SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As far-right groups staged another anti-China rally near Daerim Station in southwestern Seoul, students at a nearby middle school responded with a counter-message: “Stop hate, start respect.” Dozens of teenagers held placards reading “Schools should be free of hate” and “Together in diversity” as they marched through their neighborhood, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch a new international consortium this week aimed at advancing “physical artificial intelligence” — AI systems integrated into vehicles, robots and other physical platforms — as part of a push to secure leadership in the fast-emerging field. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 citizens staged a counter-rally in Seoul’s Daerim neighborhood on Thursday evening to oppose a far-right demonstration marked by anti-Chinese sentiment, with members of the Chinese Korean community publicly speaking out for the first time. Gathered outside Exit 5 of Daerim Station, parents, residents, and civic groups denounced [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — When a young Taiwanese tourist emerged from the steaming heat of a jjimjilbang in Seoul last week, she laughed and admitted the traditional Korean sauna had been “hot but fun.” She said she came with her mother after watching the hit Netflix animation K-Pop Demon Hunters, curious to experience [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry is bracing for fallout after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that the widely used painkiller Tylenol could raise the risk of autism when taken during pregnancy, a claim experts say lacks scientific basis. At a White House press conference on September 22, Trump said studies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. military has deployed its new Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) system to South Korea, marking the first time the advanced air defense platform has been stationed at an overseas base. According to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George [...]
JEJU, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s decision to expand visa-free entry for Chinese group tourists is expected to bring sweeping changes to Jeju’s tourism market, easing earlier concerns that the island could lose visitors to Seoul and other major destinations. Starting September 29, Chinese nationals traveling in groups of three or more through [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s widening gap between retirement and pension eligibility is fueling structural imbalances in middle-aged employment, with Seoul turning to data-driven policymaking to address the challenge. According to a new survey of 10,000 job seekers and 450 companies released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul 50 Plus [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A top South Korean presidential aide said Wednesday that a potential currency swap with the United States is an essential safeguard in ongoing trade talks, but not sufficient on its own to resolve the thorny negotiations. Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, told reporters in New York [...]
NEWYORK, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea chaired a United Nations Security Council debate on artificial intelligence and international security on Wednesday, marking the first time a South Korean leader has presided over an open council session. The event reflected Seoul’s rotating presidency of the body this month and underscored [...]