SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In a growing trend that reflects South Korea’s rising food costs, office workers are increasingly turning to convenience store meals delivered through quick commerce services for their lunch breaks. “With restaurant prices skyrocketing, it’s becoming burdensome to eat out every day,” said an individual identified only as Yu, an officer [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has once again secured a top-five entry on the Billboard 200 chart with its 12th EP, “Spill the Feels,” marking its sixth consecutive album to reach the top 10. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week’s charts that the 13-member group’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Com2uS Corp., a South Korean game publisher, said Monday it will begin service of its subculture title, “Starseed: Asnia Trigger,” in North America and two other English-speaking nations later this week. Users in the United States, Canada, Britain and the Philippines will be able to play the game starting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — WayV, a subunit of popular K-pop group NCT, will release its sixth EP, “Frequency,” on Nov. 25, the group’s agency said Monday. The new EP will feature six tracks, including Korean and Chinese versions of the title song, “Frequency.” Five members of the sextet — Kun, Ten, Xiaojun, Hendery, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The oceans ministry said Monday it has signed an agreement with local port authorities to beef up anti-drone capabilities at local ports amid growing security concerns posed by unauthorized drones. Under the agreement, South Korea plans to operate anti-drone systems at ports in Busan, Incheon and Ulsan by next [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean technology companies are rapidly expanding their presence in the Middle East, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and cybersecurity initiatives. Naver, South Korea’s leading IT platform company, is spearheading this expansion. The company announced on September 23 that it plans to establish “NAVER Arabia,” its Middle East [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The oceans ministry said Monday that it discussed sustainable fishing and marine conservation with global partners during an international meeting on the Antarctic environment. South Korea participated in the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources meeting in Australia last week, where 27 member countries called for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of applicants for this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) will slightly increase from last year to over 110,000 in Seoul, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday. A total of 110,734 high school seniors and graduates in the capital are scheduled to take the CSAT [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s income inequality among self-employed business owners has reached striking levels, with the top 10% of business income earners making seven times the average income, according to new tax data. National Assembly data released on October 27 reveals that the top 10% of business income earners, approximately 847,354 individuals, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver is building substantial technological expertise in spatial intelligence, a field emerging as the next frontier beyond artificial intelligence (AI). According to ICT industry sources on October 27, Naver Labs, the company’s technology research subsidiary, has accumulated 521 patents in spatial intelligence since its establishment in 2017. These patents cover [...]