Children have their own set of problems and distresses amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, experts say, as they are forced to forgo childhood necessities such as outdoor fun and play -- and, in some cases, are left unprotected from abuse and other fears. Battling COVID-19, the contagious respiratory illness caused by the new virus, happens in isolation for adults and kids alike, and the...

As the number of new COVID-19 infection cases continued to fall, the government began applying a relaxed social distancing advisory starting April 20. Despite the eased guideline, many Koreans are still following “rules” that emerged following the virus spread. “While taking our lecture using ‘Zoom,’ we have to wear earphones,” Kim Ki-wook, a graduate school student told The Korea Herald. He ex...

Reflected in the size of its user base, Danggeun Market has the perfect mobile system for haggling. Besides the messaging rooms where sellers can talk with buyers privately one-on-one, the interface shows how many people are interested in the item and the number of negotiations taking place. It also allows buyers to rate sellers, helping prevent possible scams or fraud. Danggeun Market connects...

New attitudes The OPAL generation appears to have a different attitude toward aging, as they were brought up in a more affluent time than their parents and are better educated, said Koh Seon-ju, a department chief at the Seoul50Plus Foundation. The Seoul50Plus Foundation was established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to support the population aged between 50 and 65 by providing a space fo...

By Park Han-na ( hnpark@heraldcorp.com )

As the COVID-19 situation draws out, many of us have been spending all day in our homes. Staying in can be boring, even stressful for some. Worse, we are not sure when this will ever come to an end. While we are at home, how about lightening up the mood by making some small changes to your home decor? Some changes can be made while staying in. And sometimes, small changes make a big difference. ...

“Since I do not work for any organization, I want to make money through freelance jobs like part-time tutoring as well as expanding savings through investments,” she said. In a recent joint survey released by Job Korea and Albamon, about 75 percent of workers in their 20s said they saved money last year, 15 percent higher than that of respondents in their 30s with 63 percent and 40s with 60 perc...

While the National Gugak Center in southern Seoul remains closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the center continues to put on creative gugak performances and make them available online. As more people became more reluctant to visit concert halls out of fear of COVID-19, the center recently launched various online programs to offer quality gugak performances. One of the highlights is the vir...

This strategy has been difficult by local rivals to follow, as many of them went through restructuring, labor-management disputes and ownership changes without the backing of sturdy capital. Amid growing popularity of sports utility vehicles globally, Hyundai Motor has been quickly focusing on diversifying SUV lineups over the past few years. From January to November last year, Hyundai Motor so...

Roses are red, violets are blue. The season of love is here, and the coronavirus is too. “I was supposed to get married on White Day but I delayed it to this fall due to the coronavirus,” a bride-to-be commented on Naver blog Make My Wedding, a popular online community with more than 38,997 members who are preparing for weddings. In Korea, White Day, which falls on March 14, sees men giving can...

When Park Jin-ryoung, a Daegu resident, saw people waiting in line for hours to buy a face mask -- a must-have survival item in the city, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of COVID-19 cases in South Korea -- her thoughts went to people in need. So she took out her sewing machine. She visited offline and online stores to buy the materials she needed to make 120 fabric face masks: elastic braid...

“For February, we had to expand our capacity as the number of members rose from around 9,000 to over 10,000. We also had over 10,000 people signing up for the class in March,” startup Dano spokesperson Lee Jae-woo said. The startup’s app My Dano provides a personal fitness coaching program, through which a trainer helps the member work out and manage what they eat. “When our members send photos o...

Wearing face masks on buses and subways -- and even at the office -- has become the new normal in South Korea amid the coronavirus outbreak. People are washing their hands and sanitizing the surfaces they’ve touched as often as possible, and personal hygiene products are in high demand. In the face of scarcity, some people have opted to make their own masks and sanitizers, while retailers have ...

“The minimum wage was an issue. It was a pressure. So we are focusing on automation as there is are fewer customers late at night,” said the official from the IPCA. According to game data provider Gametrics, the average rate of PCs in use at the outlets, which peaked to 42.3 percent at 5 p.m., dropped to 28.4 percent at midnight, plunged to one-digit figure starting 5 a.m. and hit rock bottom at...

During the four trading days after the movie bagged the four Academy Awards on Feb. 9 (local time), Nongshim shares surged by some 10 percentage points. Some market analysts forecast that the overall Asian food market will gain popularity around the world thanks to Bong’s latest masterpiece. The Oscar-winning movie is expected to generate more than $12 million in economic value, according to lo...