![[Stats] Frequency of Simultaneous Media Usage While Watching TV](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tv시청중-타매체-사용-영문.png "[Stats] Frequency of Simultaneous Media Usage While Watching TV")
[Related Article] One out of Two Uses Smartphone While Watching TV(Korea Bizwire, May 1) A study shows that almost one out of two people use a smartphone and watch TV at the same time.According to a report “Simultaneous Media Use While TV Watching” by the Korea Information Society Development Institute, which surveyed 6,240 family members over age [...]
![[Stats] Consumer Claims Associated with Wedding Hall Troubles](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/예식장-소비자피해-영문.png "[Stats] Consumer Claims Associated with Wedding Hall Troubles")
[Related Article] Excessive Cancellation Fee of Wedding Halls Now Ruled Illegal (Korea Bizwire, May 1) Wedding halls will now have to break away from the practice of forfeiting the deposit money even when couples cancel their bookings months before their wedding day. Furthermore, wedding halls are now banned from charging excessive cancellation fees when newlyweds call off [...]
![[Stats] Proportion of Paid Workers by Wage Level and Occupation](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/임금근로자-영문.png "[Stats] Proportion of Paid Workers by Wage Level and Occupation")
[Related Article] Korea’s Low-wage Fact: Half of Employees Earn Less than $2K a Month (Korea Bizwire, May 1) About a half of salaried workers in Korea is earning less than 2 million won (US$1,937) a month. Meanwhile, about 30 percent of those in financial services and science and technology professions earn monthly pay of more than 4 [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 1, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – About half of salaried workers in Korea are earning less than 2 million won (US$1,937) a month, reflecting growing income inequality in the society. Meanwhile, about 30 percent of those in financial services and science and technology professions earn monthly pay of more than 4 million won. More than half of those [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Services Commission said on April 30 that it would make an advance legislation notice on May 2 on revised enforcement ordinances related to insurance policy cancellation. According to the new rules, consumers will be able to cancel their insurance policies within 15 days after receiving [...]
![[Stats] Borrowers in Delinquency on Student Loans](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/학자금대출-영문.png "[Stats] Borrowers in Delinquency on Student Loans")
[Related Article] Gov’t to Relieve Student Loan Burden to 558,000 Borrowers (Korea Bizwire, May 1) A bill that would relieve the burden of those who are unable to pay back student loans has passed the National Assembly. The qualifications will, however, be restricted to those whose loans have been in arrears for more than six months [...]
![[Stats] Number of Startup Companies](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/신설법인수-영문.png "[Stats] Number of Startup Companies")
[Related Article] Start-up Rises out of Necessity, not by Entrepreneurship (Korea Bizwire, May 1) First-quarter figures for new start-ups signal that the economy may be finally in full recovery pace. Given there are many “micro” businesses whose capital is below 10 million won headed by middle-aged entrepreneurs, however, it is too early to tell… (see the full [...]
![[Stats] Number of Consumer Complaints Related to Mobile Games](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/모바일게임소비상담-영문-800x371.png "[Stats] Number of Consumer Complaints Related to Mobile Games")
[Related Article] PIN Becomes Essential for App Market Access (Korea Bizwire, May 1) To prevent unintentional mobile application payments, various institutional strategies will be provided such as obligated password input and exposure of payment information notice while using the app markets..… (see the full text of this news) Infographics Design Team (Infographic@kobizmedia.co.kr)
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – First-quarter figures for new start-ups signal that the economy may be finally in full recovery pace. Given there are many “micro” businesses whose capital is below 10 million won headed by middle-aged entrepreneurs, however, it is too early to tell. According to the Small and Medium Business [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – A bill that would relieve the burden of those who are unable to pay back student loans has passed the National Assembly. The qualifications will, however, be restricted to those whose loans have been in arrears for more than six months as of the end of February [...]