SEJONG, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In an unprecedented demographic shift, South Korea is expected to witness a significant influx of foreign nationals over the next five decades. According to recent analysis, up to 96,000 foreigners are projected to enter the country annually. This trend aligns with what some demographers are calling the ‘worst-case fertility scenario.’ [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The avian influenza (AI) outbreaks have little impact on poultry prices, but the government seeks to expand imports of poultry goods over possible price volatility, officials said Friday. The assessment came as South Korea has reported a series of AI cases since confirming the first infection on Dec. 3 [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Statistics Korea released a forecast on Thursday depicting a rather grim outlook for South Korea in 50 years. The anticipated population is set to dwindle to 36 million, with half of the populace aged 63 or older. Consequently, there is a growing concern about the growing burden of supporting the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The proportion of elementary to high school students who said they have experienced school violence reached the highest level in 10 years this year, a survey showed Thursday. The result was revealed in a school violence survey conducted by the education ministry for a month until May 10 on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Police decided not to refer K-pop star G-Dragon to the prosecution over suspicions of illegal drug use as they plan to wrap up their investigation next week, officials said Thursday. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency said they will officially clear G-Dragon of drug suspicions when they conclude the investigation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Unexploded shells and bullets believed to be from the 1950-53 Korean War were discovered at a university campus in Seoul for two consecutive days, officials said Wednesday. Three unexploded bombs, believed to be mortar shells, were discovered near the entrance of Daeseongjeon, a shrine within Sungkyunkwan University, in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking government survey released on December 13 has revealed that the level of emotional labor among South Korean civil servants is alarmingly high, falling into a ‘dangerous’ category. The Ministry of Personnel Management announced the results of the survey, which targeted 10,198 civil servants across various central administrative agencies. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of one-person households in South Korea reached another high of 34.5 percent in 2022 amid rapid aging and an increasing number of young people delaying marriage, the statistics agency said Tuesday. Households with a single member accounted for 34.5 percent of households in South Korea last year, up from the previous year’s 33.4 percent, according [...]
Osan, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Police are looking into a claim that a university in a city south of Seoul repatriated 22 Uzbek students against their will before the end of semester, officials said Tuesday. According to Hanshin University, 23 Uzbek nationals attending a language institute on its campus in the city of Osan, just south [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An association of dog meat farmers held a protest rally Tuesday against a proposed bill banning the consumption of dog meat, saying unilateral legislation amounts to an abuse of legislative power. The protest by members of the Korean Dog Meat Association came as a subcommittee of the parliamentary committee on agriculture and food was set to discuss a special bill banning the raising of dogs for meat, as well as the butchering, distributing and selling [...]