SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government said Tuesday it plans to expand its popular “Culture Day” program to every Wednesday, a move aimed at broadening public access to museums, heritage sites and entertainment venues. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will seek to revise the enforcement decree of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Tuesday it will launch a new all-in-one garment care solution later this month, reinforcing its push to broaden the role of home appliances in daily clothing maintenance. The product, called the LG System Ironing, will be released on Jan. 26 and combines a steam iron, a handheld [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has formally begun development of a new electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy air defenses and command systems from long range, marking a significant step in strengthening its modern combat capabilities. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Tuesday that it held a kickoff meeting for the Electronic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city officials said Tuesday that hundreds of complaints filed by foreign visitors since the launch of a QR-based taxi reporting system have revealed widespread concerns over overcharging, prompting stepped-up enforcement against illegal fare practices. Since introducing the “Taxi QR Complaint System” in June last year — the first such [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s e-commerce market is showing early signs of change following a recent personal data breach at Coupang, as consumers begin moving to rival platforms — particularly for fresh food delivery — lifting usage and sales metrics across the industry. According to retail industry data released Tuesday, Market Kurly reported [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has formally designated the 2024 knife attack on President Lee Jae-myung as the country’s first officially recognized act of terrorism, a decision that is expected to trigger a sweeping reinvestigation into the incident and the authorities’ initial response. The designation was approved Tuesday at a meeting [...]
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – SE Advisory Services, Schneider Electric’s global consulting practice, today announced the launch of Resource Advisor+, a next-generation energy and sustainability intelligence platform. Resource Advisor+ platform and its suite of products are powered by AI-driven workflows and transforms how organizations turn energy and sustainability data into action. The single platform [...]
Record Growth Validates Strategy to Ensure Accountants Own the Future of Accounting with AI LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – FloQast, the Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants to automate accounting and audit workflows with AI, today announced it has surpassed $200 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), a historic financial [...]
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Advantage Group International (AGI), today announces the 2026 launch of Advantage LiveLens, a new continuous client insight environment that will transform how supplier–retailer partnerships are measured, understood, and improved. Designed for today’s rapidly evolving marketplace, Advantage LiveLens delivers continuous, always-on intelligence, moving the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and fast-moving [...]
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 20, 2026 (Korea Bizwire) – Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance, today announced that Reid Buerger, its CEO, has been recognized by Finseca as a 2025 ID Twenty Award recipient. The award was presented at NAILBA 44, honoring the top innovators and industry-shaping leaders in [...]