SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s artificial intelligence–based labor law consultation service recorded more than 117,000 inquiries last year, underscoring growing demand for round-the-clock guidance on wages, working hours and employment rights, the Labor Ministry said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, usage of the AI-powered service rose sharply in 2025, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Com2uS Corp. said Wednesday that cumulative revenue from its baseball game franchises has exceeded 1 trillion won, marking a major milestone for one of South Korea’s longest-running mobile sports gaming series. The company has built its baseball gaming business steadily since launching the original “Com2uS Pro Baseball” series in 2008, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp. said Wednesday that it has begun rolling out a major update to KakaoTalk, introducing artificial intelligence tools that turn shared photos into short videos and expand the capabilities of its in-app digital assistant. The new feature, called the “Canana Template,” allows users to convert images exchanged in chat [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it will sharply increase investment in nuclear fusion research this year, nearly doubling its budget as the government accelerates efforts to move the technology from laboratory development toward real-world demonstration and eventual commercialization. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it has finalized its 2026 [...]
Episode Premieres Today at 6:00 PM CDT / 7:00 PM EDT on REVIVE — Available Everywhere Podcasts Are Streamed NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jay Walker Podcast, one of the fastest-growing culture-forward podcasts in the country, officially launches its latest episode today featuring acclaimed comedian, actress, and media personality Jess Hilarious. The episode [...]
New York, Jan. 21, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – The Open Society Foundations today welcome Bard College’s successful completion of a landmark endowment challenge first issued in 2021 by Open Society Founder George Soros. By meeting the challenge, Bard has established the first endowment in its history, positioning the college to sustain and expand its mission [...]
Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces it has completed the acquisition of Integrity Orthopaedics, further strengthening its sports medicine shoulder repair business with the most comprehensive suite of technologies available for rotator cuff repair (RCR). Integrity Orthopaedics is a US‑based, early‑stage commercial developer of Tendon Seam™, an innovative and disruptive biomechanical [...]
Final rule establishes a consolidated application and review process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) Updated regulations reflect advances in environmental science, seafloor mapping, and offshore mineral-collection technologies New framework allows applicants to rely on exploration-phase environmental, geological, and engineering data in commercial recovery applications, [...]
The company’s TÜV-certified, IEC 62282-2-100-compliant silicon-based G-100 delivers record power density and helps OEMs accelerate integration into regulated global markets SYDNEY, Jan. 21, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Siltrax, a leader in high-performance electrochemical innovation, has announced a definitive commercial milestone: the G-100 Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Stack has officially attained TÜV certification. Validating compliance [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that South Korean investment funds could be used for an ambitious Alaska natural gas development project have sparked unease in Seoul, raising concerns that political rhetoric in Washington could complicate ongoing bilateral investment negotiations. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday to mark the first [...]