SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid growth of single-person households in South Korea is helping expand local employment, particularly in service industries, while reshaping family support systems for working parents, according to a new study by the Korea Development Institute. The report, released late last year and cited by academics on Thursday, found that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly on Thursday approved a series of labor law revisions aimed at easing short-term child care burdens on working parents and strengthening workplace safety standards, the Labor Ministry said. Under the new measures, employees with children aged 8 or younger — or up to the second grade [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samyang Foods Inc., known for its globally popular Buldak spicy ramyeon, said Thursday its annual sales exceeded 2 trillion won (US$1.4 billion) for the first time since its founding in 2025, driven by strong demand for the Buldak series. Samyang Foods’ sales jumped 36 percent to 2.35 trillion won [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven in 10 South Koreans take part in hiking or forest trail activities at least once a month, underscoring the growing role of nature-based recreation in everyday life, a government survey showed Wednesday. According to the Korea Forest Service, 73 percent of adults said they hike or walk [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of registered vehicles in Seoul declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, making the capital the only region in South Korea to record a sustained drop, even as registrations of environmentally friendly cars climbed sharply, city officials said Wednesday. According to an analysis released by the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons said Wednesday it will more than double the number of its outlets in South Korea to 50 this year, focusing on localization to grow in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Tim Hortons currently operates 24 outlets in Seoul and nearby metropolitan areas after entering the Korean [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recorded its fastest increase in births in nearly two decades last year, offering a rare note of demographic optimism in a country long defined by declining fertility. According to government data released Wednesday, 233,708 babies were born between January and November 2025, a rise of 6.2 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean college applicants continue to place greater weight on a university’s name recognition than on academic fit or career prospects when choosing where to enroll, according to a new survey released Wednesday. A poll conducted by the education consultancy Jinhaksa of 1,649 students applying through the 2026 regular admissions [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whiskey market is showing clear signs of polarization as prolonged inflation and a weak won reshape consumer behavior, with shoppers increasingly gravitating toward either budget bottles or high-end labels while shunning midpriced options. Data released Monday by major supermarket chains indicate that sales of whiskeys priced under 30,000 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s cultural heritage authority on Monday sharply criticized a decision by Seoul’s municipal government to permit high-rise construction near Jongmyo Shrine, reopening a long-simmering dispute over how to balance urban redevelopment with the protection of one of the nation’s most sacred historical sites. The Korea Heritage Service said it [...]