SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In the 12 months since new legislation on life-sustaining treatment came into effect, the percentage of patients deciding to suspend or abort life-sustaining treatment has increased by more than 29 times. A research team led by Prof. Heo Dae-seok at Seoul National University Hospital announced on Tuesday the results [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent report has revealed that senior citizens who live alone tend to engage in ‘emotional talks’ with artificial intelligence (AI) speakers, where the speaker answers statements like “I am tired” or “How are you feeling?”, three times more often than others. SK Telecom Co. analyzed the pattern of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of ten women in households with children under the age of 6 have experienced career breaks in the process of giving birth and raising children, a survey showed. Among all households surveyed, 40.3 percent had women quit their job to give birth and raise their children, a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign residents in South Korea who default on state health insurance fees will be required to personally pay for all medical costs, the health ministry said Tuesday. Under changes made to the National Health Insurance Act that will go into effect on July 16, foreign nationals who reside in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s long organ transplant waiting period has resulted in the deaths of 5.2 people per day in 2018, up twofold from eight years earlier, a state-run health agency said Tuesday. The development is causing a sharp increase in people waiting to get a transplant and a drop in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that 8 out of 10 people who help take care of toddlers at home are their grandparents, mostly from their mother’s side. More than half of them are known to take care of the babies without any form of financial compensation. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Recently released data proves the hypothesis that teenagers are more easily addicted to gambling, such as online sports gambling, and that once they are addicted, it is hard for them to kick the habit. According to a recent report submitted to the National Assembly by the Korea Center on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In the future, parents who need extended childcare, such as double-income couples, will be able obtain assistance in caring for their children without being sorry and feeling guilty for workers at daycare centers. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that a new childcare support system for daycare [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans appear to consider job difficulties and education costs as the main causes of the nation’s low fertility rate, a survey showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled the results of its big data analysis of about 310,000 social media posts for the past two [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As a measure to prevent excessive consumption, regulations on caffeine will be expanded, with “total caffeine content” also displayed in coffee shops and bakeries that directly make and sell coffee starting next year. The newly introduced regulations, set forth by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, are an [...]