PAJU, South Korea, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Shin Ji-yai has been playing golf for so long that when she first became the world No. 1 in women’s golf in 2010, many of the top South Korean players today were still in school and years away from turning professional. Ranked 16th in the world while [...]
GOYANG, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A municipal government is planning to introduce a longevity congratulations payment for senior residents who reach the milestone of their 100th birthday, starting this month. The Goyang city government in Gyeonggi Province said Monday it will provide a one-time congratulations payment of 1 million won (US$763) to the bank [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study from Statistics Korea revealed that the number of people aged 100 years and older has rapidly increased in recent years. According to the data, there are currently 3,159 men and women aged 100 years and older residing in Korea, 86.5 percent (2,731) of which are women, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - Five years since debuting, Dal Shabet still hasn’t seen the limelight such as that of Girls’ Generations. But five years is still a long time, its members said Tuesday as they released their ninth mini album “Naturalness.” “So many people have asked us why we still haven’t made it big,” [...]