SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in 2021, led by strong demand for food delivery services and electronics amid the pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 192.9 trillion won (US$160 billion) last year, up 21 percent from the previous year, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost three out of 10 women in Seoul believe they can have babies outside marriage, a city government report showed Thursday. According to the report, 28.1 percent of women and 31.6 percent of men living in the capital said they can have children even if they are not married. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s air passenger traffic fell 7.7 percent in 2021 from a year earlier due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry said Thursday. A total of 36.36 million passengers, including 3.21 million on international routes, flew with full-service and low-cost carriers in 2021 mainly for business purposes, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The ratio of the self-employed and other nonwage workers in South Korea touched an all-time low in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Thursday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy had 6.52 million unsalaried workers as of the end of December last year, marking the 23rd consecutive year of decline, [...]
GANGNEUNG, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The eastern coastal city of Gangneung plans to turn the streets of Gyeongpo and Ahnmok beaches into eye-catching displays by planting palm trees typically seen on Jeju Island and the coasts of southern regions. The city government plans to spend 500 million won (US$414,830) to place a total of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three in 10 children out of school have been suffering depression, being at risk of possibly taking one’s own life, a survey showed Wednesday. The National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) found through a survey that 35 percent and 29 percent of out-of-school children were experiencing depression and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s obesity level turned out to be the second-lowest among advanced nations. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reported that South Korea’s obesity rate was 5.9 percent, ranking the country 31st out of the 32 member states. The obesity rate is calculated by using the body [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — More than two-thirds of all blackout accidents caused by birds in the last three years were the work of magpies, South Korea’s state-run utility firm said Sunday. The Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) reported that out of all 133 bird-led blackouts that happened between 2018 and 2020, 93 cases [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Road Traffic Authority has released a new guidebook that introduces various safety rules and the country’s traffic system to foreigners. The guidebook offers information on how to acquire a driver’s license in the country, along with the introduction of the traffic lights system, traffic signs, principles on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young people employed is forecast to shrink to 42.5 percent of the 2021 level by 2050, a report showed Monday, renewing concerns that the fast-aging demographic transition could pose a drag on South Korea’s economy. According to the recent report by the National Assembly Budget Office, [...]