SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at Pusan University recently reported the results of an investigation into the presence of drug residue at three sewage treatment plants near popular beaches. Various drugs, including methamphetamine, were detected in sewage treatment plants near well-known beaches popular among vacationers. The research findings revealed that the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The term ‘anxiety disorder’ refers to a mental disorder which interferes with daily life due to abnormal and pathological anxiety and fear. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 2016 Mental Illness Epidemiological Survey, the lifetime prevalence rate of anxiety disorders among South Koreans was 9.3 percent, which [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s real estate investors may move their money to the stock market following tough government measures to cool the overheating housing market, analysts said Friday. In a desperate bid to rein in soaring apartment prices, the government unveiled a package of measures Wednesday, including the designation of areas [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people in South Korea with financial assets worth more than 1 billion won (US$892,295) rose 14.8 percent on year to 242,000 last year, thanks to the robust stock market, a report showed Tuesday. According to the annual survey by KB Financial Group Inc.’s research institute, people [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A local think tank said Monday that it has revised up South Korea’s growth forecast for this year on the back of increased exports amid the global economic recovery. The Korea Institute of Finance adjusted the country’s gross domestic product growth to 3 percent, up 0.2 percentage point from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Undereducated and unprivileged individuals are more vulnerable to the risks of death from heat waves, a study by a local research team said Friday. In an article carried in the latest edition of the British journal Science of the Total Environment, the team led by Kim Ho of Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Everland Resort, an amusement facility equipped with a water park and a zoo, was the No. 1 destination for local and foreign visitors last year, South Korea’s tourism agency said Wednesday. According to the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, 6.96 million people visited the amusement park in Yongin, just [...]
SEOUL Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean scientists have developed a method to differentiate the gambling tendencies of different rats, the science ministry said Tuesday, a finding that may contribute to studies of gambling addiction in humans. The team led by Kim Jung-hoon of Yonsei Medical University said that by observing [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of fathers taking time off work to take care of their children is growing continuously, encouraged by the government policy that aims to further boost support for family leave, government data showed Monday. A total of 5,101 men signed up for paternity leave in the first half [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday that independent studies showed its robot vacuum cleaner released earlier this year were as intelligent as a 6-to-7-year-old child. Citing a research conducted by Robotics & Intelligent Systems Lab under Seoul National University, the South Korean consumer electronics giant said the vacuum cleaner, named [...]