SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of city cars in South Korea decreased for the 20th month in a row as popularity for the small, practical vehicles decline amid rising demand for crossovers, industry data showed Sunday. The total number of mini urban haulers with an engine displacement of under 1,000 cc stood at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six in 10 South Koreans favor euthanasia for terminal patients when life support is deemed meaningless, a poll showed Friday. In the survey conducted by Seoul National University Hospital, 66.5 percent of 1,241 citizens said they are in favor of removing life support from patients when there [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly half of all guardians of dementia patients were found to have given up their job or decrease their work hours in order to care for their loved ones. This was according to a survey carried out by the Korea Dementia Association, the results of which were published yesterday. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — At more than 80 percent, the vast majority of South Korean consumers are saying “yes” to the “no plastic cups in cafes” policy that started last month. A majority are, however, dubious of the sanitation of mugs used instead. Also, it turns out that the type of cup determined [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The results of a new survey show that 6 out of 10 employees working as security guards or street cleaners were found to have experienced harassment at work in the form of either verbal or sexual abuse. According to a report in “Labor Review,” a monthly periodical published by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that 5 out of 10 South Korean senior citizens say they have difficulty communicating with those belonging to younger demographic groups. Of adults middle-aged and younger, 90 percent stated that they could not communicate with the elderly. The results of the study, which was [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey has found that at 64.2 percent, a significant majority of South Koreans are in favor of the government’s recent decision to place a cap on weekly work hours, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The survey, which was commissioned by the ministry and [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Purchases made using the Internet and mobile devices in South Korea reached an all-time high in July, government data showed Wednesday, demonstrating the popularity of smartphones, fast delivery and convenient payment options offered to local shoppers. The total value of transactions made with computers, smartphones and tablets reached a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The richest people in South Korea earned nearly 1,000 times more than the lowest wage earners last year, a parliamentary report said Sunday, highlighting the country’s widening income disparity. The average earned income of the top 0.1 percent bracket reached 660 million won (US$590,000) per person last year, according [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that the growth rate of South Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to turn negative by the 2030s. According to a report released by the Korea Labor Institute yesterday at the 8th National Statistics Development Forum, negative growth is expected due to an [...]