SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Church-goers in South Korea, where religious services are typically characterized by large in-person gatherings, are growing increasingly dissatisfied with online worship, an inevitable reality at times given the government’s social distancing directives and the protracted coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey conducted by a publication operated by a Protestant [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to send 60,000 face masks to two U.N.-led peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday. The government unveiled the plan during a launching ceremony of the preparatory team for Seoul’s [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the one tied to a nightlife district in downtown Seoul, was seeded most by the so-called GH genetic strain of the new coronavirus, which has been also most detected in other countries, health authorities said Monday. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s capital city and its surrounding areas saw the net inflow of residents more than double in March and April from a year earlier as the novel coronavirus pandemic hit job markets in local areas, a report showed Monday. A net 275,000 people moved into Seoul, Incheon and [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus is changing traditional vacation policies at major companies as employees are being asked to move beyond past practices of going on vacation primarily during the summer, and are instead being encouraged to take leave at any point during the year. The new trend is mainly driven by [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO has introduced South Korea’s first ‘work-from-home policy for childcare without career interruption’ this month, raising the likelihood of a transformation in work culture across South Korean businesses. The steelmaker began receiving registrations for the work-from-home program from all employees with childcare needs. The program allows any employee with [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourist arrivals in South Korea nose-dived 99.5 percent in May due to global travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. The data from the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) showed a mere 6,111 foreign tourists visited South Korea in May, compared with over 1.23 million a year [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With face coverings becoming ubiquitous due to the prolonged outbreak of the novel coronavirus, an increasing number of people are showing preference towards colored masks as a fashion item. The color of disposable masks is evolving from white and black towards pink, purple and yellow. At South Korean online [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean workers and entrepreneurs are being permitted to bypass strict entry bans on foreigners to travel to South Asian countries where the coronavirus is rapidly spreading. Despite the rampant spread of the virus in the region, South Korean workers and entrepreneurs are accepting the risk in order to [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) –Basic hygiene measures against COVID-19 are contributing to a sharp decline in other viral illnesses common during the summer season. According to public health authorities, as wearing masks, hand washing and social distancing have become a normal part of daily life in the pandemic era, other viral and bacterial infections [...]