SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – An analysis of the 2024 academic year’s medical school admission results in South Korea has revealed a striking concentration of successful applicants hailing from the capital city of Seoul and those who have repeated a year or more after high school graduation, colloquially known as “N-students.” According to data obtained [...]
INCHEON, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A YouTuber in his 40s has been referred to prosecutors for further investigation and potential indictment on charges of installing spy cameras at about 40 polling stations ahead of the April 10 parliamentary elections, officials said Friday. The YouTuber has been under police custody since last week as a [...]
YONGIN/SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a touching display of affection, over 6,000 fans gathered at Everland Resort on the morning of April 3 to bid a heartfelt farewell to Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, as she embarked on her journey to China. Despite the early hour and the [...]
ANDONG, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to tackle dwindling birth rates, the government of North Gyeongsang Province announced on April 2 that it will implement a “matchmaking package program” aimed at bringing together singles. The initiative will provide opportunities for unmarried men and women to meet through hobby clubs catering to interests like [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – As cherry blossom season arrives in South Korea, an assortment of online posts have appeared seeking to hire companions to join in the annual festivities of viewing the blooming flowers. One such listing on a secondhand trading site offered 70,000 won for a four-hour stint from 2 p.m. to 6 [...]
DAEJEON, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Daejeon, a metropolitan city in South Korea, has the highest proportion of single-person households nationwide, according to the latest census data. As of 2022, 38.5 percent of households in the region consisted of just one individual, far exceeding the national average of 34.5 percent. While the image of a single-person [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) –Nearly 250,000 illegal sexual videos were removed from the web last year, a 15 percent increase from the year before, data showed Tuesday. A total of 8,983 victims received help from the support center for online sexual abuse victims, up 12.6 percent year-on-year, according to a report by the Advocacy [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Several emergency departments in major hospitals faced operational challenges on Monday, with some either turning away patients or reducing procedures due to the strain caused by a prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Senior medical professors, who play crucial roles in these hospitals, have begun reducing their working hours, citing [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey of South Korean office workers has revealed that an automatic parental leave system paired with income protection during leave is viewed as the most critical labor policy needed to address the nation’s chronically low birth rates. According to the civic group Gabjil 119, which polled 1,000 office employees, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea recorded its lowest number of fatalities from highway traffic accidents last year, a mere 150 deaths that officials attribute largely to increased efforts to prevent drowsy driving through expanded rest areas and improved facilities. According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, the 2023 death toll marked a decrease [...]