SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans planning to travel to Japan during the summer months surged amid a weak Japanese yen and affordable tickets offered by low-cost carriers, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Hana Tour, South Korea’s No. 1 travel agency, the number of reservations [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Air pollution was the No. 1 source of concern for South Koreans last year amid a worsening level of fine dust in the country, a report showed Monday. Air pollution scored 3.46 points out of 5 — the highest in the survey — among factors that cause concern to [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of South Koreans now think that the current system of inheriting a last name from one’s father is unjust. This is according to a survey carried out in March of this year by the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations. Of the 3,303 individuals surveyed, [...]
SEJONG, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — At a primary school in Gyeonggi Province last May, a fifth-grade teacher was punched in the face after issuing a warning to a male student who was talking in class. The impact of the punch caused a crack in one of teacher’s upper teeth. The teacher then tried to [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the British think South Korea’s tourism industry has great potential. Although awareness of the South Korean nation by the general public in U.K. is low, younger Brits have a favorable image of South Korea thanks to the nation’s high-tech industries and K-pop. This [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A clinical test has revealed that a smartphone application linked to a hospital used to manage daily habits helped to improve patients’ well-being. A team of doctors composed of Prof. Kim Jung-hun (otolaryngology), Prof. Jeong Se-yeong (family medicine), and Prof. Yu Su-yeong (medical information center) at the Seoul National [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a new survey, many consumers have heard of the “certified” eggs that follow guidelines of welfare practices for livestock, but most do not know of the policy or its mark. The certification system operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs identifies farms that create [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — An insurance policy that covers individuals with current illness, regardless of its gravity, and former patients with previous treatment records has reached over 50,000 subscriptions within a month of its release. According to research results announced by the Financial Service Commission yesterday, seven insurance companies sold a total of [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Koreans have become more reluctant to dry their laundry outdoors in the sun due to fears of toxic fine dust, demand for clothes dryers has increased, along with patent applications for the previously unpopular appliances. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), patent applications for dryers [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Newly released research findings show that Koreans pay 70 times more for smartphone data plans than Finns, and rank second highest on a list of 41 countries. Rewheel, an international business consulting firm based in Finland, recently analyzed thousands of data plans in 41 countries either belong to the [...]