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DAEJEON, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare albino narrow-mouthed toad (commonly known in Korea as maengkkongi) has been discovered in Daejeon, marking only the second confirmed case of its kind ever recorded in South Korea. The finding was announced by Moon Kwang-yeon, director of the Korean Herpetological Society, who observed the white-skinned, red-eyed amphibian on [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) unveiled an artificial intelligence-based sleep environment solution on Thursday, as South Korea’s leading builder accelerates efforts to integrate wellness technologies into residential living. The new system, dubbed “Hey, Sleep,” uses AI to analyze individual sleep patterns and automatically optimize environmental factors such as [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to provide full-scale support for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, aiming to position it as South Korea’s next major economic growth driver. Lee made the remarks during a ceremony to launch a project to build an AI data center in Ulsan, some 305 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy downpours hit most of South Korea on Friday, including the central and southern regions, and Jeju Island, marking the beginning of the year’s monsoon season, the weather agency said. As of 4 p.m., rainfall across the country had been measured at 5 to 10 millimeters per hour, according [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Here come the champions. With a sluggish start to their title defense now in the rearview mirror, the Kia Tigers are the hottest team in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at the moment. They have won five straight games, the longest active winning streak, and they have the best [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time in K-pop history, idol groups featuring members who defected from North Korea are making their debut this summer. According to the music industry, the six-member boy band Be Boys became the first K-pop group to include a North Korean defector when it debuted Wednesday. Member [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will kick off its fourth world tour in August. The group announced on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse on Friday that the “Act: Tomorrow” tour will begin with concerts at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Aug. 22 and 23. It [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of marriage migrant women continues to rise in South Korea, a new government report highlights the growing health disparities they face — including a higher prevalence of depression and limited access to critical health information due to language and cultural barriers. According to the Korea Institute [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study by researchers at Seoul National University Hospital suggests that terminal cancer patients who maintain a positive, proactive attitude toward life may live significantly longer — regardless of whether they suffer from depression. The study, published this week in the journal BMC Psychiatry, found that patients with [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A leading South Korean civic organization has formally requested the Education Ministry revise middle school social studies textbooks, arguing that current depictions of Africa remain oversimplified and culturally biased. The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), known for its activism in correcting historical and cultural inaccuracies, stated on Friday [...]