SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — About four out of 10 female marriage immigrants in South Korea have experienced domestic violence, according to a government report released Wednesday. The report, compiled by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea on the basis of a poll of 920 foreign women married to Korean men, also found [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 60 percent of female workers in the cultural industry have experienced sexual harassment or assault, a government survey showed Tuesday. The poll was released by a special probe team jointly run by the National Human Rights Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to look into [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that South Koreans rent more cars in Guam than in any other foreign destination, with mid-sized sedans the most popular rentals. This was according to Skyscanner, a price comparison travel website, which compared the data of 15 overseas destinations between May 1 of last [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — According to Statistics Korea, the percentage of household expenditures devoted to charitable donations from middle-income families was lower than that of poorer families, which means middle class families spent more money on themselves compared to those of lower economic status. The average amount of money donated to “non-profit organizations” [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean branch of U.S. tech giant Microsoft Corp. released a report on Monday which claimed cyber attacks caused direct and indirect losses of US$72 billion last year for local companies. The report announced by Microsoft Korea and Frost & Sullivan claimed that around 90 percent of such [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of South Koreans believe their national football team will fail to advance from the group stage of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia, a poll showed Monday. In a survey of 500 South Koreans aged 19 or older by Realmeter, 54.7 percent said they didn’t [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two-thirds of part-time workers got a pay raise after the hike in the minimum wage this year, but the workers are divided on whether the increase in basic pay had a positive effect, a survey showed Thursday. Albamon, a portal that connects employers and seekers of part-time jobs, polled [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies need to improve their strict top-down management structure and culture of frequent after-work drinking if they want to hire talented workers in China, a local trade association said Thursday. In a survey of 465 applicants for jobs in Korean firms operating in China, the Korea International [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that middle-aged adults who go under general anesthesia are 29 percent more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease than those who don’t. Although patients should not be afraid of going under general anesthesia, the study suggests that a patient’s cognitive performance should be checked [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Use of the global video-sharing platform YouTube in Korea accounted for almost 86 percent of videos consumed on mobile apps, according to a research survey released today. Media research firm Wiseapp surveyed the total number of hours used on video playing applications in May. Results showed that 30.43 million [...]