SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has introduced a groundbreaking addition to South Korea’s home appliance market: the country’s first water purifier with built-in ice preservation technology. The company announced the launch of its LG PuriCare ObjetCollection Ice Water Purifier on August 5, marking a significant innovation in the competitive water purifier industry. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed a significant decline in South Korea’s social cohesion over the past two years, marking a reversal from the heightened unity observed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings on August 4 in its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that two out of three South Koreans perceive their society as unfair, with particular distrust in the justice system and administrative processes. Corruption was cited as the primary cause of this perceived unfairness. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The robot vacuum cleaner market in South Korea is witnessing intensified competition as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics aggressively enter a field long dominated by China’s Roborock. The battleground is centered around all-in-one robot vacuum cleaners that combine dust suction, mopping, and self-cleaning functions. According to industry sources, Roborock, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new trend is emerging in South Korean television: reality shows that analyze footage from car dashcams and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, offering viewers a raw look at road incidents and crime scenes. According to industry insiders, these programs are gaining popularity due to their cost-effectiveness compared to variety shows [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – On July 30, in the Jeonwon Village of Seoul’s affluent Seocho district, piles of coal briquettes lined the alleyways, seemingly at odds with the sweltering heat that pushed the heat index above 33 degrees Celsius. In this community of makeshift homes and vinyl greenhouses, coal briquettes are not just for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of South Korean workers are either canceling their summer vacation plans or remain undecided, primarily due to financial constraints, according to a recent survey released on August 4. The survey, conducted by the civic group Gabjil 119 in collaboration with Global Research, polled 1,000 employees nationwide aged [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) video analysis system aimed at preventing railway accidents caused by human error, such as train operator mistakes. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KTSA) recently commissioned a research project titled Development of AI-assisted Train Operation Support Technology. This initiative seeks to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) violated copyright law by posting exam questions containing literary and artistic works on its website without proper compensation. The court’s decision, made by the Third Division under Justice Noh Jeong-hee, upholds a lower court’s partial [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, who has publicly opposed the continued presence of a statue commemorating victims of wartime sexual slavery, known as “comfort women,” has now reportedly exerted pressure to cut funding for the civic group responsible for erecting the memorial, according to local media reports. German [...]