SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will showcase its latest home appliances driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and unveil its vision for hyper-personalized smart living next week, industry sources said Thursday. At the “Welcome to Bespoke AI” event scheduled for Wednesday, Samsung Electronics will introduce Home AI, an advanced ecosystem that integrates [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea can play a key role in the “100 days mission” for vaccine development for emerging infectious diseases, the chief executive of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has said, calling Seoul a “global leader” in pandemic response. CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett made the remarks in an [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Kia Tigers will eye their second straight South Korean baseball title as the 2025 season of changes opens Saturday with five games across the country. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will have its earliest start to a season this weekend, with the Tigers hosting the NC Dinos at [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea enters a super-aged society, health experts and policymakers are increasingly calling for an adjustment to the official age classification of “elderly,” citing evidence that older adults are maintaining good physical function well into their 70s. At a policy forum hosted by the Ministry of Health and [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food company Samyang Foods Inc. said Wednesday its exports surpassed the 1 trillion-won (US$688 million) mark for the first time in its history last year thanks to growing demand for its globally popular ‘Buldak’ spicy ramyeon. The company’s outbound shipments amounted to 1.34 trillion won in 2024, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A new government survey has revealed that the number of non-professional foreign workers holding E-9 visas in South Korea now exceeds 300,000, with the vast majority employed in the mining and manufacturing industries. Statistics Korea released its “2024 Survey on Immigration Status and Employment – Foreign Residents by Visa Status” [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — For the new Kiwoom Heroes pitcher Kenny Rosenberg, getting the first Opening Day nod in his first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season is an “exciting” opportunity, but also one that comes with an added sense of responsibility. As the only foreign pitcher for the Heroes — they are the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis is ramping up production of self-designed automotive semiconductors, building on the semiconductor business it acquired from Hyundai Autron in 2020, and expanding its presence in global innovation hubs. The company announced on Tuesday that it has completed research and reliability testing for key semiconductors used in electrification, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will push for the development of cloud computing technologies to bolster the data infrastructure of the country as part of efforts to foster new growth engines, the finance ministry said. The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced the plan as part of the new growth engine project, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday the government will use all available resources to curb the rise in home prices. Choi made the remarks in an economy-related ministers’ meeting, noting, “Home prices have been on a recent rise in some parts of Seoul.” “We will view the situation seriously [...]