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AI Tools Now Used by Nearly 90% of Korea’s Largest Companies for HR, Survey Finds

AI Tools Now Used by Nearly 90% of Korea’s Largest Companies for HR, Survey Finds

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly nine in ten of South Korea’s top 500 companies are using artificial intelligence in some form to manage personnel tasks, and more than one in five already rely on AI in hiring decisions, according to a government survey released Friday. The annual “2025 Corporate Hiring Trends Survey,” conducted by [...]

Breakout Animation ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Takes Center Stage at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

Breakout Animation ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Takes Center Stage at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of beloved characters from Netflix’s hit Korean animation K-Pop Demon Hunters soared above Manhattan on Thursday morning, marking one of the most prominent international spotlights yet for the breakout franchise. During the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — an annual tradition since 1924 and one of the most [...]

Seoul Tightens Grip on Ticket Scalping in New Legislative Push

Seoul Tightens Grip on Ticket Scalping in New Legislative Push

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) —  A South Korean parliamentary committee on Friday, November 28, approved a landmark bill aimed at curbing the rampant black market for concert and sports tickets by empowering authorities to levy fines up to 50 times the ticket’s illegal resale price. The National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee passed sweeping [...]

Calls Grow for Mandatory CCTV in Kindergartens After Abuse Allegations, but Education Officials Urge Caution

Calls Grow for Mandatory CCTV in Kindergartens After Abuse Allegations, but Education Officials Urge Caution

CHUNCHEON, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Public pressure for mandatory closed-circuit cameras in kindergarten classrooms is mounting in South Korea following a suspected child-abuse case in Chuncheon, but education authorities signaled caution on imposing sweeping surveillance requirements. Shin Gyeong-ho, superintendent of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education, said Wednesday that the installation of CCTV [...]

Soaring Import Costs Squeeze Namdaemun Merchants as Won Hits 16-Year Low

Soaring Import Costs Squeeze Namdaemun Merchants as Won Hits 16-Year Low

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Merchants in Seoul’s historic Namdaemun import market say the sharp fall of the Korean won has pushed them to the brink, driving up wholesale prices and dampening consumer demand as the currency sinks to its weakest level since the 2009 global financial crisis. On Tuesday, the won briefly touched 1,467.7 [...]

South Korea to Introduce First National Ethics Guidelines for AI Use in Universities

South Korea to Introduce First National Ethics Guidelines for AI Use in Universities

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will issue its first government-backed ethics guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence on university campuses, amid a surge in cheating cases involving AI tools such as ChatGPT. According to the office of Kim Yong-tae, an opposition lawmaker who sits on the National Assembly’s Education Committee, the [...]

BYD comments European market debut of the new Super Hybrid ATTO 2 DM-i.

BYD comments European market debut of the new Super Hybrid ATTO 2 DM-i.

Stella Li (BYD): “With ATTO 2 DM-i we will Beat everyone” BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Last week, Stella visited the European market debut of the new Super Hybrid ATTO 2 DM-i and said “Europe is a particularly important strategic market for us. We are very happy to have brought, in recent [...]

Nuri Rocket Success Puts Korea’s First Spaceport Back in the Spotlight

Nuri Rocket Success Puts Korea’s First Spaceport Back in the Spotlight

GOHEUNG, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The successful fourth launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket has renewed attention on the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province — the country’s first and only launch site, and the core of its rapidly expanding space ambitions. Opened in 2009 on Oenarodo Island, the Naro Space Center serves [...]

Squawka releases Moneyball Index: ranking how well Premier League clubs convert transfer spending into on-pitch results

Squawka releases Moneyball Index: ranking how well Premier League clubs convert transfer spending into on-pitch results

LONDON, Nov. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Squawka’s Moneyball Index ranks Premier League clubs from the past five seasons (including 2025/26) according to how efficiently they transform net transfer spending into on-pitch performance. The ranking covers 21 teams that have appeared in at least 3 seasons. Key Findings The Moneyball index highlights Manchester United as one of [...]

Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre Elaborates on UEX Strategy at Aus Crypto Con 2025

Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre Elaborates on UEX Strategy at Aus Crypto Con 2025

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), wraps up a high-impact presence at Aus Crypto Con 2025, where Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre capped off a dynamic weekend of keynote, panel discussions, and industry engagements in Sydney. The two-day conference, held from November 22–23, brought together thousands of builders and leaders [...]