SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of children in South Korea seeking outpatient psychiatric treatment has more than doubled over the past four years, with sharp increases observed particularly among elementary school-aged children, according to newly released government data. Figures from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, submitted to Rep. Jin Sun-mi of [...]
South Korean High School Freshmen Average 172.9 cm in Height as Student Obesity Declines for Third Year SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — At a glance, the data reads like good news: South Korea’s teens are growing taller, and for the third year in a row, fewer of them are obese. But behind the steady gains [...]
As non-regular workers fall further behind in wages, benefits, and protections, a growing segment of the workforce risks being left out of the country’s economic future. SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea’s rapidly changing labor market, a widening wage chasm is sending a sobering message: for non-regular workers, the dream of financial parity [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — One in three South Korean women have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once during their lifetime, a government survey showed Thursday. The gender ministry said the survey conducted in-person on 7,027 female adults nationwide from September to November last year showed that 36.1 percent of women had [...]
SEOUL, April 17, (Korea Bizwire) — While South Korea’s web novel market continues its meteoric rise, the vast majority of creators are earning far below expectations, according to a government report released Wednesday. The 2024 Web Novel Industry Report, published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Publishing and Culture Industry [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of farming households in South Korea remained below the 1 million mark for the second consecutive year in 2024, continuing a long-term decline amid the country’s aging population and rapid urbanization, data showed Thursday. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, the number of farming households [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly seven in ten South Koreans aged 25 to 44 believe women should work to help support their families, reflecting a growing societal shift toward shared economic responsibility and evolving gender roles, according to a new study released Wednesday. The report, titled “Greater Flexibility in Life Course Outlooks and the [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young South Koreans are choosing to forgo marriage due to financial strain and evolving personal values, according to a government-backed survey released Monday. The 2nd National Population Behavior Survey, conducted in October 2024 by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, revealed that 41.5% of unmarried [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant majority of South Korean workers believe that nationwide protests calling for the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol have contributed positively to the development of the country’s democracy, according to a new survey released Sunday. The poll, conducted by research firm Global Research on behalf of the labor [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans visited outpatient clinics an average of 18 times per person in 2024, excluding dental care, a figure nearly three times higher than the average among OECD member nations, according to a government report released Tuesday. The data, compiled by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), marks [...]