SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has uncovered a strong genetic correlation between mental disorders and subjective well-being, suggesting that certain genetic variants influencing conditions like depression may also determine an individual’s perceived happiness. In a study published in the May 2025 edition of Nature Human Behaviour, researchers from [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing wave of carve-out mergers and acquisitions (M&A)—in which large corporations sell off non-core business units—is reshaping the South Korean dealmaking landscape, with private equity (PE) firms emerging as key players. According to a recent report by the Korea Capital Market Institute, domestic conglomerates are accelerating portfolio streamlining in response [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has uncovered more than 1,100 unfair contract clauses across 23 major webtoon and web novel content providers (CPs), exposing widespread practices that undermine creators’ copyright protections and allow for the unauthorized use of derivative works. Following a comprehensive review of contract terms from companies [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Public acceptance of non-marital childbirth is steadily rising among young South Koreans, with women in their 20s and 30s showing the sharpest increases in approval, according to a new study commissioned by the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy. The research, conducted by the Korean Women’s Development Institute, analyzed [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korea–U.S. joint research team has developed the world’s first clinically validated wearable sensor capable of accurately measuring the amount of breast milk consumed by infants during nursing in real time—potentially transforming neonatal care and easing anxiety for new mothers. The study, published May 14 in the journal [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading food delivery app Baemin is teaming up with local streaming platform Tving to offer a bundled subscription service, in a move seen as a strategic response to growing competition from Coupang Eats, which operates its own streaming platform, Coupang Play. Woowa Brothers, the operator of Baemin, [...]
TIEN GIANG, Vietnam, May 19 — SK Innovation E&S is rapidly expanding its footprint in the global renewable energy sector, with its Tan Phu Dong (TPD) offshore wind farm in southern Vietnam now fully operational and serving as a strategic base for the company’s green energy ambitions. Located near the Mekong Delta, the 150-megawatt facility is [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Maestro Chung Myung-whun, recently appointed music director of Italy’s Teatro alla Scala, described the new role as the culmination of a long-standing relationship with the famed opera house, likening it to a marriage. “We have maintained a lovely relationship for the past 36 years and suddenly gotten married, to [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group i-dle is embracing a bold transformation with its latest comeback — a new name, fresh sound and revamped image. The change signals a new chapter for the group, which returned Monday with “We Are,” its eighth EP and first album in 10 months. “It feels like [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Riize is back with a powerful new anthem, “Fly Up,” a spirited dance track that echoes the infectious energy of its debut hit, “Get a Guitar.” At a media showcase held Monday in Seoul, the six-member group introduced it as an energetic rock-and-roll style dance track [...]