SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The usage of gatherings, concerts and outdoor dining apps has jumped in the second half of this year with the lifting of social distancing rules, data showed Monday. NHN Data, a unit of leading South Korean information technology company NHN Corp., analyzed app usage trends among 28 million Android [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of violent crimes in the second quarter of the year jumped 14 percent compared with a quarter earlier, data showed Wednesday, partially on the back of eased social distancing measures. A total of 367,412 crimes occurred in the April-June period, compared with 322,346 cases in the previous [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — More people are using apps for leisure activities such as movie-watching, outdoor dining and travel since the government scrapped most COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, data showed Tuesday. Local market analysis firm IGA Works analyzed some 2 billion data records from 40 million mobile devices between May 2020 and May [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s adult entertainment businesses, such as bars, clubs and karaoke rooms, are recovering at a rapid pace thanks to the lifting of COVID-19 social distancing rules, a credit card issuer said Thursday. The use of credit cards at adult entertainment establishments associated with gatherings after 7 p.m. marked [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of pets are once again being abandoned after what was once a serious social issue subsided during the first two years of the pandemic. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency reported that the number of abandoned animals newly registered between April 18 and May 18 reached [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of people are looking for suits for work and cameras for outdoor picnics ever since the social distancing measures were lifted last month. Kolon Industries Inc., South Korea’s top textile and chemical materials maker, reported a 64 percent increase in sales of shoulder bags, normally used [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With office workers facing regular commutes again following the end of social distancing policies, many are complaining about heavier spending forced by higher prices and interest rates. “When working from home, I was able to cook my own meals. Now, I have to start buying meals to eat,” said [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Office workers and students who had been enjoying indoor, solitary hours when social distancing measures were still in place during the pandemic are now worried about giving up that lifestyle. Those with introverted personalities, in particular, are beginning to feel more frustrations. “I was always able to use the [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The density of carbon dioxide caused by human activities plunged in Seoul’s downtown areas due to the enforcement of social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a study showed Thursday. A joint research group from the National Institute of Environmental Research, the National Institute of Forest Science, the [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The transition team of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday slammed the government for prematurely lifting all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. In a statement read by a spokesperson, transition team Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo said many health workers are concerned the removal of all restrictions at once will cause the public [...]