SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical purposes decreased last year for the first time mainly due to the weak inbound traffic from China, government data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a total of 321,574 foreigners arrived here in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to help 1,000 visually impaired Indians receive surgery by the end of this year, in line with its commitment to make contributions to the South Asian country. The South Korean tech giant, which first tapped the Indian market some 20 years ago, [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — While South Korea’s three big mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have trimmed weekly hours and are introducing various working arrangements for greater work-life balance, those on the front lines of the mobile industry are still struggling to do likewise. Double digit working hours are the norm, [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A study conducted with 22,374 pregnant women as participants over a recent six-year period has found that 2.9 percent (650 women) had taken acne medication including isotretinoin before, during or after pregnancy. Also called roaccutane in the South Korean market, isotretinoin is a pharmaceutical that treats severe acne problems, [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The practice of reusing disposable syringes at South Korean hospitals has decreased following the deaths of four newborns at a Seoul hospital late last year, a survey showed Wednesday. In December, the four infants died while being treated in the intensive care unit at Ewha Womans University Hospital in [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Smoking is more common among South Korean adults and teens on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, according to a report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. While the smoking rate among men was 42 percent from 2013 through 2015, there were considerable differences when [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — More fine dust warnings have been issued in South Korea’s central region so far this year than for the same period in 2017 amid growing public concerns over air quality, provincial government data showed Tuesday. South Korea has been struggling to deal with fine dust particles from both home [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The market for air purifiers in South Korea is set to continue expanding going forward, industry watchers said Sunday, as more consumers are becoming concerned about fine dust levels in the air. Sales of air purifiers in the country are expected to reach around 2 million to 2.5 million [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of experts have urged the public to take ADHD more seriously, after a study showed that that just over 1 in 10 adolescent patients seek medical treatment. Speaking to the press on Thursday, the Korean Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry said that treatment rates among adolescents aged [...]
SEJONG, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With exposure to air pollution – in particular fine dust – a serious environmental concern in South Korea, the government announced today that it will implement regulations requiring kindergartens, elementary schools and special schools to install air purification measures in classrooms over the next three years. The Ministry of [...]