SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent Supreme Court ruling ordering a major Seoul hospital to pay significant unpaid overtime wages to its resident doctors is rippling through South Korea’s medical community, raising concerns about a surge in similar lawsuits. The decision, finalized last month, held that three former residents at Asan Medical Center were [...]
The Algorithm Made Them Do It SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, YouTube creators are testing the limits of their own bodies in pursuit of clicks. The trends are familiar: the more extreme, the better. The less medically sound, the more likely it is to go viral. One popular creator with more than [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin subsidizing malpractice insurance premiums for doctors working in critical but increasingly underserved medical specialties, the government announced Monday, in an effort to ease legal burdens that have driven many physicians away from essential care. Under the new program, the state will cover 50 to 75 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers are gearing up for a surge in global shopping demand next month, timing major overseas promotions with U.S. Black Friday and China’s Singles’ Day as they seek to capture more spending from international consumers. W Concept, operated by Shinsegae, will run a two-week “W Week” promotion on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More graduates from South Korea’s top universities are enrolling in regional law schools, reflecting a sharp rise in competition for legal careers and raising new concerns about equity in the country’s law education system. Newly released government data show that this year, 31 percent of first-year students at five lower-tier [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to tighten oversight of blockbuster obesity treatments such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, responding to a surge in prescriptions for cosmetic weight loss among people without medical need, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will work with the country’s drug regulator to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of the global pop phenomenon BTS, will deliver a keynote address at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in the historic city of Gyeongju on Oct. 29, organizers and entertainment officials said Monday. RM is scheduled to speak for about 10 minutes during an afternoon cultural [...]
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today announced Asia Day – The Good Cop 2.0, to be held on 19 November 2025, in parallel with the WHO’s COP11. Asia Day will bring together consumer advocates, public health experts, medical professionals, and policymakers to [...]
ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The Huber Advanced Materials (HAM) business unit of Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a business that is part of the J.M. Huber Corporation portfolio of businesses, announces a global price increase dependent on product or as contracts allow, effective January 1, 2026. These price increases are necessary to partially [...]
Addition strengthens onsemi’s portfolio for delivering differentiated solutions across the power tree for AI data center solutions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) today announced it has completed the acquisition of rights to Vcore power technologies, including associated intellectual property (IP) licenses, from Aura Semiconductor. This strategic deal further strengthens onsemi’s [...]