JEJU, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — On a recent sunny spring day, the beautiful sound of piano resonated throughout the first floor lobby at Jeju National University Hospital in Jeju Island. The source of the music was pianist Lee Eun-hyung, 35, whose father, Lee Chang-hyo, 64, has been receiving chemotherapy at the hospital since 2017. Now, [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of South Koreans now think that the current system of inheriting a last name from one’s father is unjust. This is according to a survey carried out in March of this year by the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations. Of the 3,303 individuals surveyed, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Fathers are far less committed than mothers to everyday parenting, such as taking part in a child’s school events, a local study showed Monday, raising calls for the adoption of a more parents-friendly work system in the country. According to the latest research by the Korea Institute of Child [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by the Ministry of Employment & Labor revealed that 3,353 fathers took paternity leave in the first half of 2016, a 51.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2015. Paternity leave also accounted for 7.4 percent of all childcare-related leave (45,217), which was an [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Here comes a TV commercial — soothing, encouraging and moving in its feature — dedicated to ordinary fathers who must have rough and challenging ones today. You couldn’t care less about your working overtime; substituting Ramen or noodle for regular diner; having a stomach pain; working throughout the weekend; [...]