SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With forecasts predicting a historically hot and humid summer, South Korean consumers are scrambling to buy air conditioners—especially smart models powered by artificial intelligence—well ahead of the seasonal norm. Samsung Electronics reported a sharp spike in domestic air conditioner sales, surpassing an average of 10,000 units sold per day from [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has formally expanded the legal framework for hydrogen fuel usage beyond automobiles, paving the way for broader adoption of hydrogen-powered mobility technologies across diverse sectors including logistics and maritime transportation. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the city of Ulsan announced on Sunday that the regulatory sandbox [...]
Korean Delivery Workers Secure Voting Day Off Ahead of 2025 Presidential Election After Industry-Wide Pressure SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea prepares for its 21st presidential election on June 3, a heated debate over delivery workers’ right to vote has drawn national attention — and ultimately, a resolution. Following mounting public pressure and [...]
ULLEUNG, South Korea, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of students and teachers from an international school in Qingdao, China, has completed a historic visit to South Korea’s easternmost islands, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, as part of a cross-cultural educational exchange. According to Ulleung County and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 52 [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is weighing major reforms to its end-of-life care system, with calls mounting to expand the legal window for halting life-sustaining treatment and to formally institutionalize advance funeral directives at the national level. At a policy roundtable hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday, medical [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Several Chinese television brands are under fire in South Korea for allegedly misleading consumers by advertising products as “UHD TVs” despite lacking the necessary hardware to receive terrestrial ultra-high-definition (UHD) broadcasts, a core feature under Korean broadcasting standards. The non-profit industry group UHD Korea has formally filed a complaint with [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is likely to face another unusually hot summer this year, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), which on Thursday released its climate outlook for June through August. The agency forecast higher-than-average temperatures across the country, driven by global oceanic heat and high-pressure systems that could lock [...]
WASHINGTON / CAMBRIDGE, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has stripped Harvard University of its certification to enroll international students, throwing thousands of lives and academic futures into limbo—including those of dozens of Korean students studying at the elite institution. The decision, announced Wednesday (local time), came after Harvard allegedly [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. released the Galaxy S25 Edge, its thinnest smartphone to date, in South Korea on Friday, featuring a sleek 5.8-millimeter profile and a lightweight design at just 163 grams. Despite its slim form factor, the S25 Edge boasts high-end camera capabilities on par with the flagship Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Cybersecurity is becoming an increasingly important factor car manufacturers have to consider with the global automotive industry’s move toward more “connected” and “software-defined” vehicles, an executive at a South Korean automotive cybersecurity solutions provider said Thursday. “The era of software-defined vehicles is coming … which means there is much [...]