SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 4 out of 10 South Koreans who enjoy digital games have increased their time spent playing games substantially since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, a survey showed Friday. In a recent survey conducted on 3,084 people aged from 10 to 65 by the state-run Korea Creative [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Estimated financial losses caused by the new coronavirus in the areas of culture, sports and tourism in South Korea have reached over 7 trillion won (US$5.84 billion), according to the government Monday. In a report submitted to the National Assembly’s culture, tourism and sports committee, the culture ministry estimated [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Apartment prices in Seoul have risen the most during President Moon Jae-in’s term compared with previous administrations, a report by a civic group showed Tuesday. The average price of 82.6-square-meter apartment flats in the capital rose by 450 million won (US$375,438) on average during the first three years of [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Three-fourths of large companies in South Korea are resorting to flextime in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey of 120 big businesses concerned, 75 percent of the respondents said they have newly adopted or expanded flextime due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — One in two young South Koreans quits their first job after less than one year in search of better-paying and more stable employment, a report showed Tuesday. The report published by the Korean Labor Economic Association also found only one in 10 young people work for more than four [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of South Koreans viewed air pollution as the most pressing environmental concern last year, a government survey showed Sunday, amid a worsening level of fine dust in the country. According to a survey conducted by the state-run Korea Environment Institute on 3,008 people around the country, 46.5 [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign tourists to South Korea stayed shorter and spent less money in 2019 than the previous year, a government survey showed Tuesday. International tourists stayed an average 6.7 days in South Korea last year, down 0.5 from the previous year, according to the survey of 16,000 tourist arrivals taken [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — One in four South Koreans are inclined to spend more on 5G network services and faster internet connection to better prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed on Tuesday. The survey conducted by Ericsson-LG, a joint venture between Sweden-based Ericsson and South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., showed that [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government’s response to the novel coronavirus is favorably appreciated by people around the world, a survey showed Tuesday. Commissioned by the Joongmin Foundation for Social Theory, a Seoul-based liberal institute, the survey was conducted by Rakuten Insight Surveys on 15,312 people living in 30 cities across [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nine in 10 South Koreans fear they could be discriminated against following the coronavirus outbreak, a poll said Tuesday, indicating the pandemic may have heightened public sensitivity to discrimination. In the poll of 1,000 adults nationwide by the National Human Rights Commission, 91.1 percent said they agree to the [...]