SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 South Koreans enjoyed walking tours last year as a way to improve health and relieve stress, a survey showed Tuesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Tourism Organization of 4,000 Koreans over 15 years of age, 35.2 percent of the respondents said that [...]
RESTON, Va., April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today released its GMAC Prospective Students Survey – 2022 Summary Report, which explores how candidate preferences have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was based on survey responses from more than 6,500 individuals worldwide [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that South Koreans intending to buy automobiles this year tend are primarily considering sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and hybrid cars. Local used car dealer Encar.com conducted a survey of 3,427 consumers, of which 71.4 percent said they were planning to buy a car this year. Among [...]
SAN DIEGO, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — ResMed announced today the results of its 2022 Global Sleep Surveys, in conjunction with National Sleep Awareness Week (March 13-19) and World Sleep Day (March 18). The surveys, conducted in the first quarter of the year,1 asked nearly 25,000 respondents in 12 countries what’s keeping them up at night [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans believe that a good company strives to prevent various hazards and accidents at the workplace, a survey showed Monday. The Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies, a SK Group-affiliated research institute, conducted a survey of 7,800 South Koreans, 72.5 percent of whom were likely to choose ‘prevention [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans support the acquisition of nuclear weapons either through indigenous development or the deployment of U.S. assets, a survey showed Tuesday. When asked to choose between the two options, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed favored South Korea developing its own weapons, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of 4 South Korean students think that unification with North Korea is unnecessary, a survey showed Friday. In the online survey of 72,524 elementary, middle and high school students conducted by the education ministry and the unification ministry from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, 61.2 percent replied [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As online-based industries such as the metaverse are enjoying rising popularity, South Korean middle and high school students are developing stronger preferences for software developer as their dream job. According to a survey conducted jointly by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have picked the U.S. as the most trustworthy country that they should engage in cooperation, while also identifying China and Japan as the least trusted states. The Seoul National University Asia Center conducted a survey of 1,031 individuals to learn about their preferences towards 20 countries including [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 South Koreans feel climate change firsthand and are willing to accept any inconvenience caused by policies to solve the problem, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,000 adults nationwide by a civic group, 89.2 percent answered that they actually feel the effects [...]