SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group announced Tuesday a strategic partnership between Boston Dynamics, its U.S.-based robotics unit, and Google to accelerate the development of humanoid robotics technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) for future manufacturing application. Under the partnership, Boston Dynamics will combine its cutting-edge robotics capabilities with AI foundation models [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new home robot, CLOiD, positioning it as a practical artificial-intelligence assistant designed to perform household tasks as the company pushes to embed AI more deeply into everyday life. The robot was introduced at LG World Premiere, the company’s annual pre-CES event held Monday [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will host a concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of independence hero Kim Koo, after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the anniversary as the year of celebrations. This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Kim [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to conduct a trial voyage along Arctic shipping routes from the southeastern port city of Busan to Rotterdam in the Netherlands around September, the acting oceans minister has said. “The government plans to operate a 3,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ship on a trial run [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group plans to develop a new headquarters complex in southern Seoul comprising three 49-story towers by 2031, following a revised agreement with the Seoul city government, city officials said Tuesday. The updated plan replaces Hyundai’s earlier proposal for a single 105-story skyscraper, which ran into regulatory obstacles including [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The nation’s highest court is set to deliver a high-profile ruling on whether Coupang, the country’s dominant e-commerce platform, violated fair trade laws by collecting sales promotion fees and incentives from its suppliers—a decision that could reshape regulatory oversight of online retail practices. The case stems from penalties imposed by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea increased nearly 17 percent on-year in 2025, with BMW maintaining its market lead in the country for the third consecutive year, industry data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), registrations of new imported [...]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 05, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced that Richard Francis, Teva’s President and CEO, will present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The presentation will begin at 8:15 A.M. Pacific Time (11:15 A.M. Eastern Time). To access [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court is set to deliver a closely watched ruling this month in a long-running dispute over franchise fees involving Pizza Hut Korea, a decision that could reshape the financial practices of the country’s franchise industry. According to the food service sector, the Supreme Court’s Civil Division 3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Romance dominated the global short-form drama market last year, with viewers most often tuning in late at night, according to viewing data released by the short-drama platform Vigloo. An analysis of viewing patterns from January through December 2025 found that users worldwide watched more than five million hours of short [...]