SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2024 Seoul Lantern Festival, held over the past two months along Cheonggye Stream that flows through the heart of the capital, drew 3.28 million visitors, up 5 percent over the preceding event, the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) said Wednesday. The annual nighttime festival took place for 49 days [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - A comprehensive survey has revealed that approximately 247,718 Korean cultural artifacts are currently housed outside their country of origin, having left Korea through various means including theft, looting, trade, and gifts. According to a joint report released on February 4 by the National Heritage Administration and the Overseas Korean Cultural [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - A comprehensive evaluation of four tablet computers sold in South Korea has identified the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ as the leading value-for-money option, offering superior battery life and solid performance for its price point. The Korea Consumer Agency announced on February 4 that its testing revealed significant variations among [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - The South Korean government is advancing plans to export integrated power plant and grid systems through public-private partnerships, despite growing market uncertainties surrounding the new Trump administration in the United States. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced these plans on February 4 during the kickoff meeting of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - Korean scientists have achieved a breakthrough in measuring the structure of transition states, the fleeting intermediate phase of chemical reactions that exists for less than a femtosecond (one quadrillionth of a second), KAIST announced on February 4. A research team led by professor Kim Sang Kyu from KAIST’s Department of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) - In a romantic gesture straight out of a movie, Samsung’s Everland theme park announced on February 4 that it will give one couple exclusive after-hours access to the entire park on Valentine’s Day, offering them a chance to experience a fantastical date night surrounded by dazzling lights and attractions with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it received high praise at recent major automotive awards in Britain and the United States, winning multiple honors across its three automotive brands. At the 2025 What Car? Awards, a prestigious British automotive awards event, Hyundai and Kia secured seven wins, with key models, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. on Tuesday announced partnership with OpenAI to use ChatGPT on its new artificial intelligence (AI) service, joining a global alliance led by the U.S. AI company amid intensifying competition in the global AI market. “I am happy to share our partnership with OpenAI [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - With his rehab from a shoulder surgery last fall going well, new Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong said Tuesday he hopes to return to action by late April at the earliest. Kim made the remark during a Zoom press conference with the South Korean and U.S. media Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its new Galaxy S25 smartphones have sold 1.3 million units in preorders in South Korea, marking the largest presale record for its flagship S series models. Preorders for the Galaxy S25 series, introduced on Jan. 22, amounted to 1.3 million units from Jan. 24-Feb. [...]