SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented surge in computing demand, global data center operators are racing to redesign the infrastructure that powers the digital economy, with electricity, cooling and automation emerging as the defining challenges of the next phase. In its annual “Vertiv Frontiers” report released this week, Vertiv said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly four in 10 South Koreans believe corruption is pervasive in the public sector, while a majority view Korean society as broadly corrupt and unfair, according to a nationwide survey released Tuesday, underscoring a persistent gap between government reform efforts and public perception. The findings come from the 2025 Corruption [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea braces for sweeping changes to its college admissions system following a particularly difficult 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, winter break has become the most intense—and expensive—season yet for private education. Enrollment at winter academies and early preparatory courses for repeat test-takers has surged beyond capacity, with programs [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Koreans agree that the country’s health care system needs reform, but most remain largely unaware of the government’s ongoing overhaul aimed at strengthening regional and essential medical services, according to a new survey. A nationwide poll of 2,000 adults conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute [...]
NARA, JAPAN & SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan struck an unexpected and highly symbolic chord on Tuesday, performing an impromptu drum duet following their summit meeting in Nara Prefecture. The private performance took place during an off-the-record reception after the leaders’ bilateral [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A majority of affluent retail investors in South Korea expect stock markets at home and abroad to extend their gains this year, with artificial intelligence and robotics emerging as the most favored investment themes, according to a new survey by Mirae Asset Securities. In a poll conducted by the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shrinking population is poised to reach another stark milestone this year, as the number of children entering elementary school is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time on record, according to the Education Ministry. The ministry said it now estimates that 298,178 students will enter first [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean teachers are seeking to establish personal brands rooted in their professional expertise, reflecting a growing interest in entrepreneurship and self-directed career development within the education sector. According to a survey released this month by the Korea Federation of Enterprises’ Center for Entrepreneurship Development, [...]
YONGIN, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — After an accident left him paralyzed, an avid gamer known by the nickname “iick” spent nearly a decade in what he described as the darkest period of his life. What helped pull him back, he told an audience this month, was not therapy or medicine, but the rediscovery of play—made [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service said Monday that new medical analysis has reaffirmed smoking as the dominant cause of lung cancer, just days before an appellate court ruling in the country’s landmark tobacco lawsuit. According to the National Health Insurance Service, an assessment of male lung cancer patients involved [...]