SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of big firms in South Korea remain undecided on their investment plans for next year, according to a survey released Monday, an indication of how many companies are going through economic uncertainties. In the survey conducted by polling agency Mono Research on the leading 500 companies in [...]
ULSAN, Dec. 03 (Korea Bizwire) – Ulsan, a prominent migratory birding destination in Korea, announced on Saturday the commencement of daily operations for an ecological education center dedicated to rooks (Corvus frugilegus) at the Taehwa River Ecotourism Experience Center throughout December. The Taehwa River Ecotourism Council will oversee the center, serving as a comprehensive Biological [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The average life expectancy of South Korean babies born last year fell by about a year to reach 82.7 years, data showed Friday. The average life expectancy at birth in 2022 was 0.9 year shorter than the previous year, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Compared with [...]
YONGIN, Dec. 01 (Korea Bizwire) – Ai Bao, the renowned mama panda celebrated for being Fu Bao’s mother, made headlines by giving birth to twin sisters Rui Bao and Hui Bao, in July this year. This heartwarming moment has earned her a spot among TIME magazine’s Top 100 Photos of the Year in the United [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has released photos of a U.S. Army chemical corps company conducting joint drills with South Korean forces near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) amid heightened tension along the border with North Korea. American soldiers from the 59th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Company have been training together [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Sajik Park, situated in Gwangju Metropolitan City, seamlessly integrates media art to illuminate winter nights with the enchanting theme of ‘Sajik Light Forest.’ Originally the site of Sajikdan, a pagoda where prayers for safety and bountiful harvests were offered to the gods of the earth and grain, the park [...]
JEONJU, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – To commemorate the World Day Against the Death Penalty on November 30, a related event took place a day earlier at Jeondong Cathedral in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. This marked the first occurrence of the event in Jeonju since its initiation at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul in 2006. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s total fertility rate fell to a record quarterly low of 0.7 in the third quarter of 2023, in yet another grim milestone for the country struggling with rapid aging and a falling birthrate. The average number of expected babies a woman bears in her lifetime came to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses rose by the most last year as the stable COVID-19 situation promoted people’s cross-border movements, the statistics agency said Wednesday. The number of “multicultural marriages” jumped 25.1 percent on-year to reach 17,428 in 2022, according to the data from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 85,000 foreign nationals own a house in South Korea, with Chinese possessing more than half of real estate properties held by foreigners in the country, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 85,358 foreign nationals owned a house in South Korea as of end-June, up 4.6 percent from [...]