SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Friday halted the Seoul metropolitan government’s project to build a sightseeing gondola over the landmark Mount Nam. The Seoul Administrative Court said it canceled the city government’s rezoning of land for the gondola project at the request of the operator of Namsan Cable Car, which has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jong-cheol, the inaugural chair of the Korea Media Communications Commission (KMCC), vowed Friday to take stern measures against fake news and materials related to digital sex crimes. “I will take firm measures against false and manipulated information, as well as malicious comments polluting the public sphere of democracy, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled details of the new Exynos 2600 application processor (AP), widely expected to power the upcoming flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone. The South Korean tech giant said in its website post that the Exynos 2600, boasting the industry’s first 2-nanometer gate-all-around (GAA) production technology, is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean young adults are feeling growing pressure and unfairness from traditional gender-role expectations at home and in the workplace, according to findings released Thursday by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The results stem from “Soda Pop,” a series of five public talk concerts held from late October [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly seven in ten individual investors in South Korea earned profits from stock trading this year, buoyed by gains in large-cap shares despite continued volatility in the broader market, according to data released Thursday. An analysis by Shinhan Securities of domestic stock transactions from January through November found that 67 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major food delivery platforms continue to place a heavy financial burden on small merchants, with commissions and related fees consuming as much as 29 percent of sales revenue, according to a new assessment released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday. The city unveiled its first “Delivery [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has begun in-orbit testing of domestically developed space components, marking a key step toward greater technological self-reliance in its space industry. The Korea Aerospace Administration and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said Thursday that they have confirmed normal operations of E3T-1, a space verification satellite developed under a [...]
JEJU, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island will begin deploying artificial intelligence–powered police drones in local law enforcement operations next year, marking South Korea’s first application of AI drone technology in autonomous policing, officials said on Thursday. The Jeju Autonomous Police Committee held a public demonstration of the new “AI public safety drones” at the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly three-quarters of South Korean consumers have tried at least one artificial intelligence service, underscoring how rapidly AI tools are becoming part of everyday life, according to a new survey released on Thursday. The study, conducted by Consumer Insight, a telecommunications research firm, found that 74 percent of mobile phone [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jogye Temple, the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, lit its annual Christmas tree on Thursday evening in a ceremony emphasizing interfaith harmony amid global and domestic tensions. The event, held at the temple’s main gate in central Seoul, brought together leaders from Korea’s major religious communities, [...]