SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s once-niche men’s cosmetics industry is rapidly emerging as a major growth engine for K-beauty, driven by changing attitudes toward grooming and self-care among younger male consumers. Once limited to simple skin lotion sets, the market has expanded to include makeup, fragrance, and scalp-care products as more men embrace [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s benchmark stock index fell below the 4,000 mark this week amid renewed concerns over an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, leading to a surge in forced stock liquidations from margin accounts, industry data showed Sunday. According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, the value of forced sell-offs from unsettled [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has rejected a lawsuit filed by hundreds of gym owners seeking compensation from the government for business losses suffered under COVID-19 restrictions, ruling that the measures did not violate their property or equality rights. The Seoul Central District Court last month dismissed a damages suit brought by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ruled that a Buddhist monk’s daily prayers and care for a temple’s head monk do not constitute “labor” under the law, rejecting his claim for nearly 700 million won (about US$510,000) in back pay and compensation. The Seoul Northern District Court on Sunday dismissed a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China is racing ahead in the development of humanoid robots and physical artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on the collection and production of real-world sensory and motion data that are far more difficult to obtain than large-language model (LLM) datasets, a new report shows. According to a study released Sunday [...]
CHUNCHEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that a stepfather who nailed a window shut to stop his teenage stepson from opening it during winter did not commit emotional abuse, determining that the restriction was minimal and easily reversible. According to legal sources Sunday, the 51-year-old man, identified by his [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver’s latest virtual reality (VR) technology has reached a stage where it can be implemented using only a 360-degree camera and a smartphone, marking a major step toward mass adoption, the company said Sunday. According to Naver, its research arm Naver Labs tested the new system this week by creating [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s aging population is transforming the country’s food service industry, with leading catering companies pivoting toward senior housing and care facilities as a new growth market. According to industry officials, with the number of people aged 65 and older surpassing 10 million for the first time last year, [...]
YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, Nov. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Ecorobotix, the global leader in ultra-high precision spraying, will attend Agritechnica to unveil its advancements in spraying precision powered by its Plant-by-Plant™ AI technology. Throughout the year, Ecorobotix’s Ultra-High Precision (UHP) sprayers have demonstrated unprecedented accuracy—applying non-selective herbicides across various crops with clean, undamaged fields as a [...]
In a new cohort of 27 adults from the IMPACT-TD Registry, up to 77% of participants reported improvements in aspects of their lives impacted by tardive dyskinesia (TD) while taking AUSTEDO or AUSTEDO XR Most (85%) participants taking AUSTEDO or AUSTEDO XR in conjunction with their mental health medications reported that their mental health condition [...]