SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics unveiled its 2026 lineup of sound devices ahead of the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, signaling a continued push to blend audio performance, design and artificial intelligence in its home entertainment strategy. The new products, which will be introduced at Samsung’s “The First Look” event [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display said it will unveil a lineup of record-setting gaming display technologies at CES 2026, underscoring its push to dominate the fast-growing OLED monitor market. The South Korean display maker announced on Sunday that it will introduce the world’s first gaming OLED panel capable of a 720-hertz refresh rate, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Bom-seok, the founder and board chairman of Coupang Inc., has again drawn criticism in South Korea after notifying lawmakers that he will not attend a joint parliamentary hearing scheduled for Dec. 30–31 over a recent mass data breach at the company. Kim, who holds roughly 70 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Games built with generative artificial intelligence are facing a growing backlash from players and critics, exposing a widening fault line in the global gaming industry over how far AI should be allowed to shape creative work. The debate flared anew after the Independent Games Awards (IGA), a prominent indie game [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners staying in South Korea for 90 days or longer for work or study has exceeded 1.6 million as of November, with about half of them living in the greater Seoul area, data showed Saturday. The figure, which came in at 1.1 million in 2021 and [...]
Planned RWA Exchange Aims to Enhance Transparency, Liquidity, and Access Across Precious Metals, ESG, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Assets KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 26, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced its 2026 strategic roadmap centered on the planned launch of a proprietary Real-World Asset (RWA) [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 26, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has rolled out a comprehensive visual and functional upgrade to its mobile app for its 120 million users, further advancing its multi-asset trading experience. The update delivers a universal interface that enables users to access cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, onchain assets, and traditional [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 26, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its November 2025 Transparency Report, highlighting sustained growth across derivatives, onchain infrastructure, payments, and community initiatives as the platform continues to evolve into a fully integrated financial ecosystem. One of the month’s standout milestones was the rapid scaling of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A deep cold settled over South Korea on Friday, pushing temperatures in Seoul down to minus 11 degrees Celsius as a post-Christmas cold wave tightened its grip on the country, the national weather agency said. By early morning, temperatures had fallen to minus 10.5 degrees in the western port [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexon and the startup Ironmace are headed to South Korea’s Supreme Court in a long-running legal battle over the online game Dark and Darker, after both sides signaled they would appeal a recent appellate ruling. According to the gaming industry on Friday, Nexon has filed an appeal against Ironmace, [...]