SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are commending police, firefighters and paramedics for their hard work during the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district last Saturday. “I’m sorry I couldn’t save more of them,” one of the police officers who was sent to Itaewon that day said on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A sudden surge of Halloween crowds instantly packed a narrow 4-meter-wide downhill alley in Seoul’s Itaewon district, with hundreds left unable to move or escape, before some began to fall over and knock others down, resulting in the deadliest stampede in South Korea, witnesses and authorities said Sunday. At [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Most Halloween festivals, events and parades, as well as shows by K-pop stars have been canceled, their organizers and the government said Sunday, as the country mourns the deaths of at least 153 people in an overnight stampede. At least 103 others were injured after being crushed in a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Witnesses and survivors on Sunday said an overnight stampede that killed at least 151 people occurred after a massive group of people celebrating Halloween surged into a narrow downhill alley and were instantly pushed down by others. The deadliest stampede in South Korea’s history happened Saturday night in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail industry is enjoying a surge in sales of Halloween-related items ahead of the Halloween weekend. Discount retailer Emart Inc. saw annual sales of Halloween items rise by more than 20 percent every year from October 2019 to October 2021. By generation, the consumer base has expanded [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 1,289 people in violation of anti-COVID-19 rules were caught in the past three days at Halloween parties and private gatherings across the country, police said Monday. The National Police Agency said 630 people were discovered violating antivirus protocols, food sanitation rules and music-related regulations Saturday, followed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will deal sternly with violators of COVID-19 rules during the Halloween weekend and foreigners will be no exception, the interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol issued the warning during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, saying Halloween celebrations pose a high [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — All-night Halloween parties and celebrations will not be possible at restaurants, cafes and other multiuse facilities this weekend, as the government decided Friday to enforce relaxed social distancing rules starting Monday morning due to COVID-19 fears. Ahead of this year’s Halloween, which falls on Sunday, health authorities are struggling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Health authorities struggling to contain COVID-19 are on high alert ahead of this Halloween weekend, as Seoul’s downtown areas are expected to be crowded with larger-than-usual numbers of people celebrating the annual Western holiday. Coronavirus-battered retailers in Seoul’s popular entertainment districts, such as Itaewon and Hongdae, are looking forward [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Customers are lining up at Starbucks stores once again, this time to buy the newly released Halloween goods and merchandise. Starbucks Coffee Korea released 23 items, two cards, three drinks and seven food products on Tuesday in celebration of Halloween. Each Starbucks outlet displayed a sign that listed the [...]