SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three-quarters of South Korean journalists are willing to report the news if it serves the public interest even at the risk of being sued, according to a poll released Tuesday. In the poll of 301 incumbent reporters conducted by the Korea Press Foundation (KPF) from Nov. 1-9, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 20 percent of South Koreans regard themselves as unhappy, according to a recent survey. The Korea Development Institute queried 2,000 participants in a survey, with 20.2 percent of the respondents saying that they felt unhappy in the past, as well as in the present, and don’t expect [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean babies born in 2017 are expected to live more than 82 years, government data showed Monday, as a growing number of people take care of their health by receiving regular medical checkups and treatment. Life expectancy at birth averaged 82.7 years in 2017, three months longer than [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — An increase in the percentage of full-time workers drives up labor productivity to some extent, a report said Monday. “Under the same conditions of labor costs, a 1 percentage point increase in permanent workers and a 1 percentage point decrease in temporary workers will bring about a 0.23-0.56 percentage [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ health has deteriorated over the years as they suffer more from chronic conditions, bad habits and aging, a report from a team of economic professors said Monday. According to the team from Seoul National University, people’s health index, measured on a scale of zero to one, was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that more than half of ‘emotional laborers’ suffer from musculoskeletal pain in the neck and shoulder areas. A research team led by Ryu Ji-young, a professor at Inje University Paik Hospital, released the results of an analysis conducted on the Korean Working Conditions Survey [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Civil servant is the most sought-after job among South Korean adults, though most of them aim to take jobs as office workers for practical reasons, a poll showed Friday. Of the 1,143 job seekers and salaried people questioned, the largest portion — 26.7 percent — said they want to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is one of the countries with the highest percentage of smokers in the world. More than 40 percent of South Korean adults smoke cigarettes. The South Korean government has come up with various measures, including raising cigarette prices and requiring cigarette packages to feature graphic warning images [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — While 6 out of 10 parents with infant children recognize the educational potential of smartphones, only 1 out of 10 parents actually used mobile educational applications for children. Roughly 60 percent of parents said they let their children play with smartphones to entertain them or so that they could [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Just over 1 in 5 married women in South Korea stopped working due to marriage, having children and taking care of them, and other family-related obligations, data showed Thursday. According to the data by Statistics Korea, the number of women who gave up their jobs due to marriage and [...]