SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of households that moved from urban areas to farming and fishing villages fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, data showed Tuesday. The number of households moving to farming villages came to 317,464 last year, down 4.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with increasingly severe weather patterns, a growing number of citizens are reporting heightened levels of stress and anxiety related to climate change. A 34-year-old office worker referred to only as Lee recently opened up about the severe stress caused by experiencing extreme weather. “When I go [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rescue workers continued searching Tuesday for a worker still missing after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country. At least 22 workers, mostly Chinese nationals, were killed in the fire that gutted lithium battery [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey by a civic group has revealed that only 1 in 10 victims of workplace bullying in South Korea report the incidents to their company, labor union, or the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The findings come as the amended Labor Standards Act, which prohibits workplace bullying, approaches [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The lithium battery plant fire that killed at least 22 people in Hwaseong on Monday is likely to go down as the worst chemical plant accident in the country’s history, with experts raising questions about lax safety measures as the cause of the disaster. Firefighters are still searching for [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a concerning trend for South Korea’s labor market, the number of young adults classified as economically inactive — neither employed nor seeking work — has increased for the first time in nine months, despite government initiatives to integrate them into the workforce. According to data from Statistics Korea, the [...]
BUSAN, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As local governments across South Korea grapple with a looming demographic crisis, one district in the city of Busan is taking an unprecedented approach: offering substantial financial incentives for couples who meet through government-sponsored matchmaking events and decide to marry. Saha District in Busan announced on June 22 that it [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea grapples with a declining birth rate, the country is witnessing a significant demographic shift in its multicultural population. Experts predict a decrease in the proportion of preschool-aged children from multicultural families, while the percentage of middle and high school students, as well as young adults in their [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a country known for its dense population and tight-knit social fabric, a troubling trend is emerging: the proliferation of so-called “No Someone Zones,” areas where certain groups of people are explicitly unwelcome. From “No Kids Zones” in cafes to “No Middle-Aged Women Zones” in gyms, these exclusionary practices are [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Representatives of doctors and the government are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end a monthslong standoff over the government’s medical reform. The move came as Lim Hyun-taek, a [...]