year-end ceremonies Archives

Year-end Bell-ringing Ceremonies Canceled Across Country for 2nd yr amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Annual year-end bell-ringing ceremonies have been canceled across the nation for the second year in a row amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Friday. The country’s most popular bell-ringing ceremony, which used to be held on New Year’s Eve at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul, has been called [...]

Conglomerates Spend ‘Quiet’ Year-end Without Large Year-end Ceremonies

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s major conglomerates are closing this year quietly without having year-end ceremonies. In the midst of the new trend of skipping large-scale year-end ceremonies that have been held in auditoriums in the past, combined with the impact of the pandemic, year-end ceremonies are [...]