SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Friday it has completed building Hyundai Motor Group’s first manufacturing facility dedicated solely to electric vehicles, which boasts an annual capacity of producing 150,000 units. Kia held a ceremony for the Kia Gwangmyeong EVO Plant, located at Kia Autoland in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, which [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to invest 3.3 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) of its health insurance funding annually over the next five years to reform tertiary care hospitals to better prioritize the treatment of critically ill patients, the interior minister said Friday. Minister Lee Sang-min made the remarks during a government [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group Stray Kids will perform at this year’s American Music Awards (AMAs). The AMAs announced Thursday (U.S. time) that the K-pop octet will be among the performers of the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, airing Oct. 6 on U.S. TV network CBS and streaming on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipyard, said Friday it has secured a 674.6 billion-won (US$511.3 million) order to build four container ships from an Asian shipper. HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., one of HD Korea Shipbuilding’s three shipbuilding units, will construct the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The postseason picture in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is becoming clearer with each passing day, with just one spot up for grabs now. The Doosan Bears clinched fourth place with a 4-3 win over the Lotte Giants on Thursday night in the southeastern city of Busan. The Bears [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 143 out of about 3,000 juvenile offenders found guilty of sexual crimes last year were sent to youth correction facilities, with a majority of them getting lighter punishment, Supreme Court data showed Friday. According to the Supreme Court’s 2024 judicial almanac, a total of 3,701 teenagers were tried [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2024 Miss Korea Pageant, held on September 24 at COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district, has come under fire for posing a controversial question about deepfake technology to contestants. The question, “If you appear more attractive in a deepfake video, how would you reduce the gap with your real self?” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has imposed a fine of 1.1 billion won on Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project that collected iris scans from about 30,000 South Korean users without proper legal grounds and transferred the data overseas in violation of privacy laws. The PIPC announced on September 26 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In a breakthrough that could revolutionize infectious disease testing, South Korean researchers have developed the world’s first platform capable of detecting COVID-19 infection through tears, with a reported sensitivity of approximately 99%. The innovative technology, announced on September 26 by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, was developed by a team led by [...]
ULSAN, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The coastal city of Ulsan kicked off its 28th annual Whale Festival on September 26, transforming the Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Special Zone into a vibrant celebration of the region’s unique maritime heritage. Running through September 29, the festival, the only one of its kind in South Korea dedicated to whale [...]