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, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly took a major step toward expanding climate protections on Thursday, approving a bill that formally defines “climate-vulnerable populations” and requires the government to prioritize their safety in national climate policy. The Special Committee on the Climate Crisis passed a bipartisan amendment to the country’s Carbon Neutrality [...]
Three days. Global leaders. One defining moment. Registration is now open for Parker Seminars Las Vegas 2026. Dallas, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Parker Seminars, the world’s largest and most influential chiropractic and healthcare conference, announced today that Parker Seminars Las Vegas 2026 will take place February 26–28, 2026, at the Caesars Forum Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]
Wuthering Waves’ Most Significant Post-Launch Update to Date Begins an Epic Sci-Fi Romance and Features New Resonators, Content, Improvements, and More HONG KONG, Dec. 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Today, Kuro Games detailed upcoming features coming to its award-winning action RPG Wuthering Waves in the Version 3.0 update, releasing on December 25, 2025. In addition, the studio has proudly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A major exhibition of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s art collection has drawn strong early interest in Washington, surpassing 15,000 visitors within its first month, underscoring growing global attention to Korean cultural heritage. The National Museum of Korea said on Thursday that attendance at “Korean Treasures: Collecting, Cherishing, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party said Thursday it would push for a joint parliamentary hearing involving multiple standing committees to investigate a massive data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang, stepping up pressure after the company’s founder repeatedly failed to appear before lawmakers. Kim Hyun-jung, a spokesperson for the Democratic Party’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator on Thursday raised its consumer alert level to “warning” after confirming secondary damages—including voice phishing and smishing—linked to last month’s massive personal data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said the escalation follows a rise in reported fraud attempts exploiting public anxiety [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Disney’s Zootopia 2 has become South Korea’s top-grossing film of the year, overtaking its competitors just 23 days after its release, according to data released Thursday by Walt Disney Company Korea. The animated sequel surpassed 5.69 million cumulative admissions on Thursday afternoon, edging out the year’s previous leaders — Demon [...]