SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of frail senior citizens in the elderly population in South Korea has significantly declined amid rapid population aging, a study showed Wednesday. A joint research team from Asan Medical Center and Chonnam National University Hospital analyzed the health of 17,784 individuals aged over 65 during the period [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans facing housing problems, residing in shacks, vinyl greenhouses, or moving from one accommodation to another without a permanent place to stay, is on the rise. According to data from Statistics Korea, last year saw over 1.83 million household members living ‘outside of a house,’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Construction Workers Union (KTWU) on Wednesday urged the labor ministry to enact safety measures to protect construction workers exposed to the sweltering heat. The construction union, affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), said 81.7 percent of 3,206 construction workers said in a survey that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elderly citizens seeking refuge from the stifling summer heat in subway stations or on subway trains due to financial difficulties is on the rise. According to Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, 14.68 million elderly citizens over 65 used subway lines [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a fatal stabbing rampage that occurred in daylight in Seoul’s Gwanak District, a series of online posts vowing to commit a similar crime is sparking controversy. Last week, police put a 20-something man under emergency detention on suspicions of uploading an online post the previous day threatening to “kill 20 women [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A decreasing number of Korean marine officers is leading to expectations of a shortage in personnel to staff the Korean fleet. According to a scenario outlined by the Korea Shipowners’ Association, there will be a shortage of 2,710 ship officers by 2030. This shortage will rise to 3,605 people [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases increased for the fifth consecutive week last week, health authorities said Monday, amid rising concerns over a possible new wave after all antivirus curbs were lifted earlier this year. The country reported a daily average of 45,529 new infections for the week of July [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A married, employed person over the age of 30, charged with the responsibility of looking after their family or children, is more satisfied with both their life and work-life balance than unmarried individuals. According to a report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 17,510 employed South [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, where the number of doctors ranks near the bottom among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members, doctors’ incomes are among the highest, data showed Sunday. According to the OECD Health Statistics 2023, the annual income of Korean medical specialists working in hospitals and [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of teachers staged a large-scale protest in downtown Seoul on Saturday, calling for the normalization of the public education, after a colleague took her own life at an elementary school last week. Police estimated that around 21,000 activists took part in the event, while organizers asserted [...]