SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — About one in 10 children in elementary, middle and high schools in South Korea are addicted to smartphones, a government survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family polled 1.46 million children in fourth, seventh and 10th grades and found 138,385 of them to be spending too [...]
SEOUL, Dec.22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new generation called the ‘NG’ generation in growing in prominence. ‘NG’ is short for ‘No Graduation’, and refers to college students who postpone their graduation to prepare for employment. Last year the number of students who postponed their graduation exceeded 20,000. Since it is difficult to get a job [...]
MUNGYEONG (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘Wee Center’ at the Mungyeong Office of Education hosted a ‘New Start Camp’ for 60 teenagers on November 19. The camp was part of a program to prevent students from giving up school. Detailed experiences of different workplaces were provided to the students, helping them map out their future careers. [...]