SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Negative sentiments toward South Korea’s education system are more widespread among young South Koreans than in other countries, a survey showed Thursday. The state-run Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) conducted a survey of approximately 550 young adults in their 20s from South Korea, the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Denmark, which [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven in 10 Korean adults have used oriental medical services before, mainly for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a survey of 5,055 adults over 19 years of age, and found that 71 percent of the respondents had used [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The second generation of Koreans who were impacted by U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 are more exposed to the risk of various diseases and depression, a research report has showed. Researchers at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a nationwide survey in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreans consume an excessive amount of sodium, but it does not affect their mortality rate, a study showed Wednesday. A research team from Severance Hospital analyzed 143,050 adult participants in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, which showed that they consumed 2,500 milligrams of sodium every day, falling short [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of 10 South Koreans visit natural spaces such as parks and forests more than once a month, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey of 7,294 Koreans over 20 years of age conducted by the National Institute of Ecology and Seoul National University, 36 percent of [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly eight out of 10 South Koreans believe social media leads to more political division, with nearly as many people saying social media makes it easier for people to manipulate others, a survey showed Tuesday. However, more than 60 percent of those surveyed said social media is still a [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 37 South Korean nationals have won prizes at 25 international classical music competitions held in the first half of this year, a local cultural foundation said Friday. Twelve Korean pianists were awarded at 13 contests, and seven violinists won medals at nine competitions during the January-June [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With Russia continuing to pursue new ground in its invasion of Ukraine, South Koreans are stepping up to help “Koryoin” expatriates from Ukraine who have fled to the country. Koryoin is a Korean term referring to Koreans who immigrated to Russia and post-Soviet Union countries some 100 years ago [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic continuing for more than two years, Koreans have learned a new habit of washing hands while foreigners are watching more YouTube content, a Seoul-based non-profit organization said Wednesday. The Corea Image Communication Institute conducted a survey of 214 Koreans and 203 foreigners, in which 71.5 [...]
SEOUL/TOKYO, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea lodged a strong protest against Japan on Tuesday over its new school textbooks that have deleted words that show the coercive nature of its World War II atrocities against Koreans. In a statement, Seoul’s foreign ministry expressed “deep regrets” and urged Tokyo to address the problem, describing [...]