SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Health, part of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, revealed in its recently published ‘Women’s Health Statistics 2023′ that foreign women who have immigrated to Korea on the premise of marriage to Korean men experience depression at rates double that of Korean women. The report [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has witnessed a startling increase in the number of doctors arrested for sexual crimes in the past five years, with nearly 800 cases reported. Data provided by Nam In-soon, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, indicates that from 2018 to 2022, a total of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The sudden demise of actor Lee Sun-kyun, who was under police investigation for alleged drug use, has sent shockwaves through South Korean society. Instances of such tragic conclusions are sadly not isolated. Lee reportedly struggled with psychological distress, exacerbated by the release of call recordings from his private life, unrelated [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tax revenue fell 49.4 trillion won (US$38.41 billion) during the first 11 months of 2023 compared with a year earlier due mainly to weak corporate activities and the prolonged slump in the property market, the finance ministry said Friday. But the shortfall had decreased for the second [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Late actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” had requested that his last appearance for questioning not be open to the press, but police rejected the request, officials said Thursday. The 48-year-old Lee was found dead in his car near Waryong Park in central [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 28, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released findings from its inaugural nationwide survey on senior citizens aged 65 and above who engage in waste paper collection as a means of livelihood. The survey disclosed that there are 42,000 such individuals across the country. This marks the first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate of North Korean defectors in South Korea reached a new high of 60.5 percent earlier this year, a report showed Wednesday, in a sign of improving living conditions for those who fled from the North. The April figure — which serves as annual statistics for North [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent ’2023 Survey on North Korean Defectors’ conducted by the Korea Hana Foundation reveals significant improvement in the economic activities and settling environment of North Korean defectors residing in South Korea. The survey, published on December 27, indicates an increase in the employment rate of defectors to 60.5% this [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The escalation of drug crimes in South Korea is anticipated to pose growing societal concern in the upcoming year, primarily attributed to the proliferation of online drug distribution channels that gained traction during the coronavirus pandemic. On December 27, the Institute of Public Security Policy at the National Police University [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 26, a video released by the Israeli Embassy in South Korea on its official social media account stirred significant controversy. The video, which depicted a simulated Hamas attack on South Korea, was set in Seoul, and was taken down within a day due to the escalating controversy. Numerous [...]