SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A viral video shows Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace submerged in water after torrential rain, with people in yellow raincoats bailing out water — and, in a surreal twist, a seal swimming across the flooded courtyard. It looks uncannily real, but the scene is pure fiction, created by artificial intelligence. As [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One year after South Korea implemented a program allowing pregnant women in crisis to give birth under pseudonyms, 109 women have utilized the service, and 171 others have opted to raise their children following state-supported counseling, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The program, known as the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has donated 2 billion won (US$1.4 million) to support recovery efforts in areas hit by recent torrential rains in South Korea. The donation was delivered to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association to aid the swift restoration of flood-damaged regions and provide [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The first-round applications for the government’s cash handouts to all South Koreans began nationwide Monday and will continue until Sept. 12, the interior ministry said. Under the plan intended to help stimulate domestic consumption, all South Korean citizens residing in the country as of June 18, the day before [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. have won a combined 11 honors — two Best of the Best and nine Winner awards across eight categories — at the 2025 Red Dot Product Design competition, Hyundai Motor Group said Monday. Hyundai’s City-Pod and Urban-Pod, along with Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean university students are treating enlistment in the Air Force like a college entrance exam, as soaring competition has triggered a rush for certifications, volunteer hours, and even blood donations in a bid to earn higher scores in the military’s recruitment system. With monthly [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As Korean pop culture continues to captivate global audiences, secondhand K-pop merchandise is experiencing a dramatic surge in international demand, driving a new wave of “reverse direct-to-consumer” sales from South Korea to overseas buyers. According to Bunjang, a leading Korean secondhand marketplace, the platform’s global transaction volume in the first [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite growing awareness of multiculturalism in South Korea, a new national survey reveals that while a significant portion of Koreans are open to having immigrants as neighbors or coworkers, far fewer are willing to accept them as close family members. According to a report released Friday by the Korea [...]
GYEONGJU, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), issued a pointed warning on Friday about China’s rapid advancement in manufacturing AI, urging South Korea to form a strategic alliance with Japan and reform key policies to maintain competitiveness in the global AI [...]
DAEJEON, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is seeing a sharp rise in baking-related patents, driven by growing consumer demand for bread and a cultural shift toward Western-style diets, according to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). Over the past two decades, more than 3,500 patent applications have been filed in the baking sector, [...]