SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean film distribution companies went through hard times this year as the local cinema industry has been still suffering from a sharp drop in attendance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A combined 18 films, including “A Year-End Medley” slated for Wednesday next week, has been distributed in 2021 by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drag on, many children, teenagers and young adults in South Korea are struggling with a sense of depression and despair. The National Youth Policy Institute conducted a survey of 4,347 people between the ages of 9 and 24 (excluding high school seniors), 22 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newly established companies rose to a record high last year, but in-person service segments reported a sharp fall in new businesses due to the pandemic, data showed Friday. Last year, the number of newly created firms reached a record 1.06 million, up 62,000, or 6.2 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Two years into the pandemic era, protective masks have become so deeply rooted in everyday life that, for many, not wearing one feels uncomfortable. An increasing number of students at a local middle school are opting to skip lunch as they try to stay away from eating together in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Caregivers have been excluded from proper support and protection despite an extreme workload during the pandemic era, a survey showed Thursday. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions conducted a nationwide survey of 273 caregivers in which 84 percent of all caregivers working at sanatoria and other facilities have suffered [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans suffered more severe employment shock than older people during the pandemic and fresh college and high school graduates faced greater difficulty in finding jobs, a report showed Friday. The employment rate for Koreans aged 15-34 reached 50.5 percent in January, down from 52.8 percent a year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A private theater with a maximum of four seats that recently opened in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province is gaining attention as a potential alternative to large multiplexes in the pandemic era. Local startup The VX opened up ‘Another Watching Club’, a private movie theater that consists of three viewing rooms [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The numbers for suicides, and traffic and crime-related deaths fell in 2020 due largely to various social distancing schemes imposed over concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government said Thursday. According to the interior ministry, the combined number of deaths connected to traffic accidents, crimes and suicides stood at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people who said their motivation to work has weakened since the COVID-19 pandemic increased sharply, a survey showed Monday. The Woori Finance Research Institute, affiliated with major bank holding firm Woori Financial Group, classified individuals who are in the 10 to 30 percent bracket of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Employers have resorted to hiring irregular workers to minimize uncertainty in the pandemic era, a study showed Monday. The Korea Labour and Society Institute analyzed data provided by Statistics Korea to show that the number of wage workers reached 20.99 million people in August of this year, up by [...]