SEJONG, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2017 are expected to live more than 82 years, government data showed Monday, as a growing number of people take care of their health by receiving regular medical checkups and treatment. Life expectancy at birth averaged 82.7 years in 2017, three months longer than [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Thirty-one percent of people aged 65 or older held low-wage jobs, such as cleaners or security guards for flats, last year after their retirement, a report said Monday. The report by state-run Korea Development Bank showed a rising poverty rate among elderly people in fast-aging South Korea, already highest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ health has deteriorated over the years as they suffer more from chronic conditions, bad habits and aging, a report from a team of economic professors said Monday. According to the team from Seoul National University, people’s health index, measured on a scale of zero to one, was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that more than half of ‘emotional laborers’ suffer from musculoskeletal pain in the neck and shoulder areas. A research team led by Ryu Ji-young, a professor at Inje University Paik Hospital, released the results of an analysis conducted on the Korean Working Conditions Survey [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts have warned that the quality of life in South Korea is low compared to the population’s income levels. In response, the government plans to come up with a measure to accurately measure quality of life in order to create solutions that build on the result. This is according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court on Thursday ruled that an employee suffering from leukemia after working at Samsung Electronics Co.’s chip production line should be recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. The verdict is the latest chapter in a controversy centered on the safety of the work environment [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is one of the countries with the highest percentage of smokers in the world. More than 40 percent of South Korean adults smoke cigarettes. The South Korean government has come up with various measures, including raising cigarette prices and requiring cigarette packages to feature graphic warning images [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health ministry said Sunday it will ease regulations on ending life-sustaining treatment for terminally ill patients, helping them better prepare for death with dignity. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will allow patients to end their life-sustaining treatment when approved by the spouse, parents and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With a series of E. coli outbreaks and contaminated romaine lettuce sweeping across the United States, the South Korean government has attempted to assuage local concern by confirming that lettuce produced and distributed in South Korea is safe. “South Korea did not import any romaine lettuce from the United [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean households’ medical expenses are much higher than the average for members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development despite a continued downturn, data showed Friday. Households’ expenditures accounted for 33.3 percent of South Korea’s total medical expenses in 2016, according to the data from the Korea [...]