SEJONG, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — One-person families will likely become the most common household type in all South Korean cities and provinces in the next 30 years amid the country’s low birthrate and rapidly aging population, data showed Monday. Households consisting of a single member are forecast to account for 37.3 percent of all [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of one-person families continued to rise last year, accounting for nearly 30 percent of all households in South Korea, amid the fast-spreading trend of people remaining single, government data showed Saturday. Households consisting of a single member totaled 5.85 million in 2018, compared with 5.62 million the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin for short, said Sunday it began services for single-member households to meet their growing demands. If they order food through Baemin services, consumers now can order food worth less than 10,000 won (US$8.80) for one person, the company said [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of one-person households continued to rise last year amid the country’s low birth rate and rapidly aging population, government data showed on Thursday. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, the number of single-person households reached 5.61 million as of October last year, up 179,000 or [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of single households in South Korea continues to rise, smaller portions of sliced fruit and sliced fruit cups are becoming popular with consumers. According to an announcement by Lotte Mart on Wednesday, an analysis of watermelon sales during a three-year period from 2015 to last year [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — One-person families will likely become the most common household type in all South Korean cities and provinces in the next 30 years amid the country’s low birthrate and rapidly aging population, government data showed Tuesday. Households consisting of a single member are forecast to account for 36.3 percent of [...]
GYEONGGI, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Those living alone are over 10 percent less satisfied with their life than four-person households, a new report has claimed. The report, released by the Gyeonggi Research Institute on the quality of life among residents of Gyeonggi Province, reveals a link between the number of household members and one’s life satisfaction [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to a rash of deaths among individuals living alone, which in some cases go unreported for as long as weeks, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is adopting smart sensors in a bid to tackle the worrisome trend. The smart sensors, courtesy of major South Korean telecom provider KT, [...]
Sejong, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the increase in the number of households with only one or two members, smaller packages of beef and pork are now being sold. Until now, the majority of cold storage meats sold at markets were for quantities of 500 grams to one kilogram, depending on the item. [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A smartphone application “Who’s There?,” developed and launched by a start-up venture “Star Sun Moon” is gaining popularity among single-woman households as it proves to be highly effective in preventing crimes involving delivery-posed criminals. “Who’s There?” is an application to help women, elderly and children who are left alone [...]