SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The quality of employment among women and seniors has deteriorated during the pandemic era, South Korea’s central bank said Monday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) reported Monday that 41.6 percent of female senior workers over 60 years were categorized as ‘more-or-less vulnerable’ as of April this year, while 3.4 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery-only restaurants are facing a life-or-death situation due to the lifting of social distancing rules and the sky-high prices of food materials. Owners of such restaurants that opened during the peak of the pandemic from late last year to early this year are giving up operations or opting to [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that more people are skipping meals following the onset of the pandemic era. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) studied the results of the national health and nutrition survey, in which the percentage of people who skipped either breakfast, lunch, or dinner the [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — School violence, which dropped significantly during the pandemic era, is beginning to rise. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency reported that the reported number of school violence cases decreased from 11,832 in 2019 to 5,555 in 2020, before it started to climb back up to 6,823 cases last year. The [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study suggested that the growing level of video game addiction during COVID-19 pandemic era can be largely attributed to gamers’ intent to escape reality. Jang Ye-beet, a professor at Aju University’s culture and contents department, conducted a survey of 256 online gamers in their 20s living in [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the return of the ‘pre-pandemic era’ following two years of social distancing, many people are still reluctant to take off their face masks, fearful of revealing their looks. Despite the end of outdoor masking rules, a 27-year-old surnamed Kim ordered another pack of protective masks online. “I’ve gained [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seniors with dementia have seen their symptoms worsen at a much faster rate after being cut off from society during the pandemic era. Choi Ho-jin, a professor of neurology at Hanyang University Guri Hospital led a team that published an article in Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders, a journal published [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean performing arts scene has experienced a sharp rise in revenue thanks to the lifting of nearly all social distancing rules, like gathering limits, about two weeks ago, industry data showed Wednesday. The combined revenue of 2,051 theatrical plays, musicals, classical concerts and other performances reached 17.3 [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer people exercise regularly and more people are experiencing stress or depressive symptoms following the coronavirus outbreak, research showed Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted a study on adults over 19 years of age between 2019 and 2021, which showed that indices related to their physical [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The rising ‘revenge spending’ trend spawning from demand for consumption during the pandemic has prompted a growing number of Koreans to spend more than 1 million won (US$789) on a single transaction this year. Major credit card issuer Samsung Card Co. reported that the number of transactions involving payments [...]