SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to enhance consumer protection and transparency in the veterinary industry, South Korea is set to implement new measures requiring animal hospitals to display their service fees more prominently. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo presided over a meeting of the Consumer Policy Committee on August 26 at the Seoul [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In an unexpected turn of events, the popular beach destinations in Gangneung, a coastal city in South Korea’s Gangwon Province, have witnessed a significant decrease in waste despite a surge in visitors during the peak summer season. According to data released by the city on August 26, the amount of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The government’s proposal of maintaining a tight budget in 2025 illustrated its commitment to fiscal policy normalization amid the tax revenue shortfall, but calls for greater fiscal policy roles have also grown in the face of weak domestic demand and longer-term growth momentum, experts said Tuesday. The finance ministry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking study has revealed that astrocytes, star-shaped non-neuronal cells in the brain, can potentially restore memory and cognitive abilities in Alzheimer’s patients by removing toxic proteins through a process called autophagy. On August 25, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team led by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, a new fashion trend is taking hold among the MZ generation (those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s) who value individuality. This trend, known as “kkumi”, involves personalizing various fashion items, from shoes (“shin-kkumi”) to T-shirts (“ti-kkumi”) and bags (“baek-kkumi”). On August 24, Eland World’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that young adults in South Korea are at the forefront of changing media consumption habits, with 20-somethings spending an average of 70 minutes daily on online video streaming services (OTT). The “2024 Target Report,” released on August 26 by MezzoMedia, a digital marketing firm under [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ruled that a hospital must pay approximately 400 million won in compensation to the family of an American patient who died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism after being discharged following hip fracture surgery. The Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Settlement Division 15 (presided over by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom, a leading South Korean telecommunications company, announced on August 26 that it will provide a ‘passkey’ system to businesses as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, enabling login and user authentication without passwords. Passkey is a global standard technology that allows authentication and login through public key [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress announced on August 26 that it has implemented protective measures for more than 8,500 Korean brands from December of last year to July of this year, primarily through blocking counterfeit products. AliExpress has intensified efforts to protect and manage intellectual property rights to safeguard the interests [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A disturbing trend of “deepfake” pornography, created by digitally manipulating photos of acquaintances and social media users, has ignited widespread alarm across South Korea, prompting police investigations and raising serious questions about online privacy and digital ethics. Reports of victims have emerged from over 300 schools nationwide, according to a [...]