SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, South Korean women in their 30s experienced suicidal impulses at a rate twice that of their male counterparts, a recent survey has revealed. Despite awareness of government mental health support projects, over 80% of these individuals hesitated to use services like suicide [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Simmons has announced that its unique part-time job opportunity, the “Karrot Part-Time X Simmons Winter Sleep Job,” has reached an unprecedented application rate of 60,000 to 1. This distinctive job experience, located at Simmons Terrace in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, offers participants 3 million won for sleeping for one hour on a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel Fair 2024, an exhibition showcasing the current state of the hospitality industry, opened on January 24 at COEX in Seoul. Participating companies displayed their focus on automation and unmanned systems, drawing significant interest from visitors. Among the highlights was StayOrder’s tablet kiosk, which handles hotel front desk tasks such [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Winta (WinterFesta) 2023, held at seven locations in downtown Seoul, including Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul Plaza, and Bosingak, attracted 7.4 million visitors, as reported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on January 24. The festival, which ran from December 15 to January 21, combined 10 events across seven venues from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea continued to experience a natural decline in it population in November as deaths continued to outnumber births, data showed Wednesday. A total of 17,531 babies were born in November, down 7.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The latest tally marks [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The results of a new study demonstrate a clear correlation between increased use of digital devices and lower math scores in students. The more dependent students are on digital devices, including leaving notifications on their mobile phones, the more their math scores decline. According to the ‘2023 Digital Education White [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of labor union members in South Korea and the unionization rate, or the percentage of workers represented by a union, have both taken a downward turn, the labor ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry’s latest data, the number of organized workers shrank by 210,000 to 2.72 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As economic hardships deepen, TMON, a major online shopping platform, expects customers to significantly reduce their spending on Lunar New Year gifts this year. In a survey conducted from January 10 to 16 involving 500 customers, TMON found that 58% (multiple responses allowed) plan to purchase gifts from online channels [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Yuhan-Kimberly announced on January 22 the launch of the groundbreaking ‘Huggies AI Fitting Room’ utilizing artificial intelligence, targeted at shoppers making purchases at its online mall, MomQ. This service is designed to analyze and suggest the perfect diaper size for children, leveraging the capabilities of AI. A representative from Yuhan-Kimberly [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Divorced singles, often referred to as ‘dolsing’ (returned singles) in Korean, typically don’t entertain the idea of remarriage until certain situations arise, a recent survey revealed. The study, conducted by remarriage company Only-You in partnership with dating service Bien-Aller, showed that men most commonly consider remarriage when they realize [...]