SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, the seemingly harmless act of skipping a restaurant reservation may soon come with a much steeper price. The Fair Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it plans to raise cancellation fees for diners who fail to show up without notice—a move aimed at curbing what officials describe [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co. signed a partnership framework with U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. on Wednesday to provide follow-on maintenance support for U.S. military aircraft, expanding its role as a key maintenance partner in the Indo-Pacific region. A signing ceremony for the framework took place at the Seoul International [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In a glass-lit exhibition hall in southern Seoul, the quiet hum of competition filled the air. Two of South Korea’s tech titans—Samsung Electronics and SK hynix—unveiled their newest weapons in the global race to power artificial intelligence: the sixth generation of high bandwidth memory chips, or HBM4. The debut [...]
Your guide to Hong Kong’s most exciting new tables and tipples — just in time for the city’s signature culinary celebration HONG KONG, Oct. 22, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – This October, the annual Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival returns to the Central Harbourfront Event Space for a four-day celebration of the city’s world-class culinary [...]
SINGAPORE, Oct. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – TRM Labs today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to strengthen national cyber resilience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered blockchain intelligence. Under the MOC, TRM will grant CSA access to its blockchain intelligence platform and associated [...]
Recognized as Most Investable Company on The Blox Season 18 and #35 on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2025, Melospeech Inc.’s SLPeaceBot™ was among many affected platforms on Monday, October 20, 2025 TEMECULA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Melospeech Inc., an award-winning, tech-enabled therapy and AI company, today announced new infrastructure measures to [...]
Technical advisory firm kicks off the international expansion of its hail risk products and services in Australia, targeting high-growth solar markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VDE Americas, a global leader in technical advisory and catastrophic risk assessment services for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six years after South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the nation’s longstanding abortion ban as unconstitutional, lawmakers have yet to pass replacement legislation—leaving women and medical professionals in a state of growing uncertainty. A new government-backed study released Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and [...]
MUAN, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country racing to secure its place in the global artificial intelligence arms race, South Jeolla Province has quietly become a surprising frontrunner. Backed by abundant renewable energy and vast land resources, the region is drawing some of the world’s biggest technology investments—including the government’s next national AI computing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Council is taking a landmark step toward acknowledging the economic and social value of unpaid labor traditionally carried out by women. Council Chair Choi Ho-jung announced Tuesday the introduction of an ordinance that would allow women who have spent years in household management or caregiving roles to [...]