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Women in Their 20s Most Prone to Copycat Suicide

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The dangers of ‘copycat suicide’ following the deaths of popular celebrities are most striking among women in their 20s, a recent study has revealed. A joint research team from Asan Medical Center and the University of Ulsan College of Medicine studied how 10 cases of popular celebrities who committed [...]

Gyeonggi Province Promotes Campaign to Change Image of Charcoal

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As charcoal is often used to commit suicide, a local government, charcoal manufacturers and retailers joined forces to promote a campaign to use the products for the proper purposes. Gyeonggi Province signed an MoU on Sept. 8 with Daemyeong Charcoal and Korea Supermarket Cooperative Fedeeration to hold a “Life [...]