The prolonged novel coronavirus outbreak has dealt a body blow to the labor market in South Korea, causing the number of people in paid employment to plunge by nearly 1 million in January alone. The …
Being an ‘alien’ in South Korea
I am an alien, quite literally, in South Korea. I even have my own “Alien Registration Card”. Only in June last year did the South Korean government decide to drop the word “alien” in newly issued …
Apple to hold 2nd South Korea Store opening event on February 24
Apple will be holding a press event for its 2nd store opening in South Korea to improve iPhone sales in the country. The 2nd South Korea Apple Store is …
S. Korea to introduce contact-free boarding at airports
Contactless, airport check-in systems will be set up across the country by next year, South Korea’s Vice Finance Minister said on Friday, in a bit to digitalize the nation’s social infrastructure.
South Korea’s Banwol Island draws more tourists after going purple
If purple is your favorite color, you’re really going to love it here. Banwol Island in South Korea is trending an Instagram-worthy day trip destination for its eclectic violet theme, drawing …
Is South Korea on Verge of a Demographics Crisis?
Fact: South Korea now has the lowest birth rate among OECD countries. When it comes to threats, there is none bigger than South Korea’s nuclear-armed neighbor North Korea. But there is also a subtler …
South Korea hotel apologizes for exposing nude sauna guests to outside world
The operators of a hotel on South Korea’s Jeju Island are apologizing to guests after a honeymooning couple discovered that the windows in its second-floor sauna facilities — which were advertised as …
Why aren’t there more co-ed K-pop groups? A look at all the reasons why South Korea rarely mixes boys and girls
Fans have often noted that when the genders are combined, it feels like they are two separate groups on stage. That could also mean that fans are just used to seeing them apart …
South Korea to halve electric vehicle prices by 2025
To expedite the country’s transition to electric vehicles, the South Korean government plans to halve prices of electric vehicles by 2025.
South Korea hotel apologizes after honeymooners discover people can see into mirrored sauna
A new upscale hotel on the South Korean island of Jeju has issued an apology for a mistake that may have enabled outsiders to see into their sauna.