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Bitget Releases Major Upgrades to GetAgent With Smarter Responses and Free Access for All Users

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 05, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a major upgrade to GetAgent, its AI-powered trading assistant. The update introduces a more flexible answering engine, a streamlined user interface, and a significant expansion of membership quotas, making advanced AI trading tools more accessible than ever to users across all tiers. GetAgent, [...]

Woori Bank Becomes First Major Korean Lender to Display Bitcoin Prices in Its Trading Room

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Woori Bank has begun displaying Bitcoin price data alongside exchange rates and stock indexes on the electronic board inside its main dealing room in central Seoul, the bank said Friday — a first among South Korea’s commercial banks and a notable sign of the industry’s growing embrace of digital assets. [...]

New Law Blocks Absent Parents From Claiming National Pension After Child’s Death

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has moved to close a long-criticized legal loophole that allowed parents who abandoned or failed to care for their children to later claim financial benefits after the child’s death. The National Assembly has passed an amendment to the National Pension Act that blocks such parents from receiving survivor [...]

Survey Finds Heavy Education Costs and Mixed Quality-of-Life Satisfaction Among Busan Residents

BUSAN, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of Busan residents say they feel heavily burdened by their children’s education expenses, which now average 860,000 won (about $660) per month, according to the city’s latest annual social survey. The 2025 Busan Social Survey, released Friday and based on responses from 31,774 residents, paints a detailed [...]

Korean Air, Asiana and Affiliates to Adopt Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi by 2026

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. and its four affiliated airlines said Friday they will adopt SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service on their flights starting next year. Korean Air and four other airlines — full-service carrier Asiana Airlines Inc. and low-cost carriers Jin Air Co., Air Busan Co. and Air Seoul Inc. — [...]

POSCO International Becomes First Korean Firm to Join Trump-Backed Alaska LNG Project

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp. has finalized a strategic partnership agreement with Glenfarne Alaska LNG for the development of an Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, becoming the first South Korean company to officially participate in the major U.S. energy project backed by President Donald Trump, the American company said Friday. [...]

Seoul Launches Interagency Council to Strengthen Critical Mineral and Energy Security

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Friday launched an interagency resource security council to beef up the country’s response capabilities against supply chain disruptions and stabilize management of critical resources, the industry ministry said. The council was established to bolster South Korea’s security in resources that play a crucial role for advanced [...]

Kia Marks 80th Anniversary With Futuristic ‘Vision Meta Turismo’ Concept Car

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new futuristic concept car featuring cutting-edge smart glass, reflecting the carmaker’s philosophy as it commemorates its 80th anniversary. The South Korean carmaker introduced the Vision Meta Turismo concept car, which “embodies Kia’s vision for a new era of mobility,” the company said during [...]

Moonup Technology Partners with European Smart Home Leader Shelly to Showcase Full Smart Building Ecosystem at the 2025 Taipei Building Show

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 04, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Moonup Technology Co., Ltd., the Taiwan operations partner of European smart home leader Shelly (Shelly Group), announced its major participation in the 2025 Taipei Building Show to be held from December 11 to December 14 at Nangang Exhibition Center. The company will present Shelly’s complete smart building [...]

VCI Global Announces Spin-Off of VCCG at US$168 Million Valuation as Part of Dual-Track IPO Strategy

Company to Retain 30% Ownership as VCCG Moves Toward Independent Listing, Unlocking Subsidiary Value and Sharpening VCIG’s Technology-Focused Growth Model KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 04, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) today announced that it has approved the spin-off of its capital markets advisory subsidiary, V Capital [...]