SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of restaurants, franchise coffee shops, bakeries, beer halls and many other private businesses in the greater Seoul area are gearing up to resume normal operations after the government relaxed its anti-coronavirus measures beginning Monday. Over the past two weeks, people in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon were banned [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will relax business restrictions on eateries, franchise coffee chains and other facilities in the wider Seoul area, as the country decided Sunday to ease tougher anti-virus curbs in the region for the next two weeks. The country decided not to extend the so-called Level 2.5 social distancing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A big data analysis has revealed that the once popular consumer trends of exploring gourmet restaurants and having get-togethers after work, which have bolstered the growth of restaurant businesses in South Korea, have declined sharply due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The state-run Small Enterprise and Market Service carried [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Alcohol sales are rising as strict government-imposed social distancing measures continue to take effect. Convenience store chain Emart24 reported on Wednesday that sales of wine surged 225.4 percent between Aug. 30-Sept. 8 compared to last year. Sales of hard liquor jumped by 175.2 percent, while sales of soju and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is becoming a priority in elementary schools, posing difficulties to teachers and students alike. As elementary schools began online classes due to coronavirus concerns, most outdoor play activities such as hide-and-seek and soccer were halted. Teachers are striving to come up with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of South Koreans facing depressive symptoms and helplessness as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep them indoors, online meetings are gaining popularity as people are looking for platforms to express their hobbies and self-development. The fact that users can encourage one another by sharing their [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Families are being torn apart as the government is imposing stricter social distancing policies following the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in August. Currently, a majority of hospitals are refusing to allow family members to visit the intensive care unit. Even in regular wards, only one guardian is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A set of tougher social distancing restrictions continued Monday to affect the daily lives of residents in Seoul and nearby areas, with eating at franchise bakeries and ice cream shops prohibited under a supplementary step. The government earlier extended the so-called Level 2.5 alert against COVID-19 transmissions through this [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tougher anti-virus curbs in place in the greater Seoul area will be extended by another week, with additional measures starting Monday, as the country seeks to contain another wave of the virus outbreak in the densely populated region. The country’s eight-day restrictions on restaurants, bakeries and franchise [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday decided to extend tougher anti-virus curbs on restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops in the greater Seoul area for another week, as sporadic cluster infections and untraceable cases are still popping up in the densely populated area. Since Sunday, the country began limiting operations of restaurants, [...]