SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of days in January this year with the lowest morning temperature hovering above zero came to 11 in Seoul, the most in 31 years, due to weakened Siberian high pressure this winter, the weather authorities said Saturday. The Korea Meteorological Administration compared the figure to the three [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s jobless rate rose sharply in January from a month earlier due to seasonal factors, a government report showed Wednesday. The jobless rate stood at 3.7 percent last month, up from 3.2 percent in December, but 0.1 percentage point lower than the year before, according to the report [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s home sales plunged 21.4 percent last month from a year earlier due mainly to a base effect stemming from rapid growth posted last year, government data showed Sunday. The number of home transactions reached 62,365 in January compared with a record 79,320 tallied a year ago, according [...]