SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newly registered pet dogs in South Korea rose nearly 40 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, the country’s animal quarantine agency said Monday. Around 147,000 new dogs were registered to the state-run Animal Protection Management System last year, compared with the newly registered 105,000 pet [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The risk of developing diabetes more than doubles if muscle mass in the arms and legs decreases in young adults and middle-aged people, according to a local study. A team of researchers at Asan Medical Center in Seoul said Thursday that they tracked about 17,000 adults who underwent medical [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The installed capacity of solar and wind power rose 52 percent on-year in the first half of this year, leading the growth of renewable energy. Solar energy and wind power accounted for 92.6 percent of the total supply of renewable energy in the first half of the year, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The total amount of investment in startups reached a record high in the first half of this year largely on the back of policy support, government data showed Thursday. A total of 1.9 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) was invested in startups in the January-June period, up 16.3 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers, newly allowed to use mobile phones after work, found the measure useful in improving communication not only with those off base but also with their superior officers, a survey showed Tuesday. But some side effects have also been found, such as soldiers accessing gambling, porn and other [...]
SEJONG, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young South Koreans are preparing for state exams for public jobs and professional licenses, data showed Tuesday. The data released by Statistics Korea showed that 714,000, or 15.3 percent, of 4.68 million economically inactive youths aged 15-29 prepared for state exams in May, up 2.2 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading businesses in the sharing economy such as Uber and Airbnb are taking center stage in the controversy that has erupted over the future of these types of enterprises in South Korea, which many believe is due to strong opposition from older companies. The Korea Development Institute conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s restrictions on exports to South Korea has sharply cut into its favorability rating among the South Korean people, a poll by Gallup Korea showed Friday. In the survey of 1,005 Korean adults conducted nationwide from Tuesday to Thursday, only 12 percent said they have a favorable view of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that 7 out of 10 Koreans plan to participate in a boycott against Japanese products amid Japan’s measures to impose restrictions on exports to South Korea. According to a survey conducted by Realmeter commissioned by Traffic Broadcasting System (TBS), of the total survey participants, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Among major listed companies in South Korea, only 15 percent have jumped into projects related to key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution over the past 10 years, according to a recent report. The Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) studied the data of 132 companies listed on the Korea [...]