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SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recorded a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year growth in births in October, but the pace of increase slowed to its weakest level this year, underscoring how fragile the country’s demographic rebound remains. A total of 21,958 babies were born in October, a 2.5 percent increase from a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Replacing screen time with traditional outdoor games has led to measurable improvements in weight and eating habits among South Korean elementary school students, according to government data released Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institute said the “Healthy Care Playground” program, designed to promote [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven in 10 foreign nationals running small businesses in South Korea are Chinese, highlighting the growing role of Chinese entrepreneurs in the country’s local service economy, according to a new report released Tuesday. An analysis by the Korea Immigration Policy Institute found that Chinese nationals accounted for 72.5 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) reported a record number of visitors this year driven by hit exhibitions, the museum said Wednesday. The MMCA said over 3.37 million people visited the national museum, a 15 percent increase from the previous year. The most popular exhibition was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — “Culinary Class Wars: Season 2″ debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly non-English series chart, the streaming service said Wednesday. The hit cooking competition, released last Tuesday, topped the category with 5.5 million views for the week ending Dec. 21, according to data from Netflix’s official site Tudum. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The families of Koreans who were forcibly conscripted by Imperial Japan during World War II and later enshrined at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine have filed a lawsuit in a South Korean court, seeking the removal of their relatives’ names and damages for what they describe as an ongoing violation of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal rights organizations in South Korea have filed a constitutional complaint against a revised wildlife law that allows local governments to ban the feeding of pigeons, arguing that the measure amounts to state-sanctioned animal cruelty. At a news conference on Monday outside the Constitutional Court in Seoul, activists from CARE, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A record share of North Korean defectors living in South Korea say they are satisfied with their lives, reflecting steady gains in employment and income that are narrowing long-standing economic gaps with the broader population, according to a government-affiliated survey released Tuesday. About 81 percent of respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The use of computed tomography (CT) scans in South Korea has risen steadily in recent years, even as many patients remain poorly informed about medical radiation exposure and its potential health risks, according to a new survey released by the national health insurer. The National Health Insurance Service said an [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of South Koreans who play video games has fallen to its lowest level on record, underscoring a rapid shift in leisure habits as streaming platforms and short-form video content gain dominance, according to a new government-backed survey. A nationwide study released Monday by Korea Creative Content Agency found [...]