SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As the U.S. Supreme Court reignites abortion debate following its decision to overturn its 1973 abortion ruling known as Roe v. Wade, South Korea has yet to introduce legislation that enforces abortion rights. In South Korea, one can easily find advertisements about pregnancy interruptions on social media and portal [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 40 percent of teenagers from multicultural families enroll in university, raising concerns that they are falling into the ‘low-education’ trap, a survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Gender and Equality conducted a nationwide survey of 15,000 multicultural households, in which only 40.5 percent of teenagers (age 9 to [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The university district of Shinchon and Seogyo-dong in western Seoul are rising as the new rendezvous point for foreigners living in the capital city, data showed Monday. Seoul’s city government, along with the Migration Research & Training Centre, studied foreigners who have lived in Seoul for more than 90 [...]
SEJONG, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of one-person households in South Korea is expected to reach nearly 40 percent in 2050 due to a delay in marriages and rapid aging, a government estimate showed Tuesday. The number of households consisting of one member is forecast to reach 9.05 million in 2050, taking up [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 adults under the age of 50 live with their parents, instead of living independently, a state-run think tank said Tuesday, casting light on the spreading phenomena of late marriage and non-marriage in Korean society. According to a research report issued by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail sales in South Korea rose 10.1 percent on-year in May on the back of growing demand for fashion-related items and other services amid the government’s relaxation of COVID-19 curbs and the growth in people’s outdoor activities, the industry ministry said Tuesday. The combined sales of 25 major offline [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho asked companies Tuesday to refrain from excessively raising wages for employees as the move could further accelerate inflation. Choo made the request during a meeting with members of the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF), including Sohn Kyung-shik, federation chief and CJ Group chairman, and Rhee In-yong, [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Most South Koreans reside in cities covering less than a fifth of the national land, data showed Monday. The land area designated as special purpose areas by the National Land Planning and Utilization Act totaled 106,207 ㎢, According to the data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is applying advanced treatment methods to the water it uses throughout its entire production process as part of efforts to protect the environment, the company said. The electronics parts maker purifies the water used at its Suwon plant in three stages. It manages the contaminant density [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 3,500 on Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic is in retreat and fewer tests were conducted over the weekend. The country added 3,429 new COVID-19 infections, including 114 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,329,448, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]