SEJONG, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A striking trend has emerged in South Korea, with a sharp rise in the number of Korean women marrying Vietnamese men, prompting scrutiny into the underlying factors driving this phenomenon. Many of these Korean women were previously married to Korean men who had obtained South Korean citizenship after immigrating from [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages in South Korea rose for the first time in more than a decade, but it hovered below the 200,000 level for three years in a row, data showed Tuesday. Around 194,000 couples tied the knot in South Korea last year, up 1 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that 7 out of 10 young adults aged 25 to 39, residing with their parents in apartments, have no immediate plans to live independently until marriage. The study, titled ‘Trend Report: The Kangaroo Tribe,’ was released on March 14 by Focus Media Korea, the operator [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In recent years, as marriage rates have fallen, the number of wedding venues across the nation has seen a consistent decline. However, a recent study reveals a significant surge in revenue for these venues, a trend uncovered through a comprehensive analysis of the national wedding market utilizing big data. According [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –In the last ten years, South Korea has seen a significant 40% decrease in the number of marriages, casting uncertainty on the premise of childbirth in a country where marriage traditionally precedes starting a family. Statistics Korea’s December 2023 population trends report and data from the Korean Statistical Information Service [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 3 out of 10 teenagers view marriage as essential, less than half the rate from a decade ago, a report showed Wednesday. The National Youth Policy Institute surveyed 7,718 elementary, middle and high school students nationwide from May to July and only 29.5 percent said marriage is essential. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Song, a 32-year-old bride-to-be, was taken aback by a series of unexpected additional costs for her wedding, which exceeded her initial budget by millions of won. She had initially estimated about 30 million won for the venue, “Ssudeme” (a package including studio photoshoot, dress, and makeup), and honeymoon, but the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that the average cost of getting married in South Korea now exceeds 300 million won, with the price of a new couple’s home making up 79% of the total expenses. Despite this, additional costs such as dowries have also proven to be significant, exceeding 20 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of every 6 South Korean married women suffered a career break during the first half of the year due mainly to pregnancy and child-rearing, data showed Tuesday. The number of married women aged 15-54 who stopped working during the January-June period came to 1.34 million, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – It appears that there is some validity to the notion that living in a metropolitan area can be advantageous for employment but less favorable for marriage. A study focused on young adults who were raised in metropolitan areas like Seoul and Gyeonggi Province and pursued their education in these areas indicates [...]