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Life Expectancy of S. Koreans Tops 82 Years in 2014

SEJONG, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean babies born in 2014 are expected to live more than 82 years as medical advances and efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle reduce death risks, a government report showed Thursday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, the life expectancy of babies born last year averages 82.4 [...]

‘Active Seniors’, Still Young with Money to Spare

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Active Seniors’, people in their 50s and 60s who enjoy doing the things they want to do after they retire, have reported that their health and what they do with their lives when they are ‘old’ are the most important things. A majority of them did not consider themselves [...]