SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean neuroscientists has uncovered a brain circuit that selectively activates in the right hemisphere when individuals experience empathy, providing fresh insight into how the brain processes others’ pain—and potentially offering a new framework for treating empathy-related disorders. The study, conducted by researchers from the Cognitive and [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest companies are increasingly moving beyond traditional job postings, adopting more proactive hiring strategies such as headhunting and direct sourcing to secure talent, according to new government data. The findings, released Sunday by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Employment Information Service, come from the [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korea’s social welfare workers say they have experienced workplace bullying in the past year, according to a new survey released ahead of Social Workers’ Day (March 30)—raising alarm about deteriorating conditions in one of the country’s most vital care sectors. The civic group Gabjil 119, [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than seven in ten South Koreans view the potential privacy risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) as serious, according to a new national survey released Sunday by the Personal Information Protection Commission. The 2024 Personal Data Protection and Utilization Survey, conducted between September and December of last year, gathered [...]
SEOUL, April 1(Korea Bizwire) — The daily active users (DAU) of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, rose to a new high last month, driven by the popularity of its new image filter that transforms personal photos into famous Japanese animation-style illustrations, industry data showed Tuesday. ChatGPT’s DAU reached a record [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has found that citronellol, a widely used plant-derived fragrance compound, may cause neurological toxicity when humans are exposed to it in high concentrations—raising fresh concerns about the safety of ingredients commonly found in cosmetics and household products. Citronellol is a naturally occurring compound extracted [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s young adults are grappling with limited income, high debt burdens, and increasing living costs, according to the newly released 2024 Youth Financial Status Survey by the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency. The average annual income among young people aged 19 to 34 stood at ₩30.92 million (approximately $21,000 as [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju announced on Tuesday a comprehensive plan to manage the coastal waters of Shindo-ri in Seogwipo as part of a broader initiative to protect the endangered Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, locally known as the “Nam-bang keun-dolgorae.” This follows the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time, a majority of South Korea’s top 100 publicly listed non-financial companies are paying their employees an average annual salary of over ₩100 million, signaling a sharp rise in corporate pay and deepening the wage gap between large conglomerates and smaller businesses. A comprehensive review of [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s publicly listed startup firms are increasingly embracing dividend payouts, signaling a strategic shift from a growth-at-all-costs mindset to one more attuned to shareholder value and corporate transparency. Traditionally, young companies have reinvested profits to fund expansion, often overlooking dividends. But amid a rising chorus of retail investor demands [...]