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How Men and Women Handle Divorce: Surprising Insights and Health Implications

How Men and Women Handle Divorce: Surprising Insights and Health Implications

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) –  After a first love doesn’t work out, men and women often respond differently. Many men experience significant emotional setbacks, like dropping out of school or enlisting in the military. In contrast, women typically recover from these setbacks more quickly than men. You might have heard the saying that men tend [...]

Korea’s Changing Family Landscape: Fertility Rate Halves, Single-Person Households Surge

Korea’s Changing Family Landscape: Fertility Rate Halves, Single-Person Households Surge

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In the past 30 years, the number of children born to each family in Korea has decreased by half, and the number of people living alone has more than doubled in the past 20 years, according to a recent report. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the [...]

Growing Concerns Over Excessive Caffeine Consumption Among Youth

Growing Concerns Over Excessive Caffeine Consumption Among Youth

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The increasing number of inexpensive coffee shops near schools and hagwons (Korean cram schools) is causing worries about young people consuming too much caffeine.  Teenagers mention that they visit these affordable coffee shops because they are everywhere and the beverages there don’t cost much. And affordable, caffeinated coffee can be [...]

Acclaimed Documentary ‘No Boundaries’ Celebrates Korean Peninsula National Park

Acclaimed Documentary ‘No Boundaries’ Celebrates Korean Peninsula National Park

  BUSAN, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The documentary film ‘No Boundaries,’ directed by JIN Jae-woon, has been getting a lot of praise at international film festivals. It’s all about a national park on the Korean Peninsula. In the film, you’ll see stunning views of the Korean Peninsula National Park, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary [...]

Korean IP Office’s Special Police Unit Targets Blackpink Concert Counterfeit Goods

Korean IP Office’s Special Police Unit Targets Blackpink Concert Counterfeit Goods

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Intellectual Property Office’s Special Police Unit for Trademarks (known as The SJP) has announced that it will take action against fake goods at Blackpink’s final world tour concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul’s Guro-gu on the weekend of September 16-17. This special unit was established [...]

Population Crisis Grips Over Half of South Korean Regions

Population Crisis Grips Over Half of South Korean Regions

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of the regions in South Korea are facing the risk of losing population completely, data showed Tuesday, amid the country’s critically low birth rate. Of South Korea’s 228 administrative districts, 118, or 51.8 percent, saw the population risk index fall below 0.5 as of February, according [...]

Whiskey Gift Sets Soar in Popularity for Chuseok

Whiskey Gift Sets Soar in Popularity for Chuseok

  SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The surge in whiskey’s popularity, leading to a surge in “home drinking,” is also translating into a growing trend in holiday gift sets. Whiskey sales, which constituted only half of wine gift sets just five years ago, have now escalated to a remarkable 90% this year. This whiskey [...]

Korean Interest Peaks as Italy Battles Blue Crab Invasion – A Potential Culinary Solution Emerges

Korean Interest Peaks as Italy Battles Blue Crab Invasion – A Potential Culinary Solution Emerges

INCHEON, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The revelation that blue crabs, a cherished seafood delicacy in Korea, have become a troublesome presence in Italy has sparked significant interest among Korean food enthusiasts. In response, the notion of exporting these crabs to other Asian nations, including Korea, has gained traction and is now evolving into a [...]

South Korea’s Journey with Psychological Autopsies in the Battle Against Rising Suicide Rates

South Korea’s Journey with Psychological Autopsies in the Battle Against Rising Suicide Rates

SEOUL, Sept.11 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, a country unfortunately known for having the highest suicide rate within the OECD, the term “psychological autopsy” has recently gained prominence. A psychological autopsy is an investigative approach that analyzes the statements and records left behind by individuals who have taken their own lives. Its purpose is [...]

Suicide Deaths in S. Korea Rise Nearly 9 pct in First Half of 2023

Suicide Deaths in S. Korea Rise Nearly 9 pct in First Half of 2023

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide deaths in South Korea rose about 9 percent on-year in the first half of the year, as underprivileged people are suffering more in their efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a local suicide prevention agency said Sunday. A total of 6,936 people committed suicide in Korea between January [...]