SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Nine out of ten South Korean young adults in their 20s lack antibodies for hepatitis A, which means their bodies are far more susceptible to infection than others who do. The discovery was made after researchers from Seoul National University Hospital examined the cases of 5,856 individuals 10 years [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Gold funds in South Korea have fared poorly over the past months ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision, a market tracker said Thursday. Those funds chalked up an average return of minus 11.6 percent over the three months to Tuesday, the worst performer among local investment funds worth [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – At least half of the workers holding down service jobs in the retail sector have reported to work despite feeling unwell, a survey has found. Working while sick was one topic of discussion that was held among National Assembly politicians on December 13, during which the results of a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The minimum living expenses for retired elderly people was tallied at 1.77 million won (US$1,600) per month for each household, a survey showed Wednesday. The optimum monthly cost of living for retirees, however, is 2.51 million won per household, according to KB Financial Group’s recent survey of 2,000 people [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Research has revealed that though dual-income households receive more assistance from the wife’s parents, it is the husband’s side of the family that were given greater economic support. Last year, help from the wife’s side of the family accounted for 19 percent, while the husband’s amounted to 7.9 percent. [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Over the past 21 years, the level of education one has attained has had a marked effect on income, research has found. According to a Statistics Korea report released on December 12, those with at maximum a middle school education saw their income rise by 144 percent from 1995 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of imported diesel-powered vehicles plunged 22 percent in the January-October period from a year earlier following Volkswagen’s diesel gate, a local trade association said Tuesday. The value of imported diesel cars fell to US$3.39 billion in the first 10 months from $4.99 billion in the same period [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey has found that nearly 8 in 10 South Korean patients want to receive a detailed prognosis consisting of life expectancy and whether or not their illness is curable when they are diagnosed with a serious illness. Findings from the survey, released by Professor Lee Yun-sung at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey has revealed that more than half of South Korean adults see their native country in a negative light. Jobs website Incruit reported that 62.7 percent of 3,710 users and adults who had participated in its survey responded that they were in agreement with the statement “Our country [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Internet-only banks like K Bank and Kakao Bank are rated higher in consumer satisfaction than online banking services provided by traditional financial institutions, but trust issues with the online services remain. Consumer satisfaction with internet-only banks was higher in six categories, among them bank fees and interest rates, compared [...]