WASHINGTON, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans hold a positive view of the United States and President Joe Biden while more than seven out of every 10 South Koreans also believe the U.S. contributes to global peace and stability, a poll showed Tuesday. In a 23-nation survey conducted by the Pew [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A majority of Koreans show little trust in China amid the deepening of Seoul-Beijing conflict following a controversial remark made by China’s Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, a poll showed Monday. According to a survey conducted by a civic media group Barun Media Citizen Action, among Korean adults aged [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — About two-thirds of South Koreans are opposed to a proposed bill that bans the recording of phone calls without consent because such recordings can be used to protect themselves or for public good, such as whistleblowing, a survey showed Monday. A group of ruling People Power Party lawmakers, led [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans feel first lady Kim Keon-hee has not done well in her role over the first month and a half of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s term, a survey showed Wednesday. Data Research polled 1,000 South Korean adults Monday on Kim’s performance as first lady [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The changing working environment caused by the pandemic has led to dwindling cases of sexual harassment, a survey showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family conducted a poll of 15,158 employees at public institutions and private companies, with 4.8 percent of respondents saying that they had been [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans are against President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to move the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae, while some 44 percent support the idea, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the poll of 500 adults, conducted by pollster Realmeter on Tuesday, 53.7 percent said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Public awareness of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has risen in the COVID-19 pandemic era, a poll showed Thursday. The Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to a highly connected economy supported by advances in such areas as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and Internet of Things. The presidential committee on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Slightly over 70 percent of South Koreans approve of toughened social distancing measures to stem the resurgence of COVID-19, a poll showed Monday. In the poll of 1,000 adults nationwide organized by multiple civic groups, 71.3 percent supported the government’s decision to halt the “living with COVID-19″ scheme this [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 44 percent of South Koreans think that reunification with North Korea is necessary, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,200 adults by the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University, 44.6 percent replied that unification is necessary, recording the lowest percentage [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 8 out of 10 South Koreans think colleges are too expensive and that tuition should be halved from the current level, a poll showed Wednesday. In the online poll of 1,000 people nationwide released by Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Korea, 83.9 percent of the respondents said [...]