SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly seven in 10 South Koreans saw their income fall in the wake of COVID-19, a survey showed Thursday. In the online survey of 2,016 people aged 18 or above by the Korea Institute of Public Administration from Nov. 15-22, 68 percent said their average monthly income was lower [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans support the acquisition of nuclear weapons either through indigenous development or the deployment of U.S. assets, a survey showed Tuesday. When asked to choose between the two options, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed favored South Korea developing its own weapons, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of 10 South Koreans are positive about the relaxation of COVID-19 curbs on businesses, a poll showed Monday. In the survey by the Korea Society Opinion Institute, 62.1 percent said the government should enhance the protection of severely ill patients and those with underlying conditions while easing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of 4 South Korean students think that unification with North Korea is unnecessary, a survey showed Friday. In the online survey of 72,524 elementary, middle and high school students conducted by the education ministry and the unification ministry from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, 61.2 percent replied [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost three out of 10 women in Seoul believe they can have babies outside marriage, a city government report showed Thursday. According to the report, 28.1 percent of women and 31.6 percent of men living in the capital said they can have children even if they are not married. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three in 10 children out of school have been suffering depression, being at risk of possibly taking one’s own life, a survey showed Wednesday. The National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) found through a survey that 35 percent and 29 percent of out-of-school children were experiencing depression and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young people employed is forecast to shrink to 42.5 percent of the 2021 level by 2050, a report showed Monday, renewing concerns that the fast-aging demographic transition could pose a drag on South Korea’s economy. According to the recent report by the National Assembly Budget Office, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight in 10 foreigners living in and out of South Korea positively view the country, a government survey showed Monday. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) canvassed 12,500 non-Koreans aged 16 and more in 24 countries around the world in September and found 80.5 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly two-thirds of South Koreans have no interest in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, a survey showed Friday. Gallup Korea polled 1,002 South Korean adults from Tuesday to Thursday on their thoughts on the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games in the Chinese capital. And 65 percent said they were not [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of 10 self-employed people in South Korea are considering closing their businesses due to sluggish sales amid the long-enforced strict social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey of 500 people operating restaurants, retail and other service businesses by the [...]