SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s effort to crown a homegrown national artificial intelligence model was thrown into turmoil this week after the government abruptly revised the rules of its flagship AI competition, a move that has unsettled the country’s technology sector and raised questions about fairness and transparency. The Ministry of Science and [...]
Wayne, PA, Jan. 15, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, will showcase its latest innovations for the pharmaceutical market at Pharmapack, taking place January 21-22 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Hall 4, Booths 4B27 and 4B31). Building on its commitment to advanced drug delivery and packaging [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver’s surprise elimination from the first round of South Korea’s government-backed independent artificial intelligence foundation model project has sharpened attention on how the internet giant will chart its AI strategy outside the state-led initiative. According to the ICT industry on Thursday, Naver Cloud’s failure to advance in the initial evaluation [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has narrowed the field in its push to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence foundation model, advancing three teams while cutting two others after a first-round evaluation that placed heavy weight on technological capability and the independence of model design. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday that [...]
RuneScape celebrates 25 years with the biggest year yet of investment and content development RuneFest returns at record scale, alongside Jagex’s first-ever major live US event RS25 Anniversary merchandise released, including collaborations celebrating 25 years of RuneScape RuneScape to centre itself on game integrity in 2026, beginning with the removal of its microtransaction system, Treasure [...]
STERLING, Va., Jan. 15, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – SKYWAVE™, an ORBCOMM® company, today announced the launch of the ST 4000, a hybrid IoT module that delivers seamless global connectivity across satellite and cellular networks and provides direct-to-device (D2D) capabilities for mission-critical industrial applications. The ST 4000 addresses a fundamental challenge for IoT solution providers: efficiently building [...]
New LNG supply wave projected to nearly halve European gas prices by 2030, delivering €180 billion energy windfall through 2032 LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – A wave of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply could reverse a decade of European industrial decline, cutting annual energy costs by €39 billion by 2032 and delivering [...]
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 15, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid a global shift toward sustainable living, experience-led lifestyles and urban ecosystems, Gold Coast Vung Tau is positioning Vietnam on the global map with the emergence of its first international island metropolis, developed under the Eco–Cinematic Living philosophy. The Gold Coast Vung Tau TVC [...]
Dubai closes the gap as global capacity growth continues across regions Key Findings: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) remains the world’s busiest airport in 2025 with 63.1 million seats Dubai International (DXB) stays second globally and continues rapid long-term growth Four of the world’s ten busiest airports are in North America and three in Asia LONDON, Jan. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service suffered another legal setback Thursday in its long-running effort to hold tobacco companies financially responsible for smoking-related diseases, as an appeals court again rejected its claim for damages—12 years after the lawsuit was first filed. The Seoul High Court upheld a lower-court ruling dismissing [...]