A 2026 industry report examining THCA flower sales activity, strain demand, and self-reported buyer usage trends based on internal data from Exhale Wellness. Charlotte, NC, Jan. 09, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – The hemp market in 2026 looks very different from just a few years ago. Clearer rules, better lab testing, and stronger buyer awareness have [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 09, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the listing of 98 new US stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), opening broader access to traditional markets while advancing its multi-asset trading environment. Enabled through collaboration with Ondo, the expansion introduces greater exposure across equities, fixed income, commodities, and tactical ETF [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 08, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – WePlay, a social entertainment platform beloved by young people globally, today officially announced a limited-time collaboration with the super-popular Korean IP “ZANMANG LOOPY.” Dubbed the “ZANMANG LOOPY Healing Season,” this event, running from January 9 to January 15, will treat WePlay users to a pink winter [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s airports handled a record number of passengers in 2025, as a surge in overseas travel more than offset a decline in domestic flights, underscoring the continued strength of outbound demand in a post-pandemic travel market. According to data released Friday by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s advertising market continued its shift toward digital platforms in 2024, with online ad spending rising sharply while traditional broadcast advertising declined, according to a joint report released Thursday by regulators and industry officials. Data from the Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation showed that online [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea launched an interagency team Friday to coordinate efforts ahead of anticipated negotiations with the United States on its bid to secure uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing capabilities for peaceful use, officials said. The pangovernment consultative group comes as Washington has given Seoul the green light to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea posted its largest-ever current account surplus for any November, supported by strong exports amid an upcycle in the semiconductor industry, central bank data showed Friday. The country’s current account surplus totaled US$12.24 billion in November, up sharply from $6.81 billion a month earlier, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it has started mass production of an on-device artificial intelligence (AI) chip that enables robots to operate autonomously without external network connectivity. The announcement of the chip, named Edge Brain, was made at CES 2026 in Las Vegas on Thursday (local time), where the [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers in South Korea have found that silica nanoparticles—widely used in cosmetics and industrial materials—may subtly alter early brain development, even without causing immediate or visible damage, raising new questions about the safety of everyday nanomaterials. The study, released Thursday by the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, used [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Registrations of diesel vehicles in South Korea fell below 100,000 for the first time last year, underscoring the rapid retreat of a powertrain that once dominated the market as the country accelerates its shift toward low-carbon transportation. According to data released Wednesday by Kaiz You Data Research Institute, a total [...]