SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of motorcycles and other two-wheeled accidents is on the rise due to the increasing popularity of delivery culture. Traffic accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles in Seoul totaled 6,404 this year as of August 31, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) Tuesday. Compared with the same period [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Imported vehicle sales in South Korea fell 5.6 percent last month due to a slump in sales of Japanese vehicles amid trade tension with Japan, industry data showed Wednesday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles stood at 18,112 in August, down from 19,206 a year earlier, according to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea continues to boycott Japanese products in response to economic retaliation from Japan, this year’s most sought-after tourist destination for the Chuseok holidays is also changing. Wemakeprice Inc., a local open market operator, said that the majority of South Koreans booked flights to Vietnam, Thailand, and other [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Men who work at night are 3.3 times more likely to fail to quit smoking than daytime workers, a recent study has revealed. In particular, 9 out of 10 young men in their 20s and 30s who work at night were found to be unable to quit smoking. A [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Daily credit card spending in South Korea continued to climb in the first half on increased online purchases, central bank data showed Monday. Credit card holders spent an average 1.9 trillion won (US$1.57 billion) a day in the January-June period, up 5.7 percent from a year earlier, according to [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of people in South Korea aged 65 years or older could increase sharply amid a rapidly aging population, the country’s statistics agency said Monday. Statistics Korea forecast that the country’s population is likely to reach 39 million in 2067, sharply down from 51.7 million in 2019. It [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 1 in 10 drivers stop and give way to pedestrians trying to cross a crosswalk without traffic lights, a recent report revealed. The results were based on a survey conducted by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) on the safety of pedestrians on four-lane roads in Cheongju and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 2,400 of the nation’s firefighters find themselves in a worrisome situation, as they have been classified as being at risk of taking the extreme measure of ending their own life. According to a report released Wednesday by the National Fire Agency (NFA), 2,453 people, or 4.9 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Just over 6 out of 10 South Korean parents see no need for corporal punishment of children, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the welfare ministry’s 2018 survey on 4,039 households with kids or teens, 60.7 percent of the respondents said spanking is “never or not” necessary to properly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that while the total number of car accidents fell, the number of car accidents each year in which senior drivers over 65 years old were responsible have drastically increased in proportion over the past four years. Rep. Han Sun-kyo of the main opposition Liberty [...]