SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — This year will be a subdued holiday season for many South Koreans as winter destinations are closed and restaurants are banned from having groups of five or more people under toughened virus curbs. Authorities have repeatedly urged the public to cancel their year-end gatherings and trips to reduce risk [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ban five or more people from gathering at restaurants during the upcoming holiday season to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. Restaurants will be fined up to 3 million won (US$2,709) in case of a violation, while customers will be fined up to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Gatherings of five or more people will be banned in the greater Seoul area, beginning Wednesday, in a new hard-line measure to combat the spread of the coronavirus, local governments said Monday. The governments of Seoul and neighboring Gyeonggi Province and Incheon announced the strident assembly restriction measure in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Vegetarians in South Korea face a dilemma each winter when they are asked to come to end-of-year gatherings since most of them are held at Korean barbeque restaurants. They argue that they are left with no choice but to join the barbeque parties as there are too many end-of-year [...]