SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite six years under South Korea’s workplace bullying ban, nearly one in three employees who experience or witness such abuse choose not to report it, often fearing retaliation or reputational harm, a new government survey shows. According to data obtained by Rep. Kim Wi-sang of the People Power Party from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A new nationwide survey has revealed a striking paradox at the heart of South Korea’s digital transformation: while most public officials have experimented with artificial intelligence in their work, the vast majority of government documents remain locked in formats AI systems can’t read. According to data released Monday by Democratic [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antibiotic consumption ranks among the highest in the OECD, fueling alarm over the nation’s growing risk of antimicrobial resistance — a potential “superbug” crisis that public health experts warn could endanger lives and strain hospitals. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and newly released [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of South Korean workers believe it is difficult for women to become corporate executives, reflecting persistent gender inequality in the country’s workplace culture, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted by labor rights group Workplace Gapjil 119 and research firm Global Research, surveyed 1,000 employees nationwide [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their twenties have become the nation’s smallest adult generation for the first time on record, as a long-running decline in births and rapid population aging continue to reshape the country’s demographic landscape. According to data released Sunday by the National Data Agency, the population of people in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — References to family—especially to mothers and fathers—appear more often than any other words in the final notes left by people who died by suicide, according to a new study that offers insight into emotional and social patterns surrounding such deaths in South Korea. The Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention analyzed [...]
South Korea’s Electric Vehicle Fleet Surpasses 800,000 as Green Transition Accelerates SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shift toward eco-friendly mobility is gathering pace, with the country’s electric vehicle (EV) registrations surpassing 820,000 as of August, government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a total of 822,081 electric [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s fine dust pollution during the winter months comes from China, according to new government data underscoring the persistent cross-border nature of the country’s air quality problem. A report released Wednesday by the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) found that 55 percent of ultrafine [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of coffee beans jumped sharply from a year earlier in 2024, with imports this year widely expected to reach an all-time high, customs data showed Thursday. Imports of coffee beans, including both raw and roasted products, came to US$1.24 billion last year, up 13 percent from $1.1 billion the previous year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea ranked second after Vietnam in per capita consumption of “ramyeon,” or instant noodles, in 2024, a global industry association said Thursday. South Korea’s overall ramyeon consumption reached 4.1 billion units last year, ranking eighth worldwide, while its per person consumption stood at 79.2 in the country of [...]