SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Corp., the de facto holding company of Hanwha Group, said Wednesday it will split its operations to create a new holding company for its technology and lifestyle businesses, while keeping its defense and shipbuilding units under the existing corporate structure—a move aimed at improving governance and sharpening strategic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — If your eye is drawn to the sly humor of Korean folk painting—or if you recently found yourself charmed by Derpy the Tiger in Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters—Gallery Hyundai’s latest exhibitions offer a timely and rewarding encounter with the tradition that helped inspire both. This week, Gallery Hyundai [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 14, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has published its year-in-review covering its Universal Exchange (UEX) model expansion across crypto, onchain markets, and tokenized traditional assets under a single, unified trading experience in 2025. According to CoinGlass’ 2025 Crypto Derivatives Market Annual Report, Bitget ranked fourth in 2025 by derivatives [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Household lending by South Korean banks declined in December for the first time in nearly a year, signaling the early impact of tighter government controls aimed at cooling an overheated housing market in the Seoul metropolitan area. Outstanding household loans at banks totaled 1,173.6 trillion won ($795 billion) at the [...]
NARA, Japan, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has reaffirmed its bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact during the summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Lee’s top security adviser said Wednesday. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters that relevant government departments were expected to discuss [...]
SINGAPORE, Jan. 14, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitdeer AI, part of Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), an emerging AI cloud service provider and NVIDIA Cloud Partner, today announced the launch of its NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 deployment in Malaysia, marking a new chapter in the company’s mission to simplify and scale AI computing globally. The deployment of GB200 NVL72 [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence–based system that can objectively detect depression and assess treatment effects by analyzing everyday behavior, a breakthrough that could pave the way for more precise mental health diagnosis and care. According to Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, a research team led [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented surge in computing demand, global data center operators are racing to redesign the infrastructure that powers the digital economy, with electricity, cooling and automation emerging as the defining challenges of the next phase. In its annual “Vertiv Frontiers” report released this week, Vertiv said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly four in 10 South Koreans believe corruption is pervasive in the public sector, while a majority view Korean society as broadly corrupt and unfair, according to a nationwide survey released Tuesday, underscoring a persistent gap between government reform efforts and public perception. The findings come from the 2025 Corruption [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea braces for sweeping changes to its college admissions system following a particularly difficult 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, winter break has become the most intense—and expensive—season yet for private education. Enrollment at winter academies and early preparatory courses for repeat test-takers has surged beyond capacity, with programs [...]