SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Five out of every 100 South Korean adults have experienced being too dependent on smartphones, a poll showed Thursday, indicating that the problem of smartphone addiction has risen as a major social issue. According to the survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, five percent of 5,102 people [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangwon Province’s Kangwon Land entertainment resort houses the only casino in Korea open to locals. The resort was established as part of a government plan to revitalize the dwindling economy in what was once a coal-mining area, following the restructuring of the coal industry in 1989. The casino opened [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state auditor said Tuesday the government should roll out tighter plans to prevent gambling addiction, adding that a large number of addicts are being observed at Kangwon Land Casino, the nation’s only casino open to locals, owned by High1 Resort. According to the study conducted by the [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that women are twice as vulnerable to smartphone addiction as men. The study was conducted by a mental health team lead by Dr. Kim Dae-jin from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul. The team conducted an online survey aimed at 4,854 adults aged [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study suggests that online gaming addiction is no longer simply a bad habit, but a new type of illness. A Korean research team led by professor Jeong-seok Choi at Boramae Hospital’s Mental Health Department revealed Monday that online gaming addiction can have a negative effect on the [...]
JEONGSEON, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – While coal mining boomed in Korea in the 1970s, with the decline in international oil prices and rapid changes in energy consumption patterns, demand decreased drastically. In the 1980s, the coal mining industry was quickly fading away. The Korean government started restructuring the coal industry in 1989. As a [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — About one in 10 children in elementary, middle and high schools in South Korea are addicted to smartphones, a government survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family polled 1.46 million children in fourth, seventh and 10th grades and found 138,385 of them to be spending too [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Research has revealed that children that have a healthy relationship with their parent of the same sex are at a reduced risk of video game addiction. A son’s relationship with his father, and a daughter’s with her mother can determine how an overindulgence in video games affects academic activities. [...]
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[Related Article] Greater Chances of Cyber-bullying among Smartphone-Dependent Teenagers (Korea Bizwire, April 9) The more teenagers are dependent on smartphones, the greater chances are that they will experience cyber-bullying. Also, more girls (22.8%) than boys (15.9%) and more senior students than juniors tend to be dependent on smartphones. (see the full text of this news) [...]