SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is intensifying its suicide prevention efforts in collaboration with local authorities as suicide deaths are expected to continue their upward trend from last year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on February 11 that Second Vice Minister Park Min-soo held a meeting with deputy governors [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has ratcheted up its struggle against organized prostitution by developing technology that will clog up telephone lines used by brothels. Despite efforts to shut down businesses operating in the sex trade, the dispersal of lurid flyers with phone numbers printed on them has made it [...]
The Korea Tobacco Association (KTA) announced that it will start a campaign to prevent smoking among teenagers with students from ‘The School to help you Grow, Byeol’ and popular webtoonist Jeon Sun-wook, famous for his webtoon ‘Free draw’ on Naver. (Image : Kobizmedia / Korea Bizwire) SEOUL, Dec.2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Tobacco Association [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the continuous efforts of researchers, numerous ways to prevent dementia are now being suggested. Recent studies have found that using the brain more could prevent dementia. Also, a substance that might be able to prevent and treat dementia has been found in skate (fish) skin. According to [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, Sept 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Lately a book titled “You Can Peek into Our Children’s Mind If You Watch Movies with Them” is gaining attention among parents. The book, written by an elementary school teacher, argues that movie watching can be an excellent tool for kids to learn as well as to [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On the “2013 Day for Prevention of Suicide” on September 10, the Ministry of Health & Welfare held a variety of events including publication of the recommendations on media suicide reporting. Minister of Health & Welfare Chin Young said in a keynote speech at the commemoration event held at [...]