SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence lab under LG Group, unveiled the second generation of its giant, multimodal AI model Wednesday, accelerating its efforts to become a force to be reckoned with in the increasingly competitive global AI race. The EXAONE 2.0 operates faster and more efficiently and saves [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier by sales, said Wednesday it has reached a tentative wage deal with its pilots’ union for the 2019-2022 period. The tentative agreement came after two international and 10 domestic flights were canceled as around 100 Asiana pilots began a work-to-rule protest on [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s barley output fell 1.1 percent in 2023 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, due to the adverse effects of heavy rainfall over recent months. The production of barley in the country came to 97,794 tons this year, down 1,042 tons from 2022, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., on Wednesday launched the upgraded Trailblazer compact SUV in South Korea to beef up its product lineup and boost sales. The face-lifted Trailblazer comes with a 1.35-liter gasoline E-Turbo engine, the company said in a statement. It is [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” retook the No. 1 position as Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the [...]
SEJONG, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Next year’s hourly minimum wage was set at 9,860 won (US$7.80) Wednesday, an increase of 2.5 percent from this year. The Minimum Wage Commission, composed of 27 members, nine each representing public interest, business and labor, reached the decision in a meeting that started Tuesday and continued through early [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defender Kim Min-jae has joined German football giants Bayern Munich, a move that ends weeks of speculation on the next destination for the gifted center back. Bayern Munich announced Tuesday (German time) that they have signed Kim away from Serie A champions Napoli to a five-year contract. [...]
NAMWON, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare puffball mushroom has been spotted once again at an orchard in the foothills of Mount Jiri for the 10th consecutive year. The puffball mushroom was recently found in an apple orchard owned by Joo Ji-hwan, a 60-year-old farmer from Namwon, North Jeolla Province. It has a ball-like [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has ruled that if a company installs CCTV cameras to monitor work scenes without the consent of employees, workers covering the cameras cannot be penalized. The Supreme Court overturned the initial sentence of a 700,000 won (US$553) fine imposed on three officials of a labor union [...]
JEJU, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of patients on the southern island of Jeju travel to other regions, including the Seoul metropolitan area, for medical treatment because the island lacks tertiary hospitals. An average of 14,200 Jeju residents per year underwent medical treatment on the mainland between 2012 and 2021, according to [...]