SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Research suggests that air pollutants including fine dust increase the risk of sudden death infant death syndrome (SIDS) for young infants. An analysis of 454 children who died of SIDS in South Korea between 2009 and 2013 found a link in which exposure to air pollution raised the risk [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Many Japanese people are concerned over the possibility that the deteriorating Korea-Japan relations may even hurt non-governmental exchanges between the two countries. The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, recently conducted a public survey that revealed that 56 percent of Japanese voters are concerned that Korea-Japan relations may affect economic [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One in five workers in the IT sector has been bullied or witnessed bullying at work, according to a recent survey. Out of 1,364 IT workers surveyed, 265 or 19.4 percent said they had experienced or witnessed bullying at work, according to findings released Tuesday by the Federation of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One in five middle and high school students in South Korea are exposed to a severe amount of stress, a recent study has revealed. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey on 2,510 students between 9 and 17 years of age, 16 percent of whom said they [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — One in two adults feels relatively deprived that other parents are involved in their child’s success in society. Saramin, a South Korean job search platform, conducted a survey of 3,289 adults, 52.5 percent of whom responded that they felt relatively deprived because of how other parents exercised influence on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 10 months are required for young South Korean to find their first jobs after finishing school, and the higher their academic achievement is, the sooner they find jobs, a recent labor think tank report said. According to the September issue of the Labor Review issued by the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Business administration appears to be the most popular and common major for South Korean university students, with domestic universities having more than 800 departments of business administration, a report said Saturday. According to the report by the Korean Educational Development Institute, four-year universities in South Korea had a total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The bulk of farmland in South Korea is owned by people over 60, data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) showed Friday, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of the country’s agricultural sector. The latest findings, based on information collected from Statistics Korea, showed that seniors control around [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are not fully able to use their leisure time despite having more time on their hands thanks to the 52-hour workweek, a poll showed Friday. Macromill Embrain surveyed 1,000 people between the ages of 19 and 59, 70 percent of whom said they had more time off, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A third of South Koreans are traveling long distances to reach their hometowns for the Chuseok holiday this year, a survey revealed Friday. The findings, based on calls made to 9,000 households across the country by the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), showed that a further six out of 10 [...]