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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has revealed that single women tend to value financial status more when choosing a spouse compared to single men. Analysts reported that the traditional perception that men are responsible for the household economy still remains strong in South Korean society and the poor job prospects that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 2.9 percent of South Korean single women regard marriage as necessary, a figure far lower than their Chinese counterparts, a survey showed Wednesday. In contrast, 19.4 percent of Chinese women consider marriage necessary, according to the survey of 411 and 413 single women aged 25-34 and living in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid South Korea’s rapid decrease in the number of marriages, the rate of unmarried people in their mid-30s and under has already surpassed that of Japan, which has already experienced a surge in celibacy. A new study conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs reports that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — If young job seekers find job a year early, their first marriage is likely to occur three months earlier, according to a report from the National Assembly Budget Office. The report is based on a youth panel survey, which tracks approximately 10,000 young adults aged 15 to 29. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Asked on what they fantasize about when they think of life as a newlywed, most singles in their 20s and 30s said they would like to regularly travel overseas and decorate their new home. Duo, a matchmaking information service, asked 419 singles about the fantasies they have about newly-married [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are becoming less inclined to get married, research showed Wednesday, apparently due to the rising economic burden along with concerns over raising children. According to the research conducted by Daumsoft Inc., which analyzed keywords used on online communities and social media from January 2016 to September 2018, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A new law that would entitle each spouse to half of the other’s national pension funds upon divorce after a marriage period of one year or longer is being pushed forth. Under current laws, couples must be married for five years of more to be entitled to the same [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Less than half of South Koreans think marriage is a necessity as the country struggles with an alarmingly low birth rate and more people getting married later, data showed Tuesday. The survey of 39,000 people over 13 years of age, by Statistics Korea, revealed 48.1 percent saying they want [...]