SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For many South Koreans, a dignified end of life means minimizing physical suffering and sparing loved ones from financial strain, according to a new nationwide study that sheds light on changing attitudes toward death in one of the world’s fastest-aging societies. The research, released Monday by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of long-term foreign residents in South Korea surpasses two million for the first time, public attitudes toward immigration remain cautious, with nearly half of Koreans saying the scale of the foreign population feels larger than expected, a new study shows. According to a report released Monday by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Older South Koreans participating in government-sponsored job programs earned an average of about 405,000 won ($300) a month last year, with most saying the primary reason for working was to cover basic living expenses, according to a nationwide survey released Monday. The study, published by the Korea Labor Force Development [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is moving to expand traditional hanok architecture as part of a broader effort to strengthen regional tourism and revive smaller cities, officials said Monday, amid growing global interest in Korean culture. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said demand for hanok-based experiences has risen alongside [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly eight in 10 local governments outside South Korea’s capital region say they face a serious risk of population decline, underscoring the deepening divide between Seoul and the rest of the country as demographic pressures mount. In a survey released Monday by the Federation of Korean Industries, 77 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek UNESCO recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, officials said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Committee, an advisory body to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), has selected taekwondo as the next candidate [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Longer job searches and soaring housing costs are placing mounting strain on young South Koreans, deepening concerns that structural weaknesses in the economy could weigh on the country’s long-term growth, the central bank said on Monday. In a report examining the economic conditions of young adults, the Bank of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop juggernaut BTS is considering a major performance in central Seoul ahead of its comeback in March, industry sources said Monday. Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind the group, has applied to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) for permission to use Gyeongbok Palace, Gwanghwamun and the Woldae area, and the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – From BTS to “KPop Demon Hunters,” the Korean culture boom has surged across music, screens, dramas, food and social media worldwide, and Luxembourg is riding the wave. The landlocked Western European country, roughly four times the size of Seoul, is proving no small player in the growing popularity of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 350,000 people took part in South Korea’s temple stay program last year, setting a record for participation since the initiative was launched more than two decades ago, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Sunday. A total of 349,219 visitors — including 293,704 South Koreans and 55,515 foreign tourists [...]