SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move to redefine luxury retail, Shinsegae Department Store has opened its most ambitious VIP facility to date. The Personal Shopper Room (PSR), a lavish 3,627-square-foot space, made its debut on August 28 at the House of Shinsegae in the upscale Gangnam district of Seoul. This exclusive sanctuary [...]
JEJU, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A citizen-initiated ordinance that would essentially restore the controversial burning of hillside grasslands during Jeju Island’s Fire Festival has been proposed, reigniting a debate between cultural preservation and environmental protection. On August 28, the Jeju Provincial Council announced that 1,283 residents of Aewol-eup, Jeju City, where the festival is held, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Baemin, South Korea’s leading food delivery application, has unveiled new insights into consumer behavior, highlighting a growing focus on cost-saving measures and personalized dining experiences. Woowa Brothers, the company behind Baemin, announced on August 28 that 7 out of 10 users now utilize the app’s search filter to find restaurants [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government has announced plans to implement a unified system for writing foreign names in administrative documents, a move aimed at reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies and confusion caused by inconsistent name notations. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety disclosed on August 28 that it has drafted a set [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As deepfake-related crimes capture headlines and artificial intelligence continues its rapid incursion into daily life, the call for robust AI ethics education is growing louder. Yet, in the corporate world, the actual adoption of AI technology remains surprisingly modest. A recent survey by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Children’s bicycles sold here by Chinese online platform AliExpress have been found to contain a hazardous substance exceeding the South Korean standard by about 260 times, the Seoul city government said Wednesday. The city government said it has conducted a safety examination on 16 kinds of children’s products sold [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to establish a new national technical qualification in the field of smart manufacturing, a cutting-edge manufacturing process that integrates Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). On August 27, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced the approval of an amendment to the enforcement [...]
IKSAN, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Korean university students have clinched the highest honor at the prestigious 2024 Red Dot Design Award for their groundbreaking medical device design. Wonkwang University announced on August 27 that Kim Sang-eun and Ma Seo-young, students from its Interior and Industrial Design Department, were awarded the “Best of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is set to launch two new premium home cinema projectors on September 1, expanding its high-end home entertainment offerings. The company announced on August 27 that the 2024 models of its The Premiere series – The Premiere 9 and The Premiere 7 – can project screens of up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, a new fashion trend is taking hold among the MZ generation (those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s) who value individuality. This trend, known as “kkumi”, involves personalizing various fashion items, from shoes (“shin-kkumi”) to T-shirts (“ti-kkumi”) and bags (“baek-kkumi”). On August 24, Eland World’s [...]