![[Kobiz Stats] The Number of Test Takers for the 34th TOPIK](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/한국어능력시험응시자-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] The Number of Test Takers for the 34th TOPIK")
[Related Article] “TOPIK” Applicant Numbers Hit Record-high Level (Korea Bizwire, April 22) The number of test taker of the TOPIK, or the Test of Proficiency in Korean, has hit a record-high level. The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education said on April 20 that a total of 72,079 applicants took the [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Have You Ever Bought a Lottery Ticket?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/복권구매-영문-1.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Have You Ever Bought a Lottery Ticket?")
[Related Article] Government May Come up with New Lottery (Korea Bizwire, April 18) The government is giving positive consideration on developing and releasing new lottery schemes including time-limited lotteries and a Korean version of “Powerball.” On April 17, the Lottery Commission at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said the government has planned… (see the [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Volume of Farming, Forestry and Fishery Households](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/농림어가현황-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Volume of Farming, Forestry and Fishery Households")
[Related Article] 2 out of 3 Farm Families Earn Less than 10 Mil. a Year…Stat Office (Korea Bizwire, April 18) Two out of three farm households are earning less than 10 million won a year from crop sales, which implies that there are fewer and fewer farming families relying entirely on agriculture alone for their [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Have you ever worried about a possible privacy leakage through SNS?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SNS사생활침해-영문-1.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Have you ever worried about a possible privacy leakage through SNS?")
[Related Article] Many Koreans Feel “SNS Infringes on Privacy” (Korea Bizwire, April 17) As personal information leakage takes place frequent recently, seven out of ten Koreans have expressed their concerns over privacy infringement from social network services such as Facebook and Twitter. According to Alba Heaven, Korea’s online part-time job portal, which conducted a survey [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Grandparent Audience at Baby Fair](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/황혼육아-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Grandparent Audience at Baby Fair")
[Related Article] What to Do with Old People Suffering from “Grand-childrenitis”? (Korea Bizwire, April 17) Today there are as many 5.1 million dual-income households in Korea. Although some of them take their children to daycare centers nearby for a fee, still the majority of them rely on the care of their parents who are typically [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] How Do You Improve Yourself?](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/직장인자기계발-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] How Do You Improve Yourself?")
[Related Article] English – Korean Office Workers’ Biggest Assignment for Now and Ever (Korea Bizwire, April 16) In today’s highly competitive world, exactly how much effort is put in to “self-improve” by employees and young job applicants? And what could be the most effective way of self-improving? According to JobKorea, Korea’s job search portal, which [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Pets in South Korea](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/반려동물-영문-시장규모제외1.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Pets in South Korea")
[Related Article] Most Pets Imported from Overseas (Korea Bizwire, April 15) As the number of single households rises, more people tend to adopt pets. Of the cats, dogs, and other pet animals, a dominant share of them was imported from overseas. According to the Korean Customs Service, 85.5 percent of imported dogs came from China, [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Korean Job Seekers for Employment Tests](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/청년층-취업시험-영문-1.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Korean Job Seekers for Employment Tests")
[Related Article] Samsung’s Dilemma in Continuing Paper-based Aptitude Test (Korea Bizwire, April 15) Samsung has long been one of the best companies to work for in Korea and this year was no different. Early in the morning on Sunday April 13, tens of thousands of young men and women woke up at dawn and went [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] Monthly Expenditure on Private Education per Student](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/사교육비-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] Monthly Expenditure on Private Education per Student")
[Related Article] Overly Complicated College Entrance Screening Leads to Strange Job Titles (Korea Bizwire, April 11) Despite the government’s constant threat of crackdown on illegal tutoring on college-bound students, the so-called “college entrance exam consulting” is still thriving. Often it is evolving in quite unusual ways. Some of them visit the student’s house just before the [...]
![[Kobiz Stats] South Korea’s Richest and Corresponding Assets](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/국내부자자산규모-영문.jpg "[Kobiz Stats] South Korea’s Richest and Corresponding Assets")
[Related Article] How Much the Rich in Korea Spare to Spend (Korea Bizwire, April 11) An average individual from the upper crust of Korea spares 1 million won each month as surplus fund and most likely to spend it on wheels.On April 10, Visa Card came up with survey analysis of the top 20 percent rich [...]