SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that most individuals living by themselves in Seoul intended to continue to live alone, but their sense of happiness showed a tendency to decline during their 40s. On Wednesday, the Seoul Metropolitan City Government unveiled the results of its analysis of the Statistics Korea [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Anti-barking devices that were developed to prevent pet dogs from barking are sparking controversy over animal abuse. A variety of anti-barking devices and after-purchase reviews are available when searching through Internet shopping malls. Most of them are necklace type models that give a physical shock from electricity or ultrasonic [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean women who freeze their eggs for the chance to have a baby of their own later is increasing. Oocyte cryopreservation, more commonly known as egg freezing, is a method of preserving a woman’s fertility so she can try to have children at a later date. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — After Sayuri Fujita gave birth through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) without being married, there is growing dispute over whether it is possible to get pregnant and give birth without being married in South Korea. Sayuri, a Japanese TV personality based in South Korea, recently unveiled that she gave birth to a son [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced as a new subject in local high schools next year before being expanded to the curriculums of kindergartens and elementary and middle schools by 2025, the education ministry said Friday, declaring a bid to strengthen AI education in preparation for a digital future. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Friday ordered a sports agency to compensate fans for Cristiano Ronaldo’s no-show at a friendly football match in Seoul last year. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of 162 plaintiffs who sued The Fasta, which organized the exhibition game between Italy’s Juventus and South [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to allow the test run of shuttle vehicles without a driver’s seat and unmanned self-driving cars on ordinary roads once a temporary operating license is issued. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Thursday that it will revise the regulations on temporary driving approval [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Six in 10 South Koreans over 13 years of age believe couples can live together or have children without getting married. Statistics Korea conducted a survey of 38,000 South Koreans over 13 years of age, 59.7 percent of whom believed couples can live together without getting married. The result [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday released satellite imagery showing the movement of fine dust from China to South Korea in the latest scientific evidence that China is partly to blame for poor air quality in the region. The Chollian-2B, a South Korean environmental satellite, observed high concentrations of fine dust [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea announced a large-scale investment plan for the biohealth industry on Wednesday in an effort to nurture what it sees as a future growth engine. Under the plan, 36 pharmaceutical makers and five venture capital firms, including Samsung Biologics Co. and Celltrion Inc., will invest a combined 10 [...]