SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric carts commonly used at tourist attractions, theme parks, and campgrounds across South Korea are operating in a regulatory gray zone with poor safety oversight, according to a new investigation by the Korea Consumer Agency. In a report released Tuesday, the agency reviewed 15 electric cart rental businesses nationwide and [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In a move aimed at enhancing transparency in South Korea’s booming gaming industry, a new legislative proposal seeks to require game companies not only to disclose loot box odds, but also to provide players with their full personal histories of loot box outcomes. Representative Kim Byung-kee of the Democratic [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean military surveillance unit played a critical role in the recent seizure of what authorities believe to be the country’s largest-ever shipment of cocaine, the Army’s 23rd Guard Brigade confirmed Tuesday. On April 2, a joint operation by the East Sea Regional Coast Guard and Seoul [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has partnered with global pop icon and entrepreneur will.i.am to relaunch its wireless audio brand XBOOM, infusing it with a bold new identity centered on artificial intelligence and immersive sound design. Speaking at the “LG XBOOM Brand Day” event in Seoul on April 7, will.i.am described the collaboration [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising ocean temperatures in the distant Southern Ocean could be fueling wetter summers across East Asia, including the Korean Peninsula, according to a new international climate study published in Nature Geoscience. Led by Dr. Sara Kang of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Germany and Dr. Hanjoon Kim of [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — As Japanese football continues to chart its path forward, a senior figure within the Japan Football Association (JFA) has urged the country’s football community to treat South Korea’s recent struggles as a cautionary example. At a JFA technical committee briefing held Monday, Technical Director Masanaga Kageyama highlighted a series of [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind AI-powered anomaly detection service designed to combat voice phishing by integrating telecommunications and financial data. The new service has already been applied to both IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and SKT’s own AI assistant platform, A. (A dot). The system, powered [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has unveiled a major update to its Galaxy S25 series, integrating real-time visual artificial intelligence powered by multimodal capabilities. The new feature allows users to interact with AI by showing, rather than telling — a leap forward in intuitive mobile assistance. According to an announcement from Samsung’s newsroom [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed “strong protest” against Japan’s territorial claim to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in its latest foreign policy paper, calling for an immediate withdrawal. Releasing this year’s Diplomatic Bluebook earlier in the day, the Japanese government once again renewed its claim to the [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite intensifying competition from Chinese e-commerce giants AliExpress, Temu, and Shein—often collectively referred to as “Al-Te-Shi”—South Korea’s leading online fashion platforms posted robust growth in both revenue and profitability last year, marking a notable defense of their market positions. According to industry data released Monday, Musinsa, the country’s top online [...]