SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of students are joining a social movement against the practice of collecting mobile phones at school. On social media platforms, students are posting handwritten protests against school practices of collecting mobile phones before class. They use hashtags such as #don’ttouchphonechallenge or #studentrights to encourage other students [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS on Thursday expressed support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States, joining the worldwide initiative in the music industry to protest against racism and violence. “We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the implementation of a mask rationing system to stabilize the supply of masks starting Monday, the ‘Don’t buy masks’ movement has been gaining traction online. Under the measure that took effect on Monday, citizens can only buy up to two protective masks per week from pharmacies, on designated [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the stagnating economy and declining real estate sales, the number of Koreans migrating to different areas has declined in three consecutive months (as of May). The total number of domestic migrants in May was 589,000, the lowest figure for the month since May 1975 (480,000). Among those [...]