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SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Immanuel Kant, the 18th-century German philosopher, became the unlikely villain of South Korea’s 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on Thursday, as test-takers flooded online forums with complaints that his ideas dominated some of the exam’s most difficult questions. “Would Kant ever have imagined he’d be tormenting so many young [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Friday unveiled a new six-point set of diabetes prevention guidelines, urging the public to adopt healthier daily habits as the country observes World Diabetes Day. Diabetes — caused by insufficient insulin production or impaired insulin function — remains one of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin publicly disclosing detailed lists of harmful substances contained in tobacco products starting next year, as part of its expanded efforts to strengthen public health protections. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday that the decision was approved [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer South Koreans say they plan to give anything back when they’re gone. Only about one in five now say they would leave part of their estate to society, the lowest share in more than a decade of record-keeping. The figure—22.2 percent, according to the National Data Agency’s latest Social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul has been ranked the world’s No. 2 destination for entertainment travel at Saudi Arabia’s inaugural TOURISE Awards, highlighting the city’s growing global appeal as a cultural and leisure hub, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday. The awards, hosted by the Saudi Tourism Authority and backed by the Saudi government, [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new South Korean study has found that heavy metals contained in indoor fine dust can worsen atopic dermatitis in dogs, highlighting growing concerns about environmental health risks for household pets. The National Research Foundation of Korea said Wednesday that a research team led by Professor Kim Ha-jung of Chonnam [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that South Korean doctors work more than 2,300 hours a year on average, prompting calls from the medical community for more accurate assessments of working conditions before the government determines future medical school quotas. At a conference hosted Wednesday by the Korean Medical Association’s Research [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A coalition of South Korean scholars and cultural heritage groups on Wednesday condemned Seoul City’s plan to allow high-rise construction near Jongmyo Shrine, warning that the move could damage the integrity of the UNESCO World Heritage site. At a joint press conference held in central Seoul, 27 academic societies—including [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI held a seminar at Yonsei University on Wednesday to introduce its “Study Mode” and discuss responsible ways to use artificial intelligence in education, underscoring its growing engagement with South Korea’s academic community. The session, co-hosted with the Yonsei University Artificial Intelligence Society at the university’s College of Engineering, featured [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s biggest annual gaming exhibition, G-Star 2025, is set to open Thursday in Busan, with the nation’s leading developers unveiling a wave of new titles aimed squarely at global audiences. According to organizers, the four-day event at BEXCO will feature a record lineup of domestic and international game companies, [...]