SEJONG, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — While South Korean lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties have agreed to eliminate inheritance taxes between spouses, a new analysis reveals that the tax benefits would primarily affect those with assets exceeding 7 billion won. According to an analysis by real estate tax calculation service Sellymmon, commissioned by Yonhap [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey conducted by remarriage information company ONLYU, in collaboration with marriage information company Bien-Aller, sheds light on the importance of physical appearance in maintaining relationships. The survey focused on divorced and returning singles who want to remarry and found that men cite “maintaining affection,” while women mention [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A spouse’s looks are important to divorced men and women, for different reasons, a poll showed Tuesday. Matchmaking agency Only You conducted a survey of 528 divorced men and women, in which 36.4 percent of male respondents cared about their spouse’s looks because it helped them “maintain the relationship.” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A husband or a wife with a healthy cardiovascular index is more likely to have a spouse with a similar healthy index, a study showed Sunday. A research team from Yonsei University College of Medicine analyzed 6,030 middle-aged couples who participated in the 2014 to 2019 National Health and [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Seniors with a spouse suffering from dementia are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia themselves, a study showed Monday. A research team from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital conducted a survey of 784 senior couples in the country who are over 60 years of age every two years [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — While single men and women picked civil servant or public corporation worker as the most favored occupation for their spouse, the preference for teachers has risen significantly when it comes to jobs for husbands. According to a survey conducted by DUO, a South Korean matchmaking firm, among 1,000 unmarried [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has revealed that single women tend to value financial status more when choosing a spouse compared to single men. Analysts reported that the traditional perception that men are responsible for the household economy still remains strong in South Korean society and the poor job prospects that [...]