Increasing numbers of women in their 30s are happy to stay single. Their proportion jumped from just 13.3 percent in 2005 to 28.1 percent last year, according to the latest census released by Statistics Korea on Monday.
Only around half of Korean parents are willing to be financially responsible for their children after they graduate from university.
Imported delicacies like wine, coffee and fruit are vastly more expensive in Korea than in other countries, according to data compiled by a consumer group.
The ozone problem is worsening in major cities in Korea. Ozone is a harmful gas produced when nitrogen oxide from diesel exhaust reacts with ultraviolet rays.
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