SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is facing a growing number of class-action lawsuits after a massive data breach compromised the personal information of nearly 34 million users, marking one of the largest such incidents in South Korea to date. On Monday, law firm Chung filed the first complaint on behalf [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s newest generation is expected to live longer than any before it. Government data released Wednesday show that babies born in 2024 can expect an average lifespan of 83.7 years — a modest increase from the year prior, but another step in a long arc of rising longevity. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s Rose has swept Apple Music’s 2025 year-end rankings with “APT.,” her collaborative hit single with Bruno Mars, the platform said Wednesday, underscoring her global popularity. According to Apple Music, “APT.” took first place in four key categories: Top 100: Global 2025, Top 100: Shazam, Top 100: [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study suggests that while health apps and online wellness advice have proliferated in South Korea, a significant share of the population—especially older adults—lacks the ability to properly access, interpret and use digital health information. Researchers at Samsung Medical Center’s Clinical Epidemiology Research Center and the Quality of Life [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence–powered home appliances have rapidly moved from novelty to necessity in South Korea, with online reviews of such products increasing more than 250-fold over the past five years, according to new industry data. A study released Wednesday by CEO Score, a corporate data research firm, found that reviews of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The romantic comedy series “Dynamite Kiss’ has risen to the top of Netflix’s weekly non-English series chart, the streaming giant said Wednesday. The ongoing series, which premiered on SBS on Nov. 12, revolves around Da-rim (Ahn Eun-jin), who poses as a single mother to land a job, and Ji-hyuk [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday unveiled its largest virtual production studio, a high-tech filming space that allows special effects to be created instantly on set, marking a new step in the country’s bid to strengthen its digital content industry. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the new Virtual [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to triple its onshore wind power capacity to 6 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 while lowering generation costs as part of efforts to expand the use of eco-friendly energy and achieve carbon neutrality, the climate ministry said Wednesday. The goal was announced at the inaugural meeting of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’ next-generation dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) GDDR7 has won a presidential award during a major tech exhibition for its cutting-edge technology optimized for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, the company said Wednesday. The South Korean tech giant said its 24-gigabit GDDR7 DRAM was given the prize during [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will provide 100 billion won (US$68.1 million) in support by 2030 for research and development (R&D) projects aimed at advancing core ceramic technologies, a key material for semiconductors, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The funding plan comes as part of a comprehensive road map on fostering the [...]