SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A quiet hillside arrest. A missing teenager. A fragment of a report, dated August 17, 1994, offers little more than this: “Took refuge in a mountain near the village, was captured by military police forces, later disappeared while imprisoned on the mainland.” The boy’s name was Yang Byung-in. He was [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea officially launched a support program Wednesday for foreigners with expertise in advanced technologies who wish to work in the country that includes a special visa for such foreign talent, a move aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of local advanced industries. The so-called K-Tech Pass program has been [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans visited outpatient clinics an average of 18 times per person in 2024, excluding dental care, a figure nearly three times higher than the average among OECD member nations, according to a government report released Tuesday. The data, compiled by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), marks [...]
SEOUL, April 1(Korea Bizwire) — The daily active users (DAU) of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, rose to a new high last month, driven by the popularity of its new image filter that transforms personal photos into famous Japanese animation-style illustrations, industry data showed Tuesday. ChatGPT’s DAU reached a record [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of South Korea faces mounting pressure from the United States to commit to purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Alaska, a move that could carry significant economic and geopolitical consequences for Seoul. But despite a visit by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy last week and growing American expectations, South [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s quick commerce (or “Q-commerce”) market—defined by delivery times under an hour—is rapidly expanding as major players including Emart, Naver, and Daiso aggressively enter the fray, intensifying competition in the nation’s retail and e-commerce sectors. Emart, the country’s largest hypermarket chain, has quietly rejoined the Q-commerce arena after [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has officially entered the AI-powered smart home era with the release of its new AI home hub device, ThinQ On, designed to seamlessly connect and control home appliances and IoT devices through natural, conversational interaction. According to industry sources, LG began supplying ThinQ On this month to business-to-business [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of virtual asset investors in South Korea has surpassed 16 million, drawing close to overtaking the number of stock investors in the country, data showed Sunday. A total of 16.29 million people had accounts at the top five domestic virtual asset exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea reels from its worst-ever simultaneous wildfires, with widespread displacement and loss of life, animals—both wild and domestic—have become silent victims of the unfolding disaster. From burned forests to abandoned homes, many creatures have been left stranded or injured as flames tore through their habitats and communities. Animal [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group on Friday introduced Pleos, its new mobility software brand and technology platform, as part of a bold strategy to transform itself into a software-centered mobility tech company. The announcement was made during the group’s developer conference Pleos 25, held at COEX in Seoul. Pleos — a fusion [...]