SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of triplets born in South Korea more than doubled over a six-year period, a report showed Thursday, reflecting a national trend in multiple births. The report was conducted by teams from the Catholic University of Korea and the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital based [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has concluded that senior citizens with slower walking speeds are higher at risk of health deterioration. According to research results, those who walk slowly have a 2.5-times higher chance of death and a 1.59-times higher chance of being hospitalized in a nursing home. A team of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a recent survey, the hospital bills of elderly patients amount to an average of 32 million won, half of which is being paid for by their children. Samsung Life Insurance Co. announced that its research center on retirement surveyed 400 people in June by carrying out interviews [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health announced that 12 out of the 13 handheld portable fans currently sold on the market emit worrying levels of electromagnetic radiation. The center purchased various portable fans at department stores and hypermarkets in Seoul between the end of July and early [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state pension fund is on course to be depleted in 2057 under the existing system, studies showed Friday, with the pension operator suggesting two major options to keep it running. According to the latest studies conducted by the National Pension Service (NPS), also the country’s top institutional [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Daegu has decided to loan radon detectors to its citizens in order to assuage fears stemming from high levels of radon found in mattresses currently sold in the market. The municipality of Daegu has already procured 50 radon detectors and will be lending them out [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A non-governmental advocacy group lobbying for the legalization of marijuana for medical use was officially launched yesterday. The Organization of Legalizing Medical Cannabis in Korea held its first general meeting at the An Jung-geun Memorial Hall in Seoul, formally announcing the organization’s establishment. Choi Hyeok-yong, the President of the [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the heat wave still going strong, municipalities have been installing large public shade structures near pedestrian crossings, but with the supply of large shades lacking, many local governments are still waiting for their orders to be fulfilled. According to the city government of Busan, the installation of public [...]
SUWON, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The city government of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province has installed large cubes of ice at 14 bus stops across the city in an effort to help citizens cool down. Two ice cubes, each weighing 30 kilograms, are delivered by ice makers and installed in front of each bench at designated [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) totaled 1,191 in South Korea in 2017. Approximately 1 out of 3 infected individuals were in their 20s. According to data provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the [...]