SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jogye Order Social Welfare Foundation, South Korea’s largest Buddhist organization, announced on March 5 that it plans to expand its temple stay matchmaking program to include foreign participants, marking a new approach in addressing the country’s low birth rate. The “Naneun Jeollo” (I Go to the Temple) program, previously [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 3 large companies in South Korea have reported a deterioration in their financial conditions this year compared with 2024, a survey released Thursday showed. The survey conducted by Mono Research on the country’s top 1,000 firms in terms of sales found that 31 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile phone users consider data services to be worth more than twice the value of traditional voice calls and text messages combined, according to a comprehensive survey released on March 5. The study also revealed that most users find smartphone purchase costs more burdensome than monthly service fees. [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Dancers emerge from behind the stage, moving in sync with the music. As their dynamic ensemble performance unfolds, they gradually make their way to the front of the stage. Suddenly, they pause, gazing into the audience. Then, each dancer finds a partner — not among themselves, but from the spectators. [...]
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A top South Korean security official on Wednesday anticipated a “good” outcome from consultations between Seoul and Washington on tariff and other trade issues, highlighting the two countries’ desire for a “win-win” result. National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik made the remarks as he arrived in Washington for talks with [...]
Turin, Italy, March 5, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) filed today its 2024 Annual Report(*) with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). The document (which includes the Sustainability Statement prepared in compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requirements on a voluntary basis) is available in [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy announced on March 4 that it will begin formal discussions this month to develop its fifth basic plan (2026-2030) for addressing the nation’s declining birthrate and aging population challenges. The announcement follows the committee’s ninth emergency population meeting, held virtually [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent research suggests that overweight children and adolescents with severe food addiction symptoms struggle more with emotional regulation and behavior control. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced on March 4 that a research team led by Park Kyung-hee from Hallym University’s Department of Family Medicine recently published these [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s crop yields and production were “generally favorable” last year despite torrential rains that flooded parts of the country, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) showed Wednesday. “Last July, torrential rains triggered flooding, which caused localized crop losses in western and central parts of the [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Family members of owners of midsized companies in South Korea take less than four years on average to be promoted to executive management positions, a market tracker said Wednesday. A survey of the top 100 medium-sized businesses with total assets of less than 5 trillion won (US$3.4 billion) each [...]