SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest companies now employ more workers in their 50s than in their 20s, a demographic shift that underscores slowing youth hiring amid persistent economic headwinds. As of the end of 2024, employees in their 20s accounted for 19.8% of the workforce at 124 major companies tracked [...]
Project aims to detect stress at genetic level before visible symptoms emerge SUWON, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services has launched an ambitious initiative to develop an artificial intelligence-based system capable of predicting crop stress caused by extreme weather and pest outbreaks before symptoms are visible. Announced [...]
Experts call for stronger protections as digital surveillance expands beyond physical boundaries SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As digital technologies reshape the nature of personal relationships, experts are warning that South Korea’s legal system is falling behind in protecting victims of online stalking—an increasingly pervasive form of tech-enabled coercive control. In a recent paper [...]
Breakthrough marks milestone in long-endurance unmanned aerial technology using homegrown hydrogen fuel cell SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire)— A South Korean research team has successfully completed a 12-hour continuous flight using a domestically developed hydrogen fuel cell-powered drone, setting a new national benchmark for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) endurance, the Korea Institute of Materials Science [...]
SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has launched the LG CineBeam Shorts, a compact 4K ultra-short-throw projector that promises to deliver immersive visuals even in tight spaces. Designed to project a 100-inch screen from just 39.3 centimeters away, the device offers exceptional space efficiency and portability, weighing only 1.9 kilograms. Continuing the design [...]
As tip jars quietly appear in restaurants, backlash grows against what many see as creeping Americanization of service culture SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are voicing frustration over the appearance of tip boxes in local restaurants, igniting debate over whether a foreign practice should be grafted onto a [...]
As ad revenue declines, South Korean digital creators shift toward memberships, merch, and multi-platform branding strategies SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Once fueled by the chase for views and viral content, South Korea’s YouTubers are increasingly transforming into entrepreneurs, diversifying their revenue streams and treating their channels as full-fledged personal brands. According to industry sources [...]
New climate projections highlight urgent need for emissions reduction under President Lee’s administration as global temperatures rise under Trump-era climate diplomacy gap SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea could face a dramatic surge in extreme heat events unless global carbon emissions are curbed, with so-called “compound extreme heat days” projected to increase up [...]
SANCHEONG, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In the aftermath of back-to-back disasters, the rural county of Sancheong in South Gyeongsang Province finds itself overwhelmed, under-resourced, and emblematic of a broader crisis facing South Korea’s depopulating regions. Slammed first by a massive wildfire in March and then by record-breaking rains in July that dumped nearly 800 [...]
National security concerns and U.S. trade pressure shape South Korea’s cautious stance on data sovereignty SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is deferring a key decision on whether to allow Google to export high-resolution mapping data until after an upcoming summit between President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump, underscoring [...]