SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Last December, a mother in her 60s was found dead at her home nearly seven months after she had died, leaving behind a mentally impaired son with no means of support. The tragedy led to a renewed debate over whether family members, even if estranged, should be required to [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of deaths occurring in which the deceased has no known family or friends is steadily increasing year after year in South Korea. Such deaths refer to those whose remain unclaimed by family or friends after their passing Such deaths also include cases in which known family or [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — People always hesitate with the question of whether to tell their families and loved ones about their medical results, especially if it has to do with cancer, Parkinson’s disease, or Alzheimer’s disease. The results of a recent survey showed that a majority of people, including doctors, want to tell [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has confirmed that a growing number of South Koreans would consider tying the knot with an individual from another country. The Seoul-based Overseas Koreans Foundation conducted a survey of 1,000 Koreans aged over 19 years old, 30 percent of whom showed interest in international marriage. Roughly [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 2 South Koreans pick health issues as the top cause of concerns and disputes in the family, a survey said Saturday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and the Seoul National University Institute of Social Welfare revealed that ‘family health’ was the main source of [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Three in 10 South Korean adults believe that finding a good partner and creating a happy family can lead to greater happiness, a study revealed on Wednesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 5,020 people between 19 and 80 years of age in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — One quarter of South Korean couples dealing with infertility have family conflicts, according to a recent study. According to an in-depth interview conducted by the CHA Bundang Women’s Medical Center last year on 100 patients who visited the hospital, 25 percent experienced family conflicts. Next on the list was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Korean sexual minorities whose marriage cannot be recognized under current laws have called for the system to be improved. A group of 1,056 sexual minorities filed a collective petition to the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday urging the government to recognize the rights of family [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The majority of South Koreans were found to support the idea of amending the current legal system that classifies childbirth depending on the marital status of the child’s parents. The Ministry of Gender and Equality conducted a survey on 1,500 South Koreans last month to gain insight into views [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are raising concerns that the concept of a family is being overly exploited as a ‘shield’ to protect emotional laborers. The laborers themselves believe that using the concept of a family to describe them is inappropriate. Last October, the Ministry of Employment and Labor distributed seven ringtones that [...]