Number of Pubs, Karaoke Bars Plunges amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of pubs and karaoke bars have disappeared across South Korea over the past year due to tough social distancing rules resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of pubs registered across the country as of the end of May totaled 27,840, down 11.6 percent or 3,636 compared to [...]