SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that individuals who suffer from a heart attack at a location higher than the third floor of a building have a lower chance of full recovery than those who suffer from the same illness on the first or second floors. Researchers from Kangdong Sacred [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that there is high demand among South Koreans for various kinds of mountain tourism that goes beyond hiking. The Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) recently conducted a study of 1,000 adult male and female South Koreans, 82.7 percent of whom said they were interested in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 10 middle-aged and senior citizens in Korea who live alone or belong to the lowest-income group were found to have no one to rely on for help in the face of a crisis. According to a survey conducted by the National Pension Service of 5,110 households across [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elderly people who die prematurely due to the influence of ultrafine dust, or PM 2.5, is expected to surge in the coming years. According to a policy report released Wednesday by the Seoul Institute, the number of people aged 65 or older who die early due [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The biggest cause of the South Korean children’s declining happiness and sleep deprivation was “studying.” According to data released Tuesday by Sejong University professor Park Hyun-sun, students’ sense of happiness tended to decline as their grades went up, from 90.4 percent in elementary school to 84 percent in middle [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of apartments owned by households in South Korea came to 9.03 million in 2018, accounting for 59 percent of all homes across the country, government data showed Tuesday. The figures represent a 3.9 percentage-point hike from 8.7 million apartments owned by households in South Korea in 2017, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of South Koreans are in favor of suspending the operation of coal-fired power plants in order to reduce fine dust emissions, even if electricity prices go up. According to the presidential National Council on Climate and Air Quality and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s online survey [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans want the government to push ahead with its decision not to renew a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a poll showed Monday. Seoul decided in August to end the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) amid disputes over trade and wartime history. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranks as one of the leading members among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the treatment of cancer, medical data showed Sunday. The 2019 Health at a Glance report released by the Paris-based organization said Asia’s fourth-largest economy had the highest five-year survival rate [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent report has confirmed a significant increase in the number of single-person households on Jeju Island. According to a report released Thursday by the Jeju Branch of the Honam Regional Statistical Office, the number of single-person households on Jeju amounted to 73,250 last year, up 180.1 percent, or [...]