SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Novels were a popular selection among readers this year, while interest in politics and feminism were reflected in book sales as well. On bestseller lists from both Kyobo Book Centre (Kyobo) and Yes24 disclosed on December 4, the top three spots were taken by books that had been so-called [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — People who have been discriminated against due to their appearance are more likely to suffer from poor health down the line, a survey showed Monday. The report, carried out on 2,973 people aged between 19 and 24, and conducted by a team led by professor Kim Seung-seop of Korea [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team said Monday it has recently uncovered a large skin impression on a sauropod dinosaur footprint from the Early Cretaceous period in floodplain deposits in southeastern South Korea. The team led by Paik In-sung, an earth and environmental science professor at Pukyong National University, exposed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of Belgium beer products have increased sharply in 2017 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, reflecting the rising demand for unique alcoholic beverages here. According to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, imports of Belgium beer came to US$21.3 million in the January-October [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s economic retaliation against South Korea is estimated to have led to some 7.5 trillion won (US$6.8 billion) in losses for the country’s tourism industry, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by the National Assembly’s Budget Office, South Korea’s tourism and accommodation industries suffered a sharp decrease [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Expectations that South Korea will achieve 3 percent growth and per capita income of US$30,000 are on the rise for 2018 fueled by the strengthening of the global economy, market watchers said Sunday. Observers said that the upbeat forecast is based on gains in exports in the new year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has one of the lowest birthrates of any country in the world this year, data released by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and picked up in Seoul showed Sunday. The latest World Factbook based on estimates for 2017 showed that the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Almost 40 percent of new AIDS patients last year were adolescents (10-19) and young adults (20-29). Of the 1,199 new cases diagnosed, 37 were adolescents and 404 were young adults. Combined, they constituted 36.8 percent of all diagnoses. The figures were disclosed by the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Self-reported happiness levels of young adults in their 20s have declined sharply by 10 percentage points in just six years, a survey has found. The survey also found that a higher percentage of high earners thought of themselves as happy, with 66 percent of those who earned more than [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – 4 out of 10 South Koreans fear nuclear reactor failure — possible collateral damage caused by an earthquake — more than the dangers posed by the quake itself. Pollster Realmeter surveyed 1,015 individuals above the age of 19 on their opinions on the safety of nuclear power plants and the [...]