SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Half of South Koreans in their 20s feel strongly that they do not want to or will not get married. According to an online survey of a total of 1,000 unmarried men and women in their 20s by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, 47.3 percent were opposed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Korean sexual minorities whose marriage cannot be recognized under current laws have called for the system to be improved. A group of 1,056 sexual minorities filed a collective petition to the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday urging the government to recognize the rights of family [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Former South Korean star speed skater Lee Sang-hwa and singer Kangnam tied the knot on Saturday, their management agencies said. The two held the wedding at a hotel in Seoul, according to Lee’s agency, Bonboo Entertainment, and Kangnam’s management, Dmost Entertainment. They first met on SBS’ reality show “Law [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Ku Hye-sun’s lawyer said Wednesday she doesn’t have any intention to end her marriage with actor Ahn Jae-hyun, denying persistent media speculation over their imminent divorce. Ku’s legal agency, LIWU Law Group, said the 35-year-old actress and 32-year-old Ahn have never reached an agreement on divorce, though they [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Union Corporate Committee (UCC), a volunteer organization with over eight years of volunteering experience overseas since 2012, held a special event for female immigrants in South Korea to meet with their family members online. The UCC is comprised of both management and labor unions of the telecommunications giant [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A husband who indiscriminately assaulted his Vietnamese wife in front of his young child for her poor Korean is causing a public uproar. In the midst of the upheaval, statistics show that 4 out of every 10 married migrant women are suffering from domestic violence such as the recent [...]
SEJONG, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The ratio of South Korean women who are in favor of getting married fell sharply last year from a decade ago, government data showed Monday, a trend that is blamed for the country’s chronically low birthrate. The data compiled by Statistics Korea said that 43.5 percent of women said [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Hwan was on cloud nine last year when his girlfriend said “yes” after he popped the question. He envisioned a happy future full of precious moments with his wife and children. But that euphoria quickly gave way to a heavy heart when his dream was deflated by a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven out of ten married women thought that it would be better to part if they were not able to resolve a conflict with their spouse. Six out of ten people agreed on starting a new life by remarrying after divorce or death. These results are based [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Only one in five single South Korean women said they want to get married, data showed Friday, underscoring the tough social challenges facing Asia’s fourth-largest economy amid a record low fertility rate. The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 22.4 percent of single women are looking to tie [...]