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Poll Says Those Infected with COVID-19 More Likely to Want Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted

Poll Says Those Infected with COVID-19 More Likely to Want Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of all South Koreans now believe it is unnecessary to wear masks indoors, a poll showed Thursday. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,000 South Korean men and women, in which 55 percent believed that the indoor mask mandates [...]

S. Korea’s Top 100 Real Estate Investors Own More than 20,000 Homes

S. Korea’s Top 100 Real Estate Investors Own More than 20,000 Homes

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top landlords own more than 20,000 homes, data showed Thursday. Rep. Kim Hoi-jae of the Democratic Party referred to a Statistics Korea report indicating that the 100 South Koreans with the largest real estate holdings owned a total of 20,689 homes as of 2020. Jointly owned homes [...]

Sales of Self-defense Gear Spike After Stalking Murder

Sales of Self-defense Gear Spike After Stalking Murder

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing number of violent crimes against women, including the recent stalking murder case at Sindang Station in Seoul, more women are purchasing personal defense equipment. Online shopping mall Auction reported a 16-percent increase in sales of self-defense gear since last month. Looking at women customers only, sales [...]

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Under 40,000 for 3rd Day amid Eased Virus Curbs

S. Korea’s New COVID-19 Cases Under 40,000 for 3rd Day amid Eased Virus Curbs

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the third straight day Thursday as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down. The county reported 30,881 new COVID-19 infections, including 252 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,740,635, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]

Abuse Against Disabled Persons by Family Members on the Rise

Abuse Against Disabled Persons by Family Members on the Rise

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of cases of abuse against disabled individuals caused by their families or acquaintances at facilities for the disabled are being reported, a government report said Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare reported a 17.8 percent increase in the number of reports of abuse against the [...]

Senior Citizens Make Up 17.5 pct of S. Korea’s Population in 2022

Senior Citizens Make Up 17.5 pct of S. Korea’s Population in 2022

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — People aged 65 and older took up 17.5 percent of South Korea’s population this year amid rapid aging, data showed Thursday, underscoring concerns that the demographic change could weigh on the country’s economy. The number of older adults stood at 9.02 million out of the country’s 51.6 million population [...]

Women Less Interested in Relationships, Marriage and Childbirth than Men

Women Less Interested in Relationships, Marriage and Childbirth than Men

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The vast majority of individuals who are not in a relationship choose to be single voluntarily, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association conducted a survey of 1,047 ‘voluntary’ singles between the ages of 19 and 34, 65.5 percent of whom said they were not [...]