SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a football match with his daughter in celebration of his late father Kim Jong-il’s birthday, state media reported Saturday. Kim and his daughter, known as Ju-ae, watched the match between officials of the Cabinet and the Ministry of National Defence on Friday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — When the latest version of ChatGPT 3.5 was launched by Open AI late last year, a new battle for artificial intelligence chatbots heated up across the world. While tech giants and startups alike are dreaming of forming the industry and reshaping what people want from search features, Microsoft Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid growth of South Korea’s food delivery market during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sharp increase in delivery fees, leaving small business owners and consumers struggling to cope with the added costs. As the demand for food delivery services has surged in recent years, delivery companies have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly exacerbated the longstanding distrust of Protestantism in Korea. The church’s negative image has been associated with allegations of corruption, criminal activities, and fraudulent behavior by pastors, as well as reports of forced and excessive evangelism, collective self-interest, and negative publicity. Over the past three [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Administrative Court has designated three one-judge divisions tasked with hearing school violence cases in an effort to cope with a rise in such cases and speed up rulings, sources said Friday. Starting next Monday, the three divisions will be tasked with hearing school violence cases on top [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced plans to address the public’s grievances over soaring heating costs this winter by implementing measures to broaden household cashback programs and increase the number of beneficiaries. The “home cashback” initiative, which was introduced this winter, provides households with refunds when they reduce their gas usage [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to provide emergency humanitarian aid of US$1 million to Syria for victims and others suffering from last week’s catastrophic earthquake that also affected Turkey, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The aid will be delivered through the United Nations due to the lack of diplomatic ties between [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Face masks that used to symbolize the pandemic era are now turning into a source of environmental harm. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) reported that each South Korean citizen used a new disposable mask every 2.3 days on average last year. More than 7.3 billion masks were [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government put off its plan to raise the subway and bus fares to the second half of this year, city officials said Wednesday. The city had been pushing to increase its subway and bus fares by up to 400 won (US$0.31) starting in late April to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A firestorm of controversy was ignited after a high-ranking Chinese diplomat made a false claim that a landmark bridge in Turkey had been built by a Chinese company. Chinese Consul General in Belfast Meifang Zhang tweeted on Monday, claiming that “The Canakkale Bridge has withstood the earthquake. It was [...]