SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Over half of South Koreans think the speed at which coronavirus vaccinations are carried out is more important than verifying their safety, a public survey showed Wednesday. In the Realmeter survey conducted on 500 people aged 18 or older nationwide Tuesday, 54.9 percent of the respondents said the country [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 70 percent of South Koreans participated in a nationwide boycott of Japan-made goods in one form or another amid an ongoing trade dispute between Seoul and Tokyo, a survey showed Tuesday. In a six-day survey by market researcher Embrain conducted on 1,000 adults below the age of 60 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans plan to travel abroad after coronavirus vaccines are developed, a survey showed Wednesday. According to Incheon International Airport Corp.’s recent survey, 70.2 percent of South Koreans and 82 percent of foreign nationals said they have overseas travel plans after the development of COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one out of four instructors at private institutes lost their jobs during the course of the new coronavirus pandemic, predominantly without unemployment benefits, a survey showed Monday. In an online survey on the effect of COVID-19 on 500 instructors released by Gabjil 119, a workers’ advocacy group, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — About 40 percent of parcel delivery drivers in South Korea work more than 14 hours a day during peak seasons, government data showed Tuesday. The labor ministry released its study on the work conditions and health of couriers following a recent series of deaths of workers apparently from overwork. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans agree that Seoul should play the role of a “facilitator” to push the stalled nuclear negotiations forward between the United States and North Korea, a survey showed Friday. According to the Nov. 20-21 survey of 1,000 adults by the National Unification Advisory Council, 73.9 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 84 percent of local newspapers and magazines have experienced severe business difficulties due to the new coronavirus pandemic, a recent survey showed. According to the survey published Tuesday by the Korea Press Foundation, 33.4 percent of newspaper and magazine companies said the management crisis was “very severe,” while [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One in three South Koreans picked the outbreak of a new disease as the biggest source of social anxiety this year, a survey showed Wednesday, underscoring people’s jitters over the new coronavirus pandemic. The poll by Statistics Korea showed that 32.8 percent of those surveyed said they consider the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven out of every 10 South Koreans support the government’s fine imposed on those not wearing masks in public spaces, a public opinion survey showed Monday. A new rule came into force last Friday, subjecting those who fail to wear a mask in public to a 100,000 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Salaried employees in South Korea work for 8.05 hours on average per work day and take an average of 8.25 days off per month, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey of 1,000 workers aged between 19 and 55 by local pollster Embrain Public, 811 respondents said they [...]