SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, the number of lost or abandoned animals in South Korea surpassed 100,000 for the first time. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), the number of lost and abandoned animals increased by 14.3 percent from the previous year to total [...]
SUWON, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Fire accidents caused by cigarettes have sharply decreased due to the popularity of heat-not-burn tobacco products and heightened public awareness, data showed Friday. According to the data released by the National Fire Agency, the number of fires caused by unextinguished cigarette butts, the leading cause of fire accidents, across [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey by the global online travel website Expedia found that Koreans preferred to travel to destinations that had been featured on television. The survey was carried out between June 18 and 22 by querying 600 men and women between the ages of 20 and 59 about their previous [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 80 percent of South Koreans who plan to go on summer vacation this year will stay in the country, a survey showed Wednesday, amid the government’s push to boost domestic travel. Of 1,105 people, 55.2 percent said they intend to go on summer vacation, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Once synonymous with Ulleungdo, an island off the east coast of mainland South Korea, squid are now caught more in the nation’s southernmost region than in the waters of the East Sea. According to a report released by Statistics Korea, the total amount of Pacific flying squid – the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of feature phone users in South Korea fell below the 7-million mark as of April, government data showed Tuesday, as smartphones continue to solidify their hold on the local market. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science and ICT, there were 6.9 million users [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As more young people are putting off getting married or avoiding civil unions altogether, a survey has revealed that the number of single-person households is rising quickly, especially centered around those in their late 20s. In addition, new statistics show that despite a decreasing number of temporary workers and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s trade deficit with the United Stated in the service sector reached a new high last year, while the nation’s goods surplus with the world’s largest economy hit a five-year low. According to the data released by the Bank of Korea on Thursday, Korea recorded a loss of $15.4 [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of one-person households continued to rise last year amid the country’s low birth rate and rapidly aging population, government data showed on Thursday. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, the number of single-person households reached 5.61 million as of October last year, up 179,000 or [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that Koreans rank last in the level of trust in their local news. According to the “Digital News Report 2018” from Oxford University’s Reuters Institute, the average level of trust in the media by Koreans was surveyed at 25 percent, which was good for [...]