SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly six in 10 married women in South Korea think they should provide financial support for their offspring until graduation from college, a poll showed Friday. According to the survey of 11,205 married women, 59.2 percent of the respondents said they think it appropriate to financially support their children [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a recent survey, the hospital bills of elderly patients amount to an average of 32 million won, half of which is being paid for by their children. Samsung Life Insurance Co. announced that its research center on retirement surveyed 400 people in June by carrying out interviews [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of 10 parents said they intend to leave their inheritance equally among their children, a survey showed Monday, a sign of a fast-changing trend in South Korea’s traditionally male-oriented, hierarchical society. According to the survey released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 59.5 percent of people [...]
SEJONG, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — At a primary school in Gyeonggi Province last May, a fifth-grade teacher was punched in the face after issuing a warning to a male student who was talking in class. The impact of the punch caused a crack in one of teacher’s upper teeth. The teacher then tried to [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Parents’ Network for People with Disabilities, a national civic group composed of parents whose children are affected by developmental disorders, held a protest near the Blue House on Monday. The protest had 2,000 people “taking three steps after taking a bow”, following a Buddhist tradition, to convey [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped to a six-month low in June, government data showed Wednesday. About 28,900 babies were born in the month, down 12.2 percent, or 4,000, from 32,900 tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It is the second-lowest [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Middle-aged South Koreans who live with or support their parents financially feel the heaviest burden when bearing their medical bills, but some saw it as a duty that has to be fulfilled even if means getting loans or giving up on their own savings, a survey said Wednesday. In [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Blood is thicker than water. The relationship between parents and children is not to be broken. But these days, this unity seems too close for comfort. The number of cases of parents resorting to violent behavior directed to their middle-aged children is increasing drastically. Incheon’s Jungbu Police Department arrested [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean opposition lawmaker said Friday most cases of abuse against senior citizens are committed by their sons, urging the government to come up with protective measures amid the country’s aging population. According to the data compiled by Rep. In Jae-keun of the main opposition Minjoo Party of [...]