SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The level of interest in the Tokyo Summer Games is sharply lower in South Korea compared to past events, a survey showed Friday. According to a survey of 1,003 people aged 18 and older conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, only 32 percent of respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – 89 percent of South Koreans use social media, with the country surpassing Taiwan to rank second in terms of social media usage around the world, data showed Wednesday. Market researcher DMC Media reported that according to a survey conducted by global consulting firm We Are Social Singapore, 89.3 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A substantial share of South Koreans think that the nation’s relationship with the United States is more important than that with China, a survey showed Monday. The Federation of Korea Industries conducted a survey of 1,010 South Koreans over 20 years of age. Koreans’ favorable perception about the U.S. [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of South Koreans in their 40s who live in metropolitan areas own their own homes, but they are still having difficulty preparing for old age due to the cost of their home and spending on education for their children. A research unit under KEB Hana Bank released [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean volunteer organization has offered free coronavirus tests in Koreatown, Los Angeles on Monday (local time) to promote South Korean medical products. The tests took place in front of Wilshire Park Place, where test kits, walk-through clinics and mobile quarantine machines from South Korea were employed. The event [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The primary reason for indebtedness among those who filed for individual bankruptcy and indemnity through the Seoul Metropolitan Government was living expenses, a data showed Monday. The Seoul Welfare Foundation investigated the living conditions of 1,108 debtors who filed for individual bankruptcy and indemnity through the foundation last year. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of overseas-residing South Koreans who used the 119 emergency medical consultation service increased last year despite the outbreak of the coronavirus. The National Fire Agency revealed on Thursday that 2,617 Koreans residing abroad used the consultation service last year, up 14.9 percent from 2,277 a year ago. [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Small business owners in Hong Kong have suffered from major losses due to the coronavirus pandemic coupled with last year’s pro-democracy protests. They are about to face even more turmoil as China plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong and the United States has threatened to [...]
SEOUL, Feb.5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has revealed that the amount of time Koreans spend eating or taking care of their hygiene or personal appearance is increasing, but time spent meeting other people, on leisure activities and at work has decreased. A report entitled ’24 Hours of Korean People after 2000′ issued by [...]
BUSAN, Dec.22 (Korea Bizwire) – Although often talked about, happiness in Korea has reached a new low. The Smart Happiness Forum has investigated the happiness index of the seven major cities in Korea since 2011, and this year it announced that the happiness index of Korea was 5.46 points out of 10, which is the [...]