SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of abortions estimated to have been performed in South Korea stood at around 50,000 in 2017, sharply down from the past as more women use birth control, a report said Thursday. According to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, the abortion rate [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of bitterly cold days has dropped in Seoul this winter, the national weather agency said Wednesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the number of days when the morning low dipped below minus 12C totaled just one, Dec. 28, between last October and Wednesday. By contrast, the number [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A fatal traffic accident in Seoul caused by a driver in his 90s has rekindled a heated debate about drivers of advanced age getting behind the wheel. On Tuesday evening, a sport utility vehicle driven by a 96-year-old man, identified only by the surname Yoo, ran over and killed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A Children’s Memorial Park, where children who pass away after suffering from cancer and leukemia can rest in peace, will be built in South Korea for the very first time. HiFamily, a South Korean protestant organization, will be opening the Andersen Memorial Park inside ‘W-Story’, a family theme park [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of five South Koreans experienced excessive dependence on smartphones last year, a poll showed Wednesday, with the ratio increasing every year. According to the survey by the Ministry of Science and ICT, 19.1 percent of people aged between three and 69 fell into the potentially at-risk or [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Increasing numbers of South Korean women and senior citizens are participating in sports activities, a poll showed Wednesday. The poll of 9,000 people older than 10 nationwide by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found that 62.2 percent regularly took part in more than one sports activity per [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — While the harmful effects of fine dust on the human body are being revealed, one analysis shows that fine particulate matter increases emergency hospitalization for mental illness. The connection between fine dust and mental illness is more pronounced when the weather is warmer than when it is cold, thus [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will inject 332 trillion won (US$295.2 billion) by 2023 to establish an “embracing” social security system as part of a long-term plan to improve the quality of life for its people, the government said Tuesday. The five-year plan, finalized at a Cabinet meeting and announced by the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The term ‘overwork’ means working excessively, which can result in extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Everyone knows that overwork can become a cause of all illnesses when accumulated. However, the concept of overwork in South Korea is quite relative and varies with one’s occupation. Depending on the job, people have different [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of South Koreans working out at home instead of going to the gym, the number of accidents involving the use of exercise equipment at home is also rising. Of note, many injuries to children have been reported, and experts are calling on consumers to exercise [...]