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. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their 20s are overburdened with bank overdrafts and loans from credit card companies amid a jobs crunch sparked by a protracted economic slump, data showed Monday. Outstanding overdrafts and card loans extended to local 20-somethings came to some 2.15 trillion won (US$1.91 billion) as of the [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The prevalence of ovarian cancer among South Korean women in their 20s has jumped nearly 50 percent over the past five years due to a change in their life patterns, data showed Sunday. According to the data by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, 20-something ovarian cancer patients stood at 1,218 last year, [...]