SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean airlines are significantly expanding their routes to China and Japan during the summer schedule period from March 30 to October 25, capitalizing on expected high demand for travel to destinations less impacted by inflation and currency fluctuations. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korean carriers [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has enacted a new ordinance prohibiting animal dissections at elementary, middle, and high schools across the city, marking a significant shift in science education practices. The amendment to the “Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education’s Ordinance on Animal Abuse Prevention Education and Support,” announced on March [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires in South Korea have nearly doubled compared to last year’s total, raising concerns about a potential feedback loop where climate change and wildfires accelerate each other’s impacts. According to Our World in Data, South Korean forest fires released 2,345,182 tons of carbon dioxide through March [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of virtual asset investors in South Korea has surpassed 16 million, drawing close to overtaking the number of stock investors in the country, data showed Sunday. A total of 16.29 million people had accounts at the top five domestic virtual asset exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) services in South Korea nearly doubled from a year earlier in 2024, government data showed Sunday. In a survey on internet usage conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the rate of respondents who experienced generative AI services jumped [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea officially rolled out its high school credit system this month, transforming the educational landscape by allowing students to customize their coursework much like university students. The program, long in development, aims to foster individualized learning paths and better align education with students’ career aspirations. At Dangok High [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea reels from its worst-ever simultaneous wildfires, with widespread displacement and loss of life, animals—both wild and domestic—have become silent victims of the unfolding disaster. From burned forests to abandoned homes, many creatures have been left stranded or injured as flames tore through their habitats and communities. Animal [...]
JEJU, South Korea, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Long overshadowed by the island’s famed black pigs, Jeju’s native black cattle, known as Jeju Heukwoo, are emerging as a key focus of local branding and preservation efforts. Once on the brink of extinction, the breed is now being positioned as a premium regional specialty through expanded government [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group on Friday introduced Pleos, its new mobility software brand and technology platform, as part of a bold strategy to transform itself into a software-centered mobility tech company. The announcement was made during the group’s developer conference Pleos 25, held at COEX in Seoul. Pleos — a fusion [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Intel’s NAND memory business, solidifying its strategic push into the enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) market as demand for AI-driven data storage continues to soar. According to a regulatory filing with South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, the transaction was officially [...]