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[Kobiz Stats] Have you ever worried about a possible privacy leakage through SNS?

[Kobiz Stats] Have you ever worried about a possible privacy leakage through SNS?

[Related Article]  Many Koreans Feel “SNS Infringes on Privacy” (Korea Bizwire, April 17) As personal information leakage takes place frequent recently, seven out of ten Koreans have expressed their concerns over privacy infringement from social network services such as Facebook and Twitter. According to Alba Heaven, Korea’s online part-time job portal, which conducted a survey [...]

[Kobiz Stats] Copyright Infringement by Year

[Kobiz Stats] Copyright Infringement by Year

[Related Article]  Culture Ministry Holds “Good Copyright” Campaign (Korea Bizwire, April 17) The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism have collaborated with the Korea Copyright Commission and 12 other organizations to launch “Good Copyright” campaign. The campaign begins in earnest with a proclamation ceremony at KT Olleh Square in downtown Seoul on April 17. The [...]

“One-person Families to Change Consumption Pattern”…LG Economic Research Inst.

“One-person Families to Change Consumption Pattern”…LG Economic Research Inst.

SEOUL, Korea, April 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said the rise in the number of one-person households has contributed to increasing the overall consumption. According to a report “Single Households Change the Landscape of Consumption” published by LG Economic Research Institute on April 7, by the year 2020 the consumption increase attributed to [...]

Many Koreans Feel “SNS Infringes on Privacy”

Many Koreans Feel “SNS Infringes on Privacy”

SEOUL, Korea, April 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As personal information leakage takes place frequent recently, seven out of ten Koreans have expressed their concerns over privacy infringement from social network services such as Facebook and Twitter. According to Alba Heaven, Korea’s online part-time job portal, which conducted a survey on its 2,205 members, 71.5 [...]

[Kobiz Stats] Annual Rate of Profit of Variable Insurance Funds in Korea

[Kobiz Stats] Annual Rate of Profit of Variable Insurance Funds in Korea

[Related Article]  Insurance Companies Are Losing Money in Variable Funds (Korea Bizwire, April 16) Variable life insurance funds, the bread-and-butter of life insurance companies, are recording a very low rate of return. Over the last year, their average yield was 0.81 percent with about 40.6 percent of the funds having recorded deficit. On April 15, [...]

English – Korean Office Workers’ Biggest Assignment for Now and Ever

English – Korean Office Workers’ Biggest Assignment for Now and Ever

SEOUL, Korea, April 16, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – In today’s highly competitive world, exactly how much effort is put in to “self-improve” by employees and young job applicants? And what could be the most effective way of self-improving? According to JobKorea, Korea’s job search portal, which conducted a survey on 314 office workers and job [...]

Temporary Workers on the Rise in Korea’s Top-20 Companies

Temporary Workers on the Rise in Korea’s Top-20 Companies

SEOUL, Korea, April 16, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of contract workers or temporary employees who are not guaranteed basic insurance benefits in Korea’s top-20 companies has surged last year while the number of full-time workers stayed at the same level. According to business planning reports from the local top-20 corporations, the total number of contract [...]