SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with historically low birth rates and a rapidly aging population, a surprising economic trend has emerged: the booming demand for high-end baby products, with some items now fetching well over 1 million won. What was once a market defined by necessity is increasingly shaped by [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric carts commonly used at tourist attractions, theme parks, and campgrounds across South Korea are operating in a regulatory gray zone with poor safety oversight, according to a new investigation by the Korea Consumer Agency. In a report released Tuesday, the agency reviewed 15 electric cart rental businesses nationwide and [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The explosion of short-form video content on platforms like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts may be fueling a surge in smartphone overdependence among young South Koreans, a new academic study has found — prompting calls for greater social and platform accountability in addressing digital addiction. According to research published [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners who have experienced South Korean pop culture associate the country with its popular music, dubbed K-pop, more than any other form of content, a government report showed Monday. The annual report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is grappling with a shrinking pool of blood donors as demographic challenges and shifting social incentives undercut participation, despite a modest rebound in total donations since the pandemic. According to 2024 data released by the Korean Red Cross and Statistics Korea, the number of individuals who donated blood [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In the aftermath of former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment earlier this year, a faction of his staunch supporters has turned against South Korea’s mainstream media, embracing conspiracy theories and fringe platforms as primary sources of information. These supporters, whose political fervor transcends traditional left-right divisions, have vilified journalists at public [...]
NEW YORK, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Can artificial intelligence become an emotionally resonant companion or a genuine creative collaborator? That was the central question posed at a screening and panel discussion held Thursday at Parsons School of Design in New York, where the short documentary Being the Machine made its debut. The film, under [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea continues to grapple with its demographic challenges, experts are urging the government to expand legal protections and policy support for unmarried cohabiting families, particularly those raising children, who remain largely excluded from existing welfare systems. At a population policy seminar hosted Thursday by the Korean Peninsula Population Institute [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A quiet hillside arrest. A missing teenager. A fragment of a report, dated August 17, 1994, offers little more than this: “Took refuge in a mountain near the village, was captured by military police forces, later disappeared while imprisoned on the mainland.” The boy’s name was Yang Byung-in. He was [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Netflix series When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title: Poksak Sokassuda), set against the scenic backdrop of Jeju Island, garners global attention, local authorities are moving swiftly to position Jeju as a premier filming destination. In a bid to strengthen its competitiveness in location-based production, Jeju [...]