SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Car seats for pets have been chosen as the most essential product for going on a drive with your pet. K Car, a South Korean used-car seller, conducted a survey of 439 male and female adults via Facebook in which 39.2 percent of respondents picked car seats for pets [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Ride-hailing services like South Korean mobility platform Tada are becoming increasingly popular among office workers, a recent study has revealed. Job portal Incruit conducted a survey of 4,326 adults, 41 percent of whom responded that they have the intention to use shared mobility platforms. In particular, 45 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that the more job seekers spend on finding a job, the more likely they are to pass necessary exams. According to a survey of 1,478 job seekers conducted by job portal Incruit and part-time job search app AlbaCall, 58.6 percent believed that their success [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Female workers working more than 70 hours per week are 1.7 times more likely to suffer a miscarriage than those who work fewer than 50 hours a week. A research team led by Prof. Lee Jun-hee from Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul and Prof. Lee Wan-hyung from Gachon University Gil [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of workers in their 20s and 30s are stressed at office get-togethers, and do not enjoy drinking parties. According to a survey of about 800 office workers in their 20s and 30s conducted jointly by the job portal Incruit and part-time job search app Albacall, 70 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Very widely used mobile app services are based on so-called “platform labor,” or new forms of labor that are traded like products based on information and communication technology (ICT) platforms. However, the public’s awareness of platform labor is significantly low. According to a survey of 1,000 citizens conducted by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men’s national football captain Son Heung-min has been named the country’s favorite athlete in a national survey released Thursday. Son topped the poll conducted by Gallup Korea on people’s favorite athletes. He earned 35 percent of support from 1,700 South Koreans aged 13 or older. The poll [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — As 2030 generation workers place importance on their own satisfaction and work-life balance, their desire to be promoted is also quite different from those in the older generations. According to a survey of 724 office workers in their 20s and 30s conducted by online job portal Saramin, 41.7 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been six months since 5G was commercialized, and many users are still not satisfied with the service. According to a survey of 180 5G users by three civic groups including the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, 76.6 percent said they were dissatisfied, including those who were very [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers in South Korea do not want seafood that is served for school meals, although they believe it to be nutritious and excellent. According to a survey of 1,000 middle and high school students nationwide conducted by the Korea Maritime Institute, 81.5 percent said fisheries products are excellent food [...]