SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans on average consumed alcoholic beverages 8.5 days per month in 2019, a poll showed Sunday, with a growing number of people drinking at home this year due to the virus pandemic. It marked a slight drop from 8.8 days posted in 2017 and 2018, according to the [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans who used to come by Gyeongpo Beach, located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, staying up the night drinking and hanging out are now nowhere to be seen. The provincial office imposed an administrative order to restrict assembly on eight beaches across the region, including Gyeongpo Beach. Since July [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been shown that similar to smoking, the indirect consequences of drinking are frequent, resulting in harm to third parties. According to a survey of 3,000 adults nationwide conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33.7 percent of all respondents experienced more than one indirect [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The smoking rate in South Korea has been on a steady decline for both men and women, but their alcohol consumption remains relatively high, a survey showed Friday. According to the survey by Statistics Korea, 38.1 percent of men aged 19 and above smoked in 2017, while about 6 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Health insurance spending to cover smoking and drinking-related treatments reached 13 trillion won (US$11 billion) from 2016 through 2018, data showed Monday. According to a report submitted to Rep. Jung Choun-sook by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) for the ongoing parliamentary audit, annual expenditures, including insurance coverage and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul has conducted a study to analyze the drinking and smoking habits of 1,821 teenagers, with the results reported on Monday. The study showed that teenagers who smoke and drink are more stressed and depressed than those who do not. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that the suicide risk for heavy drinkers who also smoke is 256 times higher than for people who don’t drink and smoke. Drinking combined with smoking is like adding fuel to the fire. A research team led by doctoral candidate Jeong Myeong-ji at Yonsei [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the Chuseok weekend just around the corner, an increasing number of Koreans are expected to consume soju at home during the major holiday weekend. According to HiteJinro Co., the nation’s top distiller, an analysis of the sales figures of soju sold during the Chuseok weekend over the last [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have found that people whose faces turn red when drinking should avoid indulging in a lifestyle of regular excessive alcohol intake to avoid increasing the risk of falling victim to heart problems. This conclusion was derived by a research team headed by professors at the Samsung [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A slow but noticeable change is coming to South Korea’s once fierce and often authoritative drinking culture. Whiskey sales have struggled with negative growth for eight consecutive years, plummeting from 2.84 million crates (18 500-mililiter bottles) in 2008 to 1.67 million in 2016, while HiteJinro, a major distiller here, [...]