Three elderly residents died when a vehicle carrying them became engulfed in flames during an evacuation of a nursing home which housed 21 residents, all in their 70s and 80s, in Yeongdeok-eup, Yeongdeok County.
Lower-income Koreans are increasingly unhappy, with the life satisfaction index dropping 0.1 percentage points.
Only when supply meets social needs, senior jobs can offer more than pocket money and allow people to go on working regardless of their age.
Elderly people stand in line at a soup kitchen set up outside Tapgol Park in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday, which also marks Senior Citizens' Day in Korea.
While the age of 60 is often seen as a time for retirement and self-care, many Koreans are facing the burden of supporting both their parents and adult children.
We must establish a system and customs that appreciate individuals regardless of their age and reward them according to their performance and achievements.
HD Hyundai 1% Nanum Foundation, a charity unit under HD Hyundai, opened its 13th "Happy Plate" program at a senior center restaurant in Gunsan, North Jeolla, on Tuesday.
It is necessary to change the job structure and shift the paradigm.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday rolled out comprehensive measures for older people, including increasing the housing supply and enhancing nursing care, as the country rapidly becomes an aging society.
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