SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are living longer than most of their global peers, but the country continues to grapple with the highest suicide rate among OECD nations, underscoring a stark contrast between physical longevity and mental well-being. According to the OECD Health Statistics 2025 report released Wednesday by South Korea’s Ministry [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has one of the lowest numbers of practicing physicians among developed nations, but its citizens visit the doctor more often than anywhere else in the OECD, highlighting a paradox of limited manpower and high demand in the nation’s healthcare system. According to the OECD Health Statistics 2025 [...]
GIMCHEON, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled in favor of a consumer who faced a 100 million won ($77,000) damages lawsuit after posting a negative review of an online lecture, affirming that such commentary falls under protected freedom of expression. According to the Korea Legal Aid Corporation on Wednesday, both [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean employees are spending an estimated 25.1 billion hours annually on repetitive administrative work, including data management and routine reporting, according to a global survey released Monday by Dropbox in partnership with polling firm YouGov. The survey, which included over 10,000 full- and part-time workers across seven countries [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming market has firmly established itself as a new standard in media consumption, with more than 20 million monthly active users (MAUs) now regularly engaging with major platforms. According to new data released Tuesday by WiseApp Retail, a market analysis firm tracking real-time app and payment [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a nation known for its rigorous education system, even dogs are facing entrance exams. A growing number of South Korean dog daycare centers — dubbed “pet kindergartens” — are implementing admission tests to assess a dog’s socialization, obedience, and emotional stability before enrollment. The trend has sparked comparisons to [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has introduced new guidelines to curb the misuse of ambulances operating under false pretenses, aiming to distinguish legitimate emergency use from non-urgent transport and restrict abuse of emergency traffic privileges. The Ministry of Health and Welfare recently distributed the new standards — titled “Criteria for [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are sleeping less, working and studying less, and spending more time consuming digital media than ever before, according to a new government survey tracking the nation’s evolving daily routines. The Statistics Korea report, released Monday, showed that for the first time since the time-use survey began in [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean elementary school students are spending more time studying than ever, while their sleep and playtime continue to shrink, reflecting the intensifying pressure of early academic competition, according to new government data released Monday. The 2024 Time Use Survey by Statistics Korea found that elementary students now study [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey shows overwhelming support among South Korean workers for legislative efforts to criminalize non-consensual sex and enact a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, placing pressure on the Yoon Suk Yeol administration to take action on gender equality reforms. According to a poll released on Sunday by labor rights group Workplace [...]