SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent study, over the past five years, more than 17,000 South Koreans have chosen to relocate to other countries. The United States has emerged as the destination of choice, closely followed by Canada. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided data to the National Assembly, which is [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans want to visit Japan, a survey showed Sunday. The Japan Press Research Institute conducted a survey of 1,000 people each from South Korea, China, the United States, France, and Thailand to come up with the said results, Kyodo News reported. Asked if they [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 30 percent of South Koreans experienced online violence either as a victim or an abuser last year, according to a survey by the country’s media regulator Thursday. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said 32.7 percent responded that they had experienced online violence last year in a survey of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has confirmed that a growing number of South Koreans would consider tying the knot with an individual from another country. The Seoul-based Overseas Koreans Foundation conducted a survey of 1,000 Koreans aged over 19 years old, 30 percent of whom showed interest in international marriage. Roughly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1 in 10 South Korean senior citizens suffer from dementia, data showed Sunday, with the number of patients anticipated to reach 2 million by 2039 due to the rapidly aging population. According to the data compiled by the National Institute of Dementia (NID), 10.2 percent of South [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said Sunday that South Koreans must improve their dining habits by consuming less salt and eating regularly. Based on its survey conducted on 15,954 people aged 19 and above, the center said South Koreans earned a grade of 63.3 out of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 20 percent of South Koreans regard themselves as unhappy, according to a recent survey. The Korea Development Institute queried 2,000 participants in a survey, with 20.2 percent of the respondents saying that they felt unhappy in the past, as well as in the present, and don’t expect [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 2 million overseas South Koreans will be allowed to vote in the country’s upcoming presidential election, the election watchdog said Friday. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), there were about 1.98 million overseas South Koreans eligible to vote in the May 9 presidential election. The number will [...]