SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A presidential commission said Monday it has approved a goal to reduce South Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions by 53-61 percent from 2018 levels by 2035 in a bid to accelerate the transition to carbon neutrality while enhancing industrial competitiveness. The Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth said [...]
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Syncron, a global leader in intelligent Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions, today announced it has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Service Parts Management Applications 2025 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US52967925, October 2025) and has been awarded the IDC 2025 CX CSAT Award for Aftermarket [...]
TOKYO, Nov. 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Pacifica Hotels G.K. announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement with Marriott International Inc. to bring City Express by Marriott to Japan with the conversion of two existing hotels in Osaka. Following a complete rebrand, the hotels are expected to re-open in Spring 2026 as City Express by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A major cheating scandal has erupted at Yonsei University after evidence surfaced that a large number of students used ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools during an online midterm exam, prompting the professor to threaten disciplinary action. The professor of “Natural Language Processing (NLP) and ChatGPT,” a third-year course [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s once-niche men’s cosmetics industry is rapidly emerging as a major growth engine for K-beauty, driven by changing attitudes toward grooming and self-care among younger male consumers. Once limited to simple skin lotion sets, the market has expanded to include makeup, fragrance, and scalp-care products as more men embrace [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s benchmark stock index fell below the 4,000 mark this week amid renewed concerns over an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, leading to a surge in forced stock liquidations from margin accounts, industry data showed Sunday. According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, the value of forced sell-offs from unsettled [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has rejected a lawsuit filed by hundreds of gym owners seeking compensation from the government for business losses suffered under COVID-19 restrictions, ruling that the measures did not violate their property or equality rights. The Seoul Central District Court last month dismissed a damages suit brought by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ruled that a Buddhist monk’s daily prayers and care for a temple’s head monk do not constitute “labor” under the law, rejecting his claim for nearly 700 million won (about US$510,000) in back pay and compensation. The Seoul Northern District Court on Sunday dismissed a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China is racing ahead in the development of humanoid robots and physical artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on the collection and production of real-world sensory and motion data that are far more difficult to obtain than large-language model (LLM) datasets, a new report shows. According to a study released Sunday [...]
CHUNCHEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that a stepfather who nailed a window shut to stop his teenage stepson from opening it during winter did not commit emotional abuse, determining that the restriction was minimal and easily reversible. According to legal sources Sunday, the 51-year-old man, identified by his [...]