SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dermatology clinics have emerged as the country’s leading draw for foreign medical tourists, with patient numbers skyrocketing more than 100-fold over the past decade and a half. According to a report released Thursday by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, 705,044 foreign patients received dermatological treatment in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are marrying later, living more often in single-person households, and reporting higher life satisfaction than in past decades, even as chronic illness and suicide remain persistent challenges, new government data show. A report released Wednesday by Statistics Korea’s National Statistical Research Institute traced sweeping social changes since the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The prevalence of diabetes among South Koreans under 30 has risen sharply over the past decade, with Type 2 diabetes — traditionally associated with obesity and older adults — nearly quadrupling in that age group, according to a new study. Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital analyzed national [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The soaring cost of sanitary pads, a necessity for nearly all women, has become a flashpoint in South Korea, where inflation is squeezing household budgets and driving consumers to seek cheaper alternatives abroad. Major brands such as Bodyfit and Good Feel raised prices by 100 to 900 won (about [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea now has one of the highest rates of multiple births in the world, even as its overall fertility rate continues to plunge, according to new research released Monday. A study by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs found that in 2023 South Korea recorded 26.9 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Colorectal cancer, long considered a “Western disease,” is surging in South Korea, particularly among people in their 20s and 30s, where cases are growing at an annual rate of about 4 percent. A new study has identified Western-style eating habits as a major driver of the trend. A joint [...]
JECHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening of the 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo is just one month away. The 2025 Jecheon Korean Medicine Natural Product Industry Expo, scheduled to open Sept. 20 at Jecheon Oriental Medicine Expo Park in the North Chungcheong Province city, 116 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — In a striking response to rising emotional isolation, Seoul’s “Hello Loneliness 120” helpline has received over 15,000 calls since its launch in April, far surpassing its annual goal by more than fivefold, according to the Seoul Welfare Foundation’s Isolation Prevention Center on Monday. Launched as South Korea’s first loneliness [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with relentless summer heat, an unlikely battleground has emerged: the thermostat. In office buildings and on subways, debates over air-conditioning settings have intensified, exposing a deep divide in how people experience temperature — and how they express it. Commuters trade complaints online, with some lamenting [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A government policy aimed at reducing smoking through tobacco tax increases appears to have only short-term impact, with a recent study revealing that the sales drop triggered by higher prices typically vanishes within four months. According to a new report released Monday by the Korea Institute for Health and [...]