SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — After a four-month operation, South Korea’s mask ration system ended Sunday as the supply of face masks designed to help fight the new coronavirus has stabilized. As prices of protective masks skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 outbreak here, the country introduced the mask rationing scheme in early March in a [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of thousands of job seekers braved the new coronavirus pandemic to take a national examination for recruitment of government workers Saturday. The examination for the 2020 recruitment of entry-level civil servants brought together 130,593 job seekers at 426 test sites in 17 cities across the country. The examination [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will allow citizens to send more face masks to their family members living abroad, officials said Friday, in line with the government’s plan to end its mask rationing scheme. The government introduced the mask rationing system in early March due to surging demand as the spread of [...]
CHEONGJU, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic showing no signs of easing, both humans and pets are struggling. Pets, in particular, are being abandoned or abused as owners face financial difficulties. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Animal Protection Management System showed a 3.7 percent increase in the number of [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Friday all foreign arrivals from countries with a high incidence of the novel coronavirus will be required to submit certificates that prove a negative test result as health authorities here try to stem a further rise in imported cases. Starting Monday, foreign nationals from countries that [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin Friday to ban churches from holding small gatherings other than regular worship services in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus tied to religious facilities. Churches should also use QR-code based entry logs as part of anti-infection measures, according to the Central Disaster [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the coronavirus mortality rate varies according to income level. Among COVID-19 patients, the fatality rate of medical care beneficiaries whose medical expenses are supported by the government was found to be about three times higher than for the beneficiaries of employee health insurance. [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jung Se-hee, a 40-year-old office worker, recently bought a one-month mobile voucher offered by Burger King. It allows her to buy 30 cups of Americano for 4,900 won (US$4.11), a real steal as the price tag translates to just 170 won for a cup of coffee. “I started it [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household debt grew at an increased speed in June, while the rise in corporate loans slowed sharply from a month earlier following the government’s stimulus measures aimed at supporting the pandemic-hit economy, central bank data showed Thursday. Fresh bank loans extended to local households came to 8.1 [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government’s recent ban on small gatherings and meetings in churches has brought about a strong backlash from the Protestant community amid rising concerns over a second wave of the novel coronavirus infection stemming from religious facilities. On Wednesday, the health authorities said Protestant churches will be [...]