SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Colorectal cancer, long considered a “Western disease,” is surging in South Korea, particularly among people in their 20s and 30s, where cases are growing at an annual rate of about 4 percent. A new study has identified Western-style eating habits as a major driver of the trend. A joint [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly a third of South Korean retail investors using mobile trading apps have experienced system failures or access disruptions, raising concerns about reliability in a market where split-second timing can determine profits and losses. According to a survey released Friday by the Korea Consumer Agency, 59 percent of respondents [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is fast-tracking efforts to develop on-device artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors, critical components for autonomous vehicles, collaborative robots, and unmanned aerial systems, as part of a broader push to secure technological sovereignty and industrial competitiveness. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Friday that a state panel [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean universities are becoming markedly more international, with foreign students now accounting for more than 20 percent of enrollment at a growing number of institutions, according to a new government-affiliated study released Thursday. The Korea Immigration Policy Institute, analyzing data from the Korean Educational Development Institute, found that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading private education body, the Korea Association of Hakwon (KAOH), has moved to ban admission tests at so-called “English kindergartens,” following mounting criticism that the practice fuels excessive early-age competition and deepens the country’s shadow education market. The association’s Foreign Language Education Council announced Thursday that its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Once confined to military bases and the closets of enlisted soldiers, the “ROKA Tee” — a functional T-shirt emblazoned with the insignia of South Korea’s armed forces — has become an unlikely fashion hit among civilians, tourists, and students. At a military supply store in Yongsan earlier this month, [...]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fresh off its record-breaking streaming success, Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is storming into theaters — and drawing sold-out crowds. The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday that a limited theatrical “sing-along” event, scheduled for August 23–24 across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., has [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — After a summer break during the peak heat, the Seoul Outdoor Library will reopen on September 5 and run through November 2, the city government announced Thursday. The library will operate evenings (4 p.m. to 10 p.m.) throughout September before shifting to daytime hours (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Heritage Service announced Thursday that it will launch an on-site video description program at Taereung, a royal tomb in northeastern Seoul, beginning next month and running through December 5. The program, organized with the Seoul Tourism Organization, is designed to make cultural heritage more accessible to the [...]
CHANGWON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — At Hyundai Rotem’s test track in the southern city of Changwon last week, two K2 Black Panther tanks roared to life, spinning on the spot like soldiers in drill formation before surging down a straightaway at speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour on paved roads. The demonstration came [...]