SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An average of 11 people died each day from poisoning in South Korea in 2023, with the overwhelming majority of cases linked to suicide, according to a government report released Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) revealed in its 2023 Discharge Injury Statistics that 3,885 deaths [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial event honoring Korean victims who were forced to work at an old Japanese mine complex during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea is unlikely to take place in July or August as Japan had promised, a Seoul official said Monday. Holding such a memorial ceremony for the victims [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The state weather agency issued the season’s first heat wave advisory for Seoul as of Monday noon, one day after the capital experienced its first tropical night of the season. A heat wave advisory is issued when the day’s highest sensible temperature is expected to remain at 33 C [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly drivers were responsible for over one in five traffic accidents in South Korea last year, a record high that has reignited debate over delayed safety reforms ahead of the first anniversary of a deadly wrong-way driving incident in central Seoul. According to new data from the Korea Road Traffic [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In a continued push to globalize its language and culture, South Korea is adding 11 new King Sejong Institutes to its growing international network of Korean language centers, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday. These newly designated centers—named after the 15th-century monarch who created the Korean [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of in-home care facilities serving elderly South Koreans has nearly quadrupled over the past five years, reflecting a growing preference among seniors to receive medical and support services at home rather than in institutional settings. According to data released Saturday by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a quiet apartment in Seoul, a small Maltese curls up on a cushion by the window, waiting. It’s a familiar scene repeated across millions of South Korean households, where pets have become cherished companions—but often spend much of the day alone. A new report released by KB Financial [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector is increasingly embracing the four-day workweek, as President Lee Jae-myung’s campaign pledge to reduce working hours without cutting wages begins to materialize in practice. Tech companies with high salaries and flexible work cultures are leading the shift, signaling a potential turning [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean internet user who left offensive comments under a news article about the nation’s first pregnant same-sex couple has avoided criminal punishment after reaching a settlement with the victims. According to legal sources, the Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Court dismissed the criminal case against the commenter, [...]
SEJONG, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A widening housing disparity is emerging among South Korea’s younger generations, driven in part by soaring real estate prices in the Seoul metropolitan area, according to a new government study. In its summer issue of Statistics Plus, the National Statistical Office’s research institute published a report analyzing generational shifts [...]