MUAN, South Korea, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — On the reclaimed coastline of South Jeolla Province, an ambitious experiment in urban design is quietly taking shape. The corporate city of Solasido — a blend of solar, sea, and do (province) — is emerging as South Korea’s latest bid to merge renewable energy with artificial intelligence, drawing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As negotiations over tariff reductions and investment pledges continue between Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo, The Wall Street Journal has cast doubt on the scale and practicality of the enormous investment commitments reportedly sought by the Trump administration. In an editorial published Tuesday, the paper warned that the administration’s demand — [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 40 years after being forcibly sent to the notorious Samcheong Reeducation Camp under the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan, a victim has won a rare court-ordered compensation from the South Korean government. The Seoul Central District Court recently ruled that the state must pay 95 million won (about [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has unveiled what it calls the beginning of a new era in immersive computing—a headset that doesn’t just show digital worlds but listens, tracks, and responds to human behavior. The new Galaxy XR, released Wednesday in South Korea and the United States, is the first device built on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In a glass-lit exhibition hall in southern Seoul, the quiet hum of competition filled the air. Two of South Korea’s tech titans—Samsung Electronics and SK hynix—unveiled their newest weapons in the global race to power artificial intelligence: the sixth generation of high bandwidth memory chips, or HBM4. The debut [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six years after South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the nation’s longstanding abortion ban as unconstitutional, lawmakers have yet to pass replacement legislation—leaving women and medical professionals in a state of growing uncertainty. A new government-backed study released Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and [...]
MUAN, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country racing to secure its place in the global artificial intelligence arms race, South Jeolla Province has quietly become a surprising frontrunner. Backed by abundant renewable energy and vast land resources, the region is drawing some of the world’s biggest technology investments—including the government’s next national AI computing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Council is taking a landmark step toward acknowledging the economic and social value of unpaid labor traditionally carried out by women. Council Chair Choi Ho-jung announced Tuesday the introduction of an ordinance that would allow women who have spent years in household management or caregiving roles to [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s single-person households surpass 8 million, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled a new approach to monitoring mental health using Internet of Things (IoT) data collected from home environments. KAIST announced Tuesday that a research team led by Professor Lee [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a growing presence of service robots in South Korea’s restaurants and public facilities, concerns are mounting over potential hacking risks and the absence of government oversight to ensure their cybersecurity. According to data submitted by the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) to Rep. Choi Su-jin of the opposition [...]