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As Gold Prices Hit Record Highs, Seoul’s Jewelry District Sees a Winter Rush

As Gold Prices Hit Record Highs, Seoul’s Jewelry District Sees a Winter Rush

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — On a bitterly cold January afternoon in central Seoul, the narrow corridors of Jongno’s famed jewelry district were unusually warm — not from heaters, but from the steady flow of customers drawn by soaring gold prices. Inside the tightly packed shops near Jongno 3-ga Station, clerks tapped calculators and weighed

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Government and Industry Join Forces on Green Transformation Plan

Government and Industry Join Forces on Green Transformation Plan

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday launched a public-private task force aimed at accelerating its green transition strategy, as the government seeks to meet its 2035 greenhouse gas reduction targets while turning climate action into a new engine of economic growth. The K-GX Task Force — short for Korea Green Transformation —

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Study Links Obesity to Rising Pancreatic Cancer Risk Among Young Adults

Study Links Obesity to Rising Pancreatic Cancer Risk Among Young Adults

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) —  Obesity has emerged as a leading risk factor for pancreatic cancer among young adults, according to a large-scale South Korean study that underscores growing health concerns tied to weight gain in people in their 20s and 30s. Researchers from Samsung Medical Center and Korea University Ansan Hospital tracked more than

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Forest Walks Emerge as a Leading Leisure Activity in Korea

Forest Walks Emerge as a Leading Leisure Activity in Korea

DAEJEON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven in 10 South Koreans take part in hiking or forest trail activities at least once a month, underscoring the growing role of nature-based recreation in everyday life, a government survey showed Wednesday. According to the Korea Forest Service, 73 percent of adults said they hike or walk

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Math Ranks Lowest in Interest Among Middle School Students, Despite Heavy Private Tutoring

Math Ranks Lowest in Interest Among Middle School Students, Despite Heavy Private Tutoring

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Mathematics has emerged as the least popular subject among South Korean middle school students, even as families spend more on private math tutoring than on any other discipline, according to a new national education study. A survey released Wednesday by the Korea Educational Development Institute found that math ranked last

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Many Small Firms Back Limited Easing of Foreign Worker Transfer Rules

Many Small Firms Back Limited Easing of Foreign Worker Transfer Rules

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises that employ foreign workers support easing restrictions on job changes under the country’s employment permit system, though many remain wary of the impact such reforms could have on already fragile labor supply, a new survey showed Wednesday. According to a poll

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Soaring Gold Prices Push Drugmakers to Replace Gold Awards With Cash

Soaring Gold Prices Push Drugmakers to Replace Gold Awards With Cash

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A surge in global gold prices is prompting South Korean pharmaceutical companies to rethink a long-standing workplace tradition: rewarding long-serving employees with gold. As bullion prices climb to record highs, several drugmakers have begun replacing gold gifts with cash bonuses, citing sharply rising costs. Industry officials said the shift reflects

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