SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Emergency response drone deployments by South Korean fire departments have increased nearly threefold over the past three years, showcasing the growing role of unmanned aircraft in disaster response and search operations. According to data released by the National Fire Agency on February 26, drone deployments rose from 1,691 in 2021 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — At a parliamentary forum discussing South Korea’s new AI Basic Law, tech industry leaders highlighted the mounting challenges in securing training data for artificial intelligence systems, with some materials costing over 1 million won per book to acquire through web crawling. “We’re facing a significant shortage of AI training data,” said [...]
CHUNCHEON, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon Province in South Korea is set to receive 9,168 foreign seasonal workers this year from four partner countries – the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia – to address rural labor shortages, provincial officials announced on February 26. The figure represents a 19% increase from last year, with 1,733 more workers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung and Apple are adopting multiple artificial intelligence (AI) models in their smartphones to offer greater convenience and functionality to users, signaling a new era of AI-driven mobile experiences. According to the IT industry, Samsung is expected to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its Galaxy S series in the near [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six in ten employees who negotiated their salaries this year expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome, according to a recent survey. HR technology firm Incruit conducted a survey of 830 workers regarding their 2025 salary negotiations. The findings, released on Tuesday, revealed that 49.9% of respondents engaged in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Emergency roadside assistance for electric vehicles (EVs) varies significantly by season, with winter dominated by towing requests and summer seeing a surge in tire puncture repairs, according to a recent study. The Traffic and Climate Research Center at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance analyzed two years of data from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued guidelines on February 25 for the safe use of cosmetics among youth, responding to a trend of increasingly younger children beginning to use makeup products. A survey conducted by the ministry from May to November last year revealed that 11% of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Stock-backed loans among South Korea’s major conglomerate owners have surged by nearly 1.5 trillion won ($1.05 billion) over the past eight months, reflecting an increasing reliance on equity as collateral amid financial pressures. A recent analysis by corporate research firm Leaders Index, covering 79 of the nation’s largest business [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Saramin, a major career platform in South Korea, announced on February 25 the launch of the industry’s first mock interview service featuring AI-generated human avatars, marking a new frontier in job preparation technology. The innovative career service allows job seekers to engage in realistic interview practice with AI-powered virtual interviewers who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Seongdong District in Seoul announced on February 25 that preliminary negotiations have concluded for the transformation of a former concrete plant site adjacent to Seoul Forest into what officials envision as a new cultural hub for the city. The development marks the first case of “architectural innovation pre-negotiation” in the private [...]