SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been reported that most people who commit suicide tell others that they “want to die” and show signs of being suicidal, but only one out of five family members recognized such warnings. Factors contributing to suicide were different per age group: dating and education for youth, jobs [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Four out of 10 high student students believe that sexual harassment by teachers takes place in school, according to a survey carried out by a government institution. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea released on Thursday the results of an investigation into sexual harassment by teachers. Of the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Most international tourists who visit South Korea via foreign cruise ships want to experience venues of tradition and history on their next visit to the country. This is according to a survey carried out by the Korean Tourism Organization targeting over 2,000 foreign tourists and 300 crew members who [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a quarter of South Koreans have used mobile payment services as increasing numbers of people use mobile devices to pay for goods and services in one of the world’s most wired countries, a poll showed Monday. The survey of 2,500 adults, conducted by the Bank of Korea [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young women tend to suffer more from social media fatigue than their male counterparts, largely because they put more effort into maintaining it, according to a university thesis on Friday. The research cited in the thesis by Dr. Lee Eun-ji of Korea University in Seoul was conducted on 177 [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The middle-aged are the most satisfied with their income out of any age group, while young adults (19 to 29) are most content with their consumer life, according to 2017 figures on South Korean social trends from Statistics Korea. On the whole, income dissatisfaction was more prevalent than the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Obese people are more susceptible to contracting diabetes than those who are not, a survey showed Friday. Obese people have a 156 percent greater chance of contracting diabetes than those who are not obese, according to the survey of 51,405 people carried out by a research team led by [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Malaysia is the No. 1 destination for South Korean small and medium-sized firms exporting halal food, a survey showed Thursday. Halal food refers to food products that are prepared in a specific way according to Islamic Sharia law, which covers not only meat but also fruits and vegetables. Malaysia [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Couples who purchase a home or live rent free early on in their marriage tend to have more children, a report showed Wednesday, indicating a correlation between housing and family planning. According to the report by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 54.7 percent of newlyweds live in [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans who are in their 20s and 30s are familiar with cryptocurrencies and willing to invest in them amid the recent craze for the new type of digital money, a survey showed Tuesday. Some 21.6 percent of 2,511 respondents said they are conscious of cryptocurrencies, with the number soaring to [...]