S. KOREA’S EMPLOYED PEOPLE REACHED 27.2 MILLION IN APRIL 2021

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• S. Korea’s employed people reached 27.2 million in April 2021.
• The number of unemployed people came to 1.15 million in April.
• The jobless rate fell 0.2% point on-year to 4%.
• The number of temporary worker...

S. KOREA’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT INCREASED 2.1 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY

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• S. Korea’s industrial output increased 2.1 percent in February.
• The index gauging industrial production came to 111.6 last month.
• Retail sales however fell 0.8 percent from a month earlier.
• The Bank of Ko...

NUMBER OF S. KOREAN’S GETTING MARRIED FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW IN 2020

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• Number of S. Korean’s getting married fell to an all-time low in 2020.
• The number of couples getting married fell by 10.7 percent in 2020.
• Due to difficulties in finding jobs or buying homes many are refraining from...

S. KOREA’S JOB LOSSES REACHED 26.3 MILLION IN FEBRUARY

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• S. Korea’s job losses reached 26.3 million in February.
• The country has reported job losses every month since March 2020.
• The country expects a slight improvement in the job market in March.
• In February t...

S. KOREAN GOVT. ANNOUNCES TO MAKE EFFORTS TO CREATE MORE JOBS BY 2025

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• S. Korean govt. announces to make efforts to create more jobs by 2025.
• The country’s finance minister Hong Nam Ki revealed a road map on developing the service industry.
• The ministry plans to resume the distribution...

S. KOREA’S POPULATION MOBILITY RATE FELL IN JANUARY

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• S. Korea’s population mobility rate fell in January.
• The number of people who changed their residences fell 2.2% in January.
• The transactions of houses also declined by 35.4 percent in the same reporting month.
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OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%

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• Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
• On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
• In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.

S. KOREAN MANUFACTURERS’ DOMESTIC SUPPLY FALLS IN Q4 2020

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• S. Korean manufacturers’ domestic supply falls in Q4 2020.
• In the October-December period, the manufacturing domestic supply index stood at 108.3.
• In Q4 2020, the index for consumer goods declined 1.2 percent on-yea...

SOUTH KOREA RECORDS FRESH HIGH IN ONLINE SHOPPING IN DECEMBER

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• South Korea records fresh high in online shopping in December.
• In December 2020, online shopping transactions stood at $14.2 billion.
• Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile device purchases rose 33.8 percent.
• O...

USFK REPORTS 14 PEOPLE HAVING TESTED COVID-19 POSITIVE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS

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• USFK reports 14 people having tested COVID-19 positive in the past 2 weeks.
• 11 service members, a dependent and a civilian worker tested positive for COVID-19.
• 9 tested positive while arriving from the U.S in govt. charte...

S. KOREA'S AIRPORT PASSENGERS FELL SHARPLY IN 2020 BY 58.8 PERCENT

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• S. Korea's airport passengers fell sharply in 2020 by 58.8 percent.
• In 2020, the number of people using 15 airports across the nation came to 65 million.
• Incheon International Airport reported a number of passengers t...

S. KOREA RECORDS US$13.8 BILLION IN ONLINE SHOPPING TRANSACTIONS IN NOV. 2020

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• S. Korea records US$13.8 billion in online shopping transactions in Nov.2020.
• Coronavirus pandemic led people in S. Korea to buy products via e-commerce platforms.
• Online transactions of food delivery were high at 60.6 pe...

SOUTH KOREA REPORTS CPI IN DECEMBER GREW BY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT

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• South Korea reports CPI in December grew by less than 1 percent.
• The country’s annual inflation rose by less than 1 percent.
• In December CPI rose by 0.5 percent on-year.
• The country’s core inflation...

SOUTH KOREA’S U.S MILITARY BASE – CAMP HUMPHREYS REPORTS 4 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES

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• South Korea’s U.S Military base – Camp Humphreys reports 4 positive COVID-19 cases.
• Two people who visited Camp Humphreys on Friday tested positive on Tuesday.
• A civilian employee tested positive following dir...

SOUTH KOREA RECORDS LOWEST CHILDBIRTH RATE IN OCTOBER ON-YEAR PACE

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• South Korea records the lowest childbirth rate in October on-year pace.
• The data was compiled by Statistics Korea.
• The data showed around 21,934 babies were born in October, down by 14.4% from a year earlier.
• I...

USFK REPORTS 7 AFFILIATED WORKERS CONTRACTED COVID-19 UPON AARIVAL IN THE COUNTRY

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• USFK reports 7 affiliated workers contracted COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.
• 5 people tested positive on their first mandatory COVID-19 test prior to entering quarantine.
• 4 service members had arrived by a US govern...

CORONAVIRUS RESPITE UNDER CLOSE SCANNER AMIDST S KOREA REINING IN DISTANCING MEASURES

• South Korea sidelined most of its physical distancing restrictions Monday, after two national holiday weekends passed without a spurt in known infections -- so far.
• Korea conducted 5,127 tests Sunday and detected 97 more cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Korea Di...

STREET- SIDE CAFÉS MAKEOVER TO NEW BUSINESS PASTURES IN S KOREAN HEARTLAND

• The government had warned South Koreans in the past many years not to open more fried chicken shops or cafes as the small hospitality sector is overwhelmed.
• Small business profit margins were on its way out before the coronavirus outbreak.

You Young-sik has tr...

4EN – STARTUP TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS UNDERLINING GREENHOUSE EFFECTS REDUCTION

• 4EN is a South Korean startup with a deep desire to become Asia’s largest greenhouse gas reduction initiative.
• The company aims to tackle the global warming problem using eco-friendly business ideas such as avoiding greenhouse gases and reducing toxic agricultural wastes ...

BRION E-SPORTS RECEIVES INVESTMENT FROM KIM HEE-CHUL

HIGHLIGHTS

• Along with some sports stars, K–Pop star Kim Hee-Chul has invested BRION E-Sports.
• BRION E-Sports is planning to compete in the LCK.

South Korean-Pop (K–Pop) star Kim Hee-Chul and many sports celebrities have i...