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Samsung and Hyundai Motor Group’s Strategic Alliance Brings IoT Advancements to Connected Car Services

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics’ Internet of Things (IoT) platform, SmartThings, is set to extend to Hyundai Motor Group’s connected car services, forging a seamless integration between vehicles and homes. Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Group have announced a business partnership to develop Home-to-Car and Car-to-Home services. This collaboration, disclosed on January 4, [...]

BMW Surpasses Mercedes-Benz, Emerging as South Korea’s Best-Selling Foreign Carmaker in the Previous Year

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea overtook Mercedes-Benz Korea to become the leading foreign automobile company in South Korea last year in terms of sales, industry data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), the number of newly registered BMW models last year reached 77,395 units out of the [...]

Starbucks Korea to Open First Pet-Friendly Store in Guri

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Korea has announced the opening of its first pet-friendly store in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, set to welcome customers on January 5. The Guri Galmae DT store, located in Galmae-dong, is the first Starbucks in the country to feature a designated space for customers to relax with their pets. In [...]

South Korea’s Education Sector Faces Challenges as Low Birth Rates Lead to Declining School-Age Population

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea is witnessing a significant impact on its education sector due to a sharp decline in the school-age population, a consequence of the country’s critically low birth rate. This year, the number of students entering elementary school has fallen below 400,000, and it’s anticipated to soon drop below 300,000. [...]

Ilsan Lake Park Maintains First-Class Water Quality Despite Extreme Heat

GOYANG, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, a popular destination attracting over 100,000 visitors daily, has maintained first-class water quality even during abnormal high-temperature weather conditions. According to the city on January 3, despite the severe algae bloom observed nationwide in waterside parks due to last summer’s record-breaking heatwave, the [...]

Seoul or Osaka? Japanese-Styled Shops Flourish, Sparking Debate

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Along Seoul’s ‘Yongridan-gil’, a stretch of road between Sinyongsan and Samgakji stations, an office worker referred to only as Kim (28) takes photos with friends against a backdrop of stores decorated in Japanese style. “You can’t tell if this is Seoul, Tokyo, or Osaka. People might think I’m in Japan [...]

Incheon Welcomes First Beneficiary of “100 Million+i Dream” Policy

INCHEON, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – On the first day of 2024, a joyous event took place at the Gachon University Gil Hospital: the birth of a healthy baby girl weighing 3.4 kg. The newborn, affectionately nicknamed ‘Horam’, combines the characters ‘Ho’ from her father Choi Ho-kyu (40) and ‘Ram’ from her mother Kim Bo-ram (36). [...]

Global Media Outlets Confront Tech Giants Over AI Use of News Content

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant development highlighting the rising legal challenges in the age of artificial intelligence, the Korea Newspaper Association has filed a formal complaint with the Fair Trade Commission against Naver, South Korea’s leading web portal. The complaint accuses Naver of using news content from media outlets without authorization for [...]

Men Dominate User Base of Dating Apps in South Korea, Study Shows

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that men constitute a staggering 80% of the user base of dating applications in South Korea. According to data from WiseApp, a service that analyzes app and retail trends, as of the end of December, the most installed dating apps in the country were Tinder [...]

Samsung Electronics Vows to Prioritize Retaining Its Technological Supremacy

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday announced its strategic priorities for the new year, emphasizing the strengthening of the company’s competitiveness through technological supremacy and adaptability to future changes. In a joint New Year’s message, co-CEO and Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee and co-CEO and President Kyung [...]