SEJONG, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Air traffic controllers work to ensure the safe arrival and departure of aircraft. As even the slightest mistake can lead to a catastrophe, it’s a job that requires workers to be in top notch psychological health. The Air Traffic Management Office, which overlooks the welfare of air traffic controllers, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The actual smoking rate among women is likely to be nearly triple the official count of 6.4 percent, due to women’s underreporting, a health professor said in a report Monday. The smoking rate was measured at 40.7 percent for men and 6.4 percent for women in 2016. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Plaza will be able to enjoy refreshing wisps of cool air starting tomorrow. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that from June 1 to the end of August, a cooling fog system will be activated by the plaza’s 77-meter footpath. The system will disperse tiny [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The cost of a stay at a postnatal care center in South Korea ranges greatly depending on the name brand of the center as well as its geographic location. According an analysis of postnatal care fees by the Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations, the average cost of a [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics will allow its employees to have more freedom to choose when they work. Starting in July, employees will be allowed to make use of a flexible work plan, while those who take frequent business trips will be recognized for their external work hours. Samsung says that such [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As more research continues to be published on the harm associated with fine dust, one startling study, for the first time, has shown that girls exposed to fine particulate matter at an early age started having their period earlier. Health experts say that the onset of menstruation before 12 [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of National Defense has announced that in the event fine dust warnings are issued, outdoor field exercises will be switched to indoor training to better safeguard the health and well-being of military personnel. The distribution of surgical masks will be expanded, and additional air cleansing filters will [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four schoolchildren were found to be lacking in free time or rest time, and only 1 out of 100 were able to enjoy a quality of life that was in tune with recommended standards, according to a survey conducted by ChildFund Korea last year in November and [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare has revealed that 3 out of 10 elderly adults above the age of 65 were found to be economically active because they were unprepared for retirement. The survey found that 30.9 percent of 10,299 individuals questioned between April [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — New research shows that Korean comfort women, victims of Japanese colonial rule, are still suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder 70 years after their ordeal. Professor So-young Irene Lee of Soonchunhyang University Hospital, who led a team of researchers, revealed the results of the study in the April edition of [...]