SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — After analyzing reported incidents in the press, the Korea Women’s Hot Line has revealed that at least 85 women were murdered by their husband or boyfriend last year. In addition, 103 women were survivors of failed murder attempts by their male significant other. The deadly violence perpetrated against women [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young women tend to suffer more from social media fatigue than their male counterparts, largely because they put more effort into maintaining it, according to a university thesis on Friday. The research cited in the thesis by Dr. Lee Eun-ji of Korea University in Seoul was conducted on 177 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Investment deals by South Korea’s private equity funds jumped 39.3 percent on-year in 2017, but their investments were still centered on local firms, government data showed Wednesday. Local private equity groups invested 12.4 trillion won (US$11.6 billion) last year, compared with 8.9 trillion won in 2016, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — More fine dust warnings have been issued in South Korea’s central region so far this year than for the same period in 2017 amid growing public concerns over air quality, provincial government data showed Tuesday. South Korea has been struggling to deal with fine dust particles from both home [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Imports of lamb topped a new record high last year on the back of rising demand for the meat in South Korea, official data showed Friday. The country’s imports of lamb hit US$109 million, up 81.5 percent from $60 million tallied in 2016, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans estimate the value of child rearing at 2.35 million won (US$2,208.64) a month, a sum that is close to the country’s median income, a report said Thursday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, which released the report based on surveys, found that 84 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange operators reaped huge profits in 2017 on the back of the national frenzy over digital money, data showed Wednesday. The annual turnover of BTC Korea.com, which is in charge of local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, stood at 333.4 billion won (US$315.6 million) in 2017, up a [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 4 South Koreans feel inconvenienced by public transport, prompting calls to improve transportation infrastructure, according to a new government report. The report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Monday revealed around 30 percent of South Koreans are considered ‘vulnerable’ using public transport facilities, [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The middle-aged are the most satisfied with their income out of any age group, while young adults (19 to 29) are most content with their consumer life, according to 2017 figures on South Korean social trends from Statistics Korea. On the whole, income dissatisfaction was more prevalent than the [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 primary school students received private education and other extracurricular activities in the past decade, with a majority of their parents feeling the pinch of high education costs, data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, 80 percent of the country’s elementary school [...]