SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 20 cases of drone crashes and malfunction took place at a key military unit overseeing unmanned vehicle operations since its launch last year, a lawmaker said Friday. The Drone Operations Command reported four drone crashes due to engine and sensor issues, 10 cases of engine malfunction, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK made her highly anticipated solo comeback with the release of her new single “Mantra” on Friday. The digital single and its accompanying music video were unveiled at 9 a.m., according to her agency, OA Entertainment. It said “Mantra” is a powerful and energetic [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea (BOK)’s first interest rate cut in 38 months highlighted the urgent need for South Korea to ease interest burdens on households and businesses to prop up sagging domestic demand despite concerns over rising home prices and household debts, experts said Friday. The BOK lowered its [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is reaching out to foreign residents for their perspectives on a recently announced standardization of foreign name notations in administrative documents. The ministry will host a field meeting on October 10 to gather feedback from those most affected by the new guidelines. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A new convenience in South Korea’s bustling alcohol market is raising concerns about underage drinking. ‘Smart order’ services, which allow customers to order alcohol online and pick it up at offline stores, are under fire for potentially lax age verification procedures, a consumer watchdog group reported on October 10. The [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding a wave of growing international interest in the Korean language, South Korea’s Education Ministry announced on October 10 that it will double the frequency of its internet-based Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) in 2025. The ministry’s “2025 TOPIK Implementation Plan” outlines a total of 15 test administrations for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presented his vision for a smart city at the opening ceremony of the Smart Life Week (SLW) exhibition, which kicked off on October 10 at COEX in Gangnam District. The inaugural Smart Life Week, running through October 12, brings together 500 participants, including mayors and corporate [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Meltwater, a leading global provider of media, social and consumer intelligence, today announces the expansion of its partnership with X, one of the world’s largest social media platforms. As part of this enhanced collaboration, Meltwater has secured the rights to resyndicate X content to approved customers, making it the first [...]
Risk Control’s Platform Will be Fully Integrated into Duck Creek’s Comprehensive Suite of SaaS Solutions for P&C and General Insurers BOSTON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) insurance, today announced it has acquired Risk Control Technologies, Inc. (“RCT”), a Toronto-based provider of risk management [...]
Zoom Celebrates its Fifth Consecutive Time Being Placed in the Leaders Quadrant SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide for the fifth time in a [...]