S.KOREA RANKS 58 OUT OF 147 COUNTRIES IN HAPPINESS

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‘국제 행복의 날’ 발표된 한국 행복지수 58위로 떨어져 Hello and welcome. It's Friday March 21st and you're watching Press Perspective. The world marked International Day of Happiness yesterday that was March 20th and in line with this occasion the latest findings of the World Happiness Report were released. For more I have Thomas Maresca with American international news agency United Press International. Thomas it's good to have you here. I also have writer Colin Marshall with the pundit's take on today's topic. Colin as always welcome. 1) Colin, what is the World Happiness Report, and what do you suppose is the significance of such publications? 2) And Thomas, what factors are considered in the ranking of a country's happiness in this report? 3) Colin, where does Korea rank, and what are your takeaways? 4) Thomas, the words of wisdom say "money cannot buy happiness", and yet here in Korea, money remains a big factor in determining contentment. Is this more or less a universal reality, or do you suppose it's more evident here in Korea? 5) Colin, let's now move on to other developments here that made international headlines. A Korean county recently received much media attention for its efforts to fight its shrinking population by opening doors to Myanmar refugees. Do tell us more. 6) Thomas, Germany once served as a model for opening doors to refugees as did Canada. What's the latest on that front, and based on their experiences, do you believe the welcoming of refugees can serve as a practical option to fighting population decline for South Korea? 7) Colin, based on findings for last year, out of every 100 residents here in Korea, five are now foreigners. You've been living here for quite a while now, what have been your observations? 8) Thomas, most of the foreigners in the country, just like their Korean counterparts, reside in the metropolitan area. What do you propose to encourage a more balanced distribution of the population? All right. #International_Day_of_Happiness #SouthKorea #Happy #Happiness #ThomasMaresca #ColinMarshall #대한민국 #국제_행복의_날 #행복 #행복지수 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : / arirangtvnews 📣 Twitter : / arirangtvnews 📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ 2025-03-21, 17:30 (KST)