SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced plans on February 12 to enhance its medical expense support program for low-income individuals battling rare diseases. Rare diseases are characterized as conditions affecting fewer than 20,000 individuals or those that are hard to diagnose due to the lack of precise data [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called “corona blues,” or depressive symptoms arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, are more prevalent among students from low-income households. The Seoul Education Research and Information Institute conducted a survey of 19,884 students from elementary, middle, and high schools in the region, asking them about the difficulties they have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of low-income or unemployed individuals are resorting to suicide, sending a warning signal to the current safety net system offered by the government to protect socially vulnerable groups. The Citizens’ Reunion for Life Respect, a civic group, reported that 3,390 people committed suicide last year due [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The prevalence rate of chronic diseases, including diabetes and hypertension, is higher among people with low incomes or living in rural areas, government data showed Friday. According to the data by the Korea Health Promotion Institute, the prevalence rate of people over the age of 30 with diabetes came [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that among young South Koreans earning less than 2 million won per month, few experienced a salary decrease following the increase in the minimum wage. The activist group “Youth Community Union” announced the results today after surveying 255 individuals between 19 and 39 years [...]
SUWON, South Korea, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – An elderly from Daejeon in his 70s is being investigated by the police for collecting presidential election brochures and flyers from a local apartment complex. The suspect, whose identity was withheld, testified that he (or she) took four envelopes from mailboxes and 11 from the floor. “I [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – High income earners smoke less than those who earn less, a survey showed Monday, as South Korea’s smoking trends start to mirror those of more advanced countries where smoking rates continue to fall. There are more smokers among low income earners while those that make more money are less [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Yuhan-Kimberly, in response to the controversy around its plan to increase the price of sanitary pads, will be releasing a lower-priced sanitary pad product for low-income teens and females. The company revealed on June 3 that it will develop and release sanitary pads that maintain the company’s fundamental quality but [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent estimate showed that the gap in private education expenses between high-income and low-income households has widened even further. National Statistical Office of South Korea stated that during the first quarter of this year (from January to March), the average education expense at each household in the highest income bracket [...]