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Public Backlash Grows Against Coupang Over Data Breach and Market Power

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Public criticism of Coupang, South Korea’s dominant e-commerce platform, is intensifying, spreading beyond small merchants to consumer, labor and civic groups, as concerns mount over corporate power, data security and the company’s ties to U.S. political influence. The backlash has grown sharper since a large-scale personal data breach last year,

January 27, 2026 | Consumer Insights & Behavior, E Commerce, Top News | 0 Comments

Court Clears Labor Officials in Dispute Over Workplace Surveillance Technology

ULSAN, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted former labor union leaders at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries who had removed facial-recognition access equipment from the company’s shipyard, ruling that their actions constituted a legitimate response to an imminent violation of workers’ rights. The Ulsan District Court found 13 former officials

January 27, 2026 | Labor & Employment, Legal Affairs, Top News | 0 Comments

Jeju Launches Korea’s First RE100 Citrus, Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy

JEJU, South Korea, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Citrus fruit grown entirely with renewable energy has entered the market for the first time in South Korea, as Jeju Island moves to extend its clean-energy transition into agriculture. The provincial government on Monday officially launched what it calls “RE100 citrus,” produced using only self-generated renewable power throughout

January 27, 2026 | Agriculture & Forestry, Environment, Top News | 0 Comments

TCL Closes In on Samsung as Global TV Market Competition Intensifies

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics retained its position as the world’s leading television maker in late 2025, but China’s TCL sharply narrowed the gap, underscoring intensifying competition in the global TV market. According to Counterpoint Research’s monthly global TV shipment report released Monday, worldwide TV shipments in November fell 1 percent from a

January 27, 2026 | Technology, Top News | 0 Comments

Korea Launches Physical AI Testbed to Bring Intelligence to Factory Floors

JEONJU, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday unveiled a new “physical AI” demonstration laboratory aimed at accelerating the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, as the government moves to strengthen the country’s industrial competitiveness amid global technological rivalry. At the opening ceremony of the Physical AI Demonstration Lab at Jeonbuk National University, Deputy

January 27, 2026 | Technology, Top News | 0 Comments

Fears of Crematorium Shortages Ease for Now, but Experts Warn of Long-Term Strain

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s population ages, anxieties over access to cremation facilities have resurfaced among grieving families, echoing memories of last winter’s so-called “cremation crisis,” when a surge in deaths led to delays in funeral schedules. Yet government data and industry officials say that, for now, the system remains largely

January 27, 2026 | Lifestyle, Society, Top News | 0 Comments

Whiskey Market Splits as Shoppers Flock to Bargains and Luxury Bottles

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whiskey market is showing clear signs of polarization as prolonged inflation and a weak won reshape consumer behavior, with shoppers increasingly gravitating toward either budget bottles or high-end labels while shunning midpriced options. Data released Monday by major supermarket chains indicate that sales of whiskeys priced under 30,000

January 27, 2026 | Consumer Insights & Behavior, Culture & Trend, Food & Beverage, Retail & Consumer, Top News | 0 Comments