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Seoul Urged to Address Child Neglect as Income Gap Drives Risk

Seoul Urged to Address Child Neglect as Income Gap Drives Risk

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a tragic fire in Busan that claimed the life of a young child, South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday called for a comprehensive review of nighttime child neglect and stronger countermeasures to address systemic care gaps. New data shows that children from low-income households are 1.5 times more [...]

Internet Giants Block Record Number of Illegal Sexual Content in South Korea

Internet Giants Block Record Number of Illegal Sexual Content in South Korea

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s internet companies, including Naver, Kakao, and global platforms like Google, deleted or blocked over 180,000 illegal sexually explicit videos last year, more than double the number from the previous year, according to a government report released Friday. The sharp increase in takedowns, which rose by 122 percent [...]

Antibiotic Stewardship Program Stalls Amid Staffing Shortages, Widening Hospital Gaps

Antibiotic Stewardship Program Stalls Amid Staffing Shortages, Widening Hospital Gaps

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ambitious initiative to curb antibiotic resistance through a national antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) is faltering due to widespread staffing shortages, with more than half of eligible hospitals unable to participate, a new government-commissioned report has found. The study, conducted by Hanyang University’s Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation for the [...]

Daily Heat-Related Illness Patients Reach 100; Season’s Total At 633: Gov’t

Daily Heat-Related Illness Patients Reach 100; Season’s Total At 633: Gov’t

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of reported daily heat-related illness cases has surpassed 100 this week, bringing the season’s total to above 600, as a scorching summer heat wave continues to the grip the nation, according to public health authorities Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control Prevention Agency, 100 patients with [...]

South Korea’s Population Could Shrink 85% by 2125, Private Think Tank Warns

South Korea’s Population Could Shrink 85% by 2125, Private Think Tank Warns

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — If current demographic trends continue, South Korea’s population could plunge to just 15% of its current level within a century, according to a new report by the Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future, a private think tank specializing in demographic research. The institute’s 2025 Population Report: The Great Demographic [...]

Study Finds Increasing Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Across Korean Regions

Study Finds Increasing Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Across Korean Regions

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population is becoming increasingly diverse, with recent research showing an almost 8% rise in overall diversity over the past five years, driven by immigration and shifting demographics in both urban and rural areas. According to a report released Tuesday by the Korea Institute for Health and Social [...]

Lunch Prices in Seoul’s Business Districts Climb, Averaging ₩15,000 in Samseong-dong

Lunch Prices in Seoul’s Business Districts Climb, Averaging ₩15,000 in Samseong-dong

SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Grabbing lunch in Seoul’s central business districts has become a significantly pricier affair, with Samseong-dong topping the list at ₩15,000 (approx. $11) per meal — the highest average in the greater Seoul area, according to new data released by NHN Payco. The company analyzed 9 million transactions made through [...]

Koreans Consume 1.6 Times More Sodium Than WHO Recommends

Koreans Consume 1.6 Times More Sodium Than WHO Recommends

SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans continue to consume far more sodium than global health guidelines recommend, despite a decade-long decline, according to a new report from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. An analysis of national health and nutrition survey data from 2019 to 2023 revealed that the average Korean consumes [...]

Suicide-Related Poisonings Account for Most Drug Overdose Deaths, Report Finds

Suicide-Related Poisonings Account for Most Drug Overdose Deaths, Report Finds

SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – An average of 11 people died each day from poisoning in South Korea in 2023, with the overwhelming majority of cases linked to suicide, according to a government report released Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) revealed in its 2023 Discharge Injury Statistics that 3,885 deaths [...]

Traffic Accidents Involving Elderly Drivers Hit Record High in South Korea as Reform Stalls

Traffic Accidents Involving Elderly Drivers Hit Record High in South Korea as Reform Stalls

SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly drivers were responsible for over one in five traffic accidents in South Korea last year, a record high that has reignited debate over delayed safety reforms ahead of the first anniversary of a deadly wrong-way driving incident in central Seoul. According to new data from the Korea Road Traffic [...]