SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The “New Southern Policy Initiative” ambitiously being pursued by the South Korean government would require heightened levels of engagement with ASEAN member states. However, a recent study has showed that the understanding of ASEAN countries by South Koreans was very low. This is according to a study titled “Koreans’ [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – People revise their beliefs about global warming when experiencing abnormally warmer climate, research by CUHK Business School reveals. Climate change is a term too familiar in our daily lives. While we lament over the rising sea levels, melting glaciers and intense wildfires, most people do not seem [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) - Raising money from family and friends is a common and effective way for start-ups. However, will it affect the success of crowdfunding initiatives? Entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on internet crowdfunding — the use of online platforms to raise money from multiple contributors. It is reported that active global crowdfunding platforms [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) - Research study on work of local and foreign brokerage analysts in China finds political knowledge creates information wedge between market participants. Institutional factors, such as politics and the relationships between politicians and companies, can shape the way businesses report financial information in many emerging economies. There is often [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With temperatures once again soaring above their yearly averages, a report released by medical experts says that one out of seven mental patients ending up up in the emergency room is typically affected by the heat. In addition, one out of three patients hospitalized for anxiety attacks were also [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The plight of female secretaries working for large corporations has come under the spotlight thanks to a study conducted by grad student Park Ji Yeon at Sookmyung Women’s University. Park crafted the study using in-depth interviews she carried out with 12 secretaries who had been on the job for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – One particular social trend finding prominence in 2016 was the “do-it-yourself” movement. In a society that places high importance on group activities, and emphasizes that everything be done “together,” the concept of dining alone, studying alone, or even drinking alone, seemed alien in the past, and these types of [...]
BUSAN, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – How long can you study in a seated position? Students at Jurye Girls’ High School decided to put themselves to the test. The school recently held a ’30-Hour Infinite Study’ challenge, with over 230 students participating, starting at 7 a.m. Monday and finishing at 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening, [...]
SEOUL, Dec.9 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese media have reported that students in China spend an average of three hours per day doing homework, which was double the world average. The media reported the results of a report entitled ‘Investigation on Stress Levels of Elementary, Junior High, and High School Students’, based on the big data [...]
SEOUL, Nov.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean houses in the Bukchon Hanok Village will now be open to the public, providing places to read and appreciate works of art. Seoul city officials announced that they will be opening one of the seven hanok (traditional Korean house) that the city purchased in the Bukchon Hanok Village. [...]