SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean children aged between three and eight spend nearly three hours per day on smartphones, televisions and personal computers, a survey showed Friday. They spent an average of 177 minutes every day on watching television or playing with smartphones and personal computers, according to the survey of mothers [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of children that South Korean parents want in their lifetimes has more than halved in the past 60 years amid the country’s low birth trend, government data showed Monday. Married couples in the country said they want 2.07 kids on average in the 2010-2015 period, compared with [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Kyeong-rae, a former engineering high school principal, never thought he would be spending his retirement trying to fix broken toys like a blue-and-yellow Pororo truck missing one of its wheels. “I thought I would be doing something else, but I found this very rewarding, especially when I see [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A report published by a demographics research institute run by NH Investment and Securities revealed South Korean parents with less education have more children, and cancer is the leading cause of death in the country. The findings showed that university graduates had on average 1.49 children, while high school [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped to a six-month low in June, government data showed Wednesday. About 28,900 babies were born in the month, down 12.2 percent, or 4,000, from 32,900 tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It is the second-lowest [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Online shopping malls are partnering with premium children’s brands as sales in the segment are growing faster than for cheaper labels, industry watchers said Thursday. First-quarter sales of brand name children’s clothing and accessories increased 43 percent on-year at online mall 11st Street, compared with a 34.7 percent rise [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – On Thursday, Changwon’s Masan Dongbu Police Station installed “yellow carpets” in front of three elementary schools in its district to improve traffic safety for commuting children. By painting the walls and the pavement yellow, a separate space is created that subconsciously encourages children to stand within the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The sixth Children’s Safety Experience Exhibit kicked off Thursday for a three-day run at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Hosted by Hyundai Motor Company, the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, and the Citizens’ Coalition for Safety, the event is offering education programs and experience sessions for various accidents and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Top luxury brands popular with adults are also grabbing the market for children, their sales increasing as kids get ready to go back to school this month or next, industry officials said Monday. Some of the most popular items cost well over 1 million won (US$867). A Gucci-labeled backpack [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by preventive medicine doctors at Severance Hospital has revealed that ADHD diagnosis can be affected by household income. The study was based on 18,023 children born in 2002 and 2003, and changes in household income levels and the risks of ADHD when they reached 10 or [...]