel trend. Anyone with a car can go auto camping without having to purchase expensive gear or equipment. [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest annual genre film festival came to a close Thursday after showcasing films both online and offline amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The 24th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) ran from July 9 in Bucheon, 50 kilometers west of Seoul, featuring a total of 194 titles [...]
INCHEON, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — As coronavirus patients continue to flow from overseas into South Korea, public taxis exclusively available for people arriving from foreign destinations are making a significant contribution to quarantine efforts. Currently, the city of Incheon operates 139 taxis for people coming from overseas, taking them across Incheon and Gyeonggi area. [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Six months after the first COVID-19 case was reported in South Korea, social distancing and travel limitations are accelerating the arrival of a technology-powered contactless future in the country. Looking back, the country’s intensive efforts to cut down human contact to contain the pandemic, while keeping business active, have [...]
SEJONG, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — In the six months after the new coronavirus was first reported in South Korea, the virus outbreak has battered the nation’s exports and depressed local consumption, with health experts warning that the highly contagious disease may not disappear in the coming months. The pandemic has brought the global economy [...]