STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Arguments over the idea that the novel coronavirus emerged from a laboratory have escalated for a long time. Most scientists believe that COVID-19 has a natural origin and was transmitted from an animal to humans. However, a Lab Leak Theory has been discussed, and some people are calling [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – T’way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, will begin flights to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Wednesday, marking the reopening of the air service to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak after eight months, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved T’way Air’s [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) - To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government imposed an unprecedented and controversial lockdown on Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, starting on the morning of January 23, and then in other Hubei cities several days later. Under the order issued by the government, all public transport, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has temporarily suspended more than 81,000 visas issued by the South Korean Consulate General in Wuhan, central China, since Feb. 4, when an entry ban for non-Korean travelers from the epicenter of the new coronavirus and its surrounding Hubei Province took effect, the Ministry of Justice said Friday. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A nationwide outpouring of support and encouragement is helping South Korean expatriates and Chinese families from Wuhan, China who came to South Korea to escape the coronavirus outbreak. A total of 170 South Koreans and their Chinese family members who returned to their home country via a chartered plane [...]
Schiller Park, Ill., Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –PSAV, a global leader in event experiences, announced today that Becky Sheehan has been named Chief Financial Officer. Sheehan will be responsible for driving global financial stewardship by providing strategic leadership in all areas of Finance. “Becky is an ideal addition to the senior leadership team given her [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of Jincheon and Asan said Friday they will no longer oppose the government’s decision to house South Korean nationals evacuated from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, in the two central South Korean towns. Residents living near the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — About 370 South Korean evacuees from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan headed in 36 police buses for two government-designated accommodations in central parts of the nation Friday after arriving at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul in the morning. The first batch of 368 South Korean residents of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police said Thursday they are closely monitoring and looking into fake news related to the new coronavirus amid growing fear over the infectious disease. The cyber safety unit at the National Police Agency is focusing on cracking down on fake news related to the coronavirus, such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of two central South Korean towns, formally picked Wednesday to house South Korean nationals evacuated from Wuhan, China, this week, are strongly protesting the government’s decision as a threat to their health. The government said it will send about 700 South Korean nationals arriving from Wuhan to the [...]