SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading wireless carrier, said Wednesday it launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor for data center operations as it seeks to capture growing global demand for the chips. The new SAPEON X220 is the first AI chip developed by the mobile carrier and also [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite China’s claim that the origin of kimchi is China, South Korean kimchi is dominating the tables of families around the world. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish made from salted and fermented vegetables, usually cabbage and radishes. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to maintain second place in the global semiconductor supplier ranking this year behind U.S. giant Intel Corp. despite a solid sales increase, an industry report showed Tuesday. The South Korean tech giant was projected to log US$60.4 billion in chip sales this year, up [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of former American Peace Corps volunteers who devoted their youth in South Korea several decades ago were moved to tears by a gift box sent by South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Washington Office of the Korea Foundation sent a package labeled ‘COVID-19 Survival Box’ to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the expansion of the delivery service market resulting from the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition is heating up among South Korean delivery apps to speed up their delivery services. To this end, major delivery apps are doubling efforts to recruit enough delivery drivers. In August, the nation’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmentally friendly cars, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen-powered cars, make up more than 3 percent of the total vehicles registered in South Korea, a report from the country’s transport ministry showed Sunday. There were 766,464 green vehicles registered in South Korea as of end-October, accounting for 3.16 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two largest appliance makers — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — have begun their duel in the commercial air conditioner market, industry observers said Saturday, as they released new products with upgraded design and features. Samsung was the first one to make a move, launching [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Half of all South Koreans believe that getting infected with the coronavirus depends primarily on luck. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health conducted a survey of 1,076 adults across the country. Respondents were asked if coronavirus infection was deterministic or depends on luck, and the [...]
SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) - True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) runs online from 3 to 12 December 2020. Offering 30 award-winning features and short films, it is presented by The Nippon Foundation. All the films – focusing on shared human experiences such as connection, hope, dreams, and transformation – can be streamed for free. Rediscovered and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced as a new subject in local high schools next year before being expanded to the curriculums of kindergartens and elementary and middle schools by 2025, the education ministry said Friday, declaring a bid to strengthen AI education in preparation for a digital future. [...]