Seoul, June 24 (IANS) The number of South Koreans relocating to new regions fell 1.5 per cent in May from a year earlier to the lowest level in 52 years, data showed Wednesday, amid a recent decline in housing supply. Around 466,000 people changed residences in May, down 7,000 from a year earlier, according to data from South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked the lowest figure for any May month since 415,000 tallied in 1974.The population mobility rate — which refers to the num…
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Seoul, Jan 17 (IANS) South Korea on Saturday confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in about two months, prompting authorities to cull thousands of pigs and issue a standstill order to prevent the virus from spreading.According to the provincial government, the outbreak was detected at a farm in Gangneung, about 170 kilometres east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, Yonhap news agency reported.Authorities said 29 of 32 pigs that died at the facility on Friday tested positive for the vi…