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 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that senior citizens who think of themselves as being younger than their actual age have “younger” brains than those who regard themselves as older than their real age. According to research conducted by professor Choi Jin-yeong of Seoul National University published in the international [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Loans in the accommodation and food services sector are increasing as the industry is in a deep slump, central bank data showed Tuesday, a warning sign that the quality of the debts and personal credit ratings are worsening in the process. Loans to lodging and eating businesses totaled 51.25 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With more chicken joints in Korea starting to charge for delivery, a survey found that most consumers have strong negative feelings about this phenomenon. According to survey of 1,000 men and women between the ages of 15 and 58 by market research firm Embrain, 65 percent of respondents who [...]
SUWON, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that 1 out of 2 teachers in their 20s and 30s say they don’t intend to retire as a teacher. Kim Cha-myeong, an official at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and a teacher himself, on Saturday revealed the results of an online survey [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean workers have mixed feelings about the 52-hour maximum workweek due to effect next month as it could help improve productivity but reduce income, a survey by a local employment portal site showed Monday. In a recent survey of 905 workers at companies with more than 300 employees, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of handsets fell to a 15-year low over the January-April period this year, data showed Monday, apparently on the growth of Chinese rivals in the global market. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science and ICT and Statistics Korea, the country shipped US$4.8 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The results of a new study show that cancer patients have a higher chance of contracting diabetes that non-patients. A joint team of researchers from the National Cancer Center and Samsung Medical Center revealed the results of the study today. A total of 500,000 samples were analyzed for the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that South Koreans now consume bread every four days. Due to changes in eating habits, the baking industry saw an increase of nearly 50 percent in sales over a four-year period. According to a joint study conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As the thermometer inches up every day, medical experts say elderly farmers in the countryside should be more alert and careful. According to statistics published domestically, 74.2 percent of heat-related illnesses in people over the age of 65 occurred outdoors in the field or on the road. The supporting [...]