SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the number one cause of death among South Koreans between the ages of 10 and 30 is suicide. Experts are calling on the government to develop stronger countermeasures as it is more likely for younger South Koreans to resort to self-harm before deciding [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of temporary workers in South Korea has risen 13.1 percent on-year this year, with the percentage of such employment also increasing, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 7.48 million workers were nonregular workers, part-timers or outsourced laborers as of August 2019, up about 870,000 from a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — One third of South Koreans were found to skip breakfast, according to a recent study, as the ‘no-breakfast’ population has almost tripled over the last 20 years. According to data from the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey released on Sunday, the proportion of South Koreans who skip breakfast [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine in 10 K-pop fans would like to visit South Korea in the future, a survey showed Monday, highlighting K-pop’s positive impact on the local tourism sector. In a survey of 12,663 people in 111 countries who identified themselves as K-pop fans, 89.8 percent of the respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of every 10 victims of dating violence in the past four years were women, a recent report has revealed. The ratio of repetitive offenses also stands at nearly 70 percent, which critics say calls for urgent measures to prevent recurrence. According to data received by Rep. So [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of male smokers in the country halved in the last 20 years, but there has been a steady rise in the use of e-cigarettes, a national survey showed Sunday. The 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey and the 2019 Youth Health Behavior Survey showed that one in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Although temporary work breaks, treatment, and counseling should be provided to emotional workers who suffer from abusive language and assault by customers, protection systems are not working as intended. According to a recent survey of 2,765 emotional workers conducted by the National Network for Emotional Labor, 70.9 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey, 3 out of 5 South Korean large firms are applying artificial intelligence (AI) to their actual work. More than half of the companies even have related organizations. According to a recent survey conducted by CEO Score, 57.3 percent (75 companies) of the total of 131 [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s per capita annual rice consumption fell an average 2.3 percent annually over the past three decades, data showed Thursday. Per capita average annual rice consumption hit a record low of 61 kilograms in 2018, compared with a record high of 136.4 kilograms in 1970, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The more frequently one visit forests, the more satisfied one is with one’s life. According to a survey of 2,624 Koreans aged 19 or older conducted by the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI), 76.5 percent of the respondents were found to be satisfied with life if they visited forests [...]