SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Currently, there are 50,000 households in Seoul that are at risk of solitary death, the city government said Monday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, surveys conducted in 2021 and 2022 revealed that 52,718 out of 84,526 individuals were exposed to the risk of solitary death. When categorized by [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean firms prefer to reemploy seniors instead of simply letting them retire, a major business association said Monday. The Korea Enterprises Federation conducted a survey of 1,047 companies employing over 30 individuals, of which 67.9 percent expressed a preference for reemploying retiring personnel. In contrast, 25 percent chose [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of individuals unfit for military service were erroneously enlisted due to errors in their physical examinations. The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) said that four individuals unfit for military service were mistakenly enlisted due to errors in their physical examinations, which took place between 2016 and April of [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population is set to fall to 38 million in 2070 due to its critically low birth rates, data showed Tuesday, with those aged 65 and above set to take up around 46 percent. The figure marks a sharp drop from the 52 million estimated for this year, [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With Japan’s impending discharge of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima plant into the ocean, an increasing number of South Korean citizens and small businesses are purchasing radiation meters through online channels. Currently, several online shopping malls offer a variety of portable radiation meters for sale. These devices are [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is looming over the efforts of local governments to hold ‘matchmaking’ events as a solution to the pervasive low birthrate. The Saha District in Busan announced on Sunday that it will host a matchmaking event next year to address the low marriage and birthrate problems. Similarly, the municipality [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of Seoul subway passengers increases with the return to normal life after the pandemic, complaints about hot or cold subway cars have also surged. According to Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, there were 254,965 complaints about temperature conditions reported to [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans believe that there should be an increase in the number of immigrants entering the country, a poll showed Thursday. The state-run Migration Research and Training Center conducted a survey of 2,000 Koreans aged 19 and above. Among them, 41.9 percent expressed agreement with [...]
CHUNCHEON, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) —Two French nationals in their early 20s who had become lost on Wednesday while descending Samaksan Mountain in Chuncheon were able to descend safely, thanks to the National Police Agency’s 112 interpretation service, as reported by the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Police Agency on July 6. Upon confirming that the [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Compared to other age groups, individuals in their 60s experienced the highest growth in the number of new car registrations during the first half of this year, indicating a strong demand for the establishment of new businesses with limited capital. According to local market tracker CarIsYou, the number of [...]