SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, triggering jubilant scenes among demonstrators who had long demanded his ouster. The court’s decision, delivered in a unanimous ruling, marked a dramatic conclusion to a turbulent chapter in the nation’s political history. Protesters who had gathered [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With patents on a wave of blockbuster drugs set to expire over the next five years, South Korea’s biopharmaceutical industry faces a critical window to capture a share of the rapidly expanding global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market, projected to be worth tens of trillions of won. [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In a scientific breakthrough that could shape the next generation of vaccines and gene therapies, South Korean researchers have, for the first time, uncovered the precise mechanisms by which messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines operate inside human cells. The discovery, published this week in the journal Science, comes from a team [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Park Service has named the sawtooth oak as the country’s most effective native tree for carbon absorption, ahead of Arbor Day this weekend. However, despite its environmental value, the tree’s practical applications remain surprisingly limited. According to data released Friday, the sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) absorbs an [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean companies filing for court-led restructuring has surged in early 2025, reflecting mounting pressure from the prolonged economic slowdown. According to new court data, 196 companies applied for corporate rehabilitation during January and February — a 26% increase from the same period last year. The [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The rise of AI-powered image generation, propelled by the widespread use of tools like ChatGPT, is redefining the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence and signaling a shift away from text-only models. According to sources in the ICT industry, OpenAI surpassed 500 million ChatGPT users shortly after launching its image [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economy will likely face headwinds as the U.S. administration’s plan to impose “reciprocal” tariffs is expected to deal a severe blow to the country’s shipments to the United States, while seriously disrupting the global market that may again adversely affect South Korean exports, local experts said. They [...]
DAEJEON, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 10 percent of the world’s farmland could disappear if global temperatures rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new study by South Korean and Chinese researchers, raising urgent concerns about future food security under current climate goals. The joint research, led by Professor Hae-Won Jeon of [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In a breakthrough that could broaden access to spinal care, South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of diagnosing lumbar spinal stenosis using standard X-ray images—eliminating the need for costly and time-intensive MRI scans. A research team led by Professor Chang-Hyun Lee from the Department of [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced Thursday that viewers will now be able to enjoy Netflix content in sharper and more vibrant quality through HDR10+ on its 2025 lineup of smart TVs and select 2024–2025 monitors, including Neo QLED, OLED, and The Frame models. HDR10+ is a next-generation video standard led by [...]