SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A college student once caused nationwide controversy when she said on a TV show that short men are “losers”, and “men should at least be 180cm (5’11”) tall.” Living as a Korean man can be tough. There are more than a few expectations to live up to, especially from [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 35 percent of thirtysomethings in South Korea remained unmarried last year amid a widespread late marriage trend in the country, census data showed Monday. According to the 2015 census by Statistics Korea, out of 42.7 million people aged 15 or over, 13.4 million, or 31.3 percent, were [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by Statistics Korea (Korea Social Trends 2016) showed that men had a higher level of satisfaction in their relationship with their spouse than women, for those in commuter marriages. Of the male respondents living apart from their partners, 64.5 percent said they were satisfied with their [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey revealed that many couples are unable to obtain refunds for their deposits, or are forced to pay exorbitant fees when they cancel wedding hall reservations. The Korea Consumer Agency announced on November 28 that contract cancellation (78.3 percent) ranked first among computer complaints related to wedding [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – No tax specific to single-person households currently exists in Korea. But a recent study found that various tax benefits provided to married couples with children, mainly as countermeasures to Korea’s low marriage and birth rates, are creating an equally viable effect, imposing higher tax burdens on Korea’s single population. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from Wonkwang University Hospital announced Monday that elements increasing the risks of suicide can vary based on gender, especially in terms of marital status, according to a recent analysis. The study was based on 19,243 adults who took part in the 2013 Community Health Survey [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of multicultural marriages, a marital union between a South Korean national and a foreigner, continued to decrease last year from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. Multicultural marriages fell 7.9 percent on-year to 22,462 in 2015, accounting for 7.4 percent of the country’s total of 303,000 [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Only slightly more than a half of South Korean people think that marriage is necessary in their lives as the country is facing a trend of late marriages and low birth rates, a poll showed Tuesday. The survey on 38,600 people over 13 years old conducted by Statistics Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has shown that permanent employees with higher wages have a higher chance of marriage in Korean society, indicating that the country’s unstable job market with a high percentage of temporary positions (22.4 percent, 2013) is contributing to a low marriage rate and declining birthrate. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by online recruitment service Job Korea revealed that 56.1 percent of young adults in their 20s and 30s (1,061 individuals) considered themselves to be part of the Kangaroo Generation – those that depend on their parents either financially or psychologically, despite being beyond the typical age [...]