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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When Korean American singer-songwriter Ejae first heard her voice soar through theaters in Netflix’s animated blockbuster KPop Demon Hunters, she didn’t imagine the soundtrack would take over the world. But two months later, her song “Golden” had done the impossible — topping both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the [...]
JEJU, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island will host an eco-themed camping and cooking festival powered entirely by renewable energy from local wind farms, as part of efforts to promote carbon neutrality and sustainable living. The two-day RE100 Camping & Cook Festa will take place on October 18–19 at the Dongbok and Bukchon wind power [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has moved to dismantle decades-old billing practices between clinics and diagnostic laboratories, a reform it says is essential to restoring transparency and safeguarding patient safety. But the medical community is pushing back, calling the measure hasty and detached from on-the-ground realities. The Ministry of Health and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has unveiled the works of artist Maret Anne Sara at Tate Modern in London, part of a prestigious annual art project hosted jointly by the South Korean automaker and the renowned British art gallery. Now in its 10th year, the Hyundai Commission project [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that the death of a 22-year-old man following a COVID-19 vaccination was causally linked to the shot, marking a rare judicial recognition of vaccine-related death in the country. According to a ruling by the Seoul Administrative Court, the man, identified only as A, received [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) pushed back on Monday against a recent study by domestic medical researchers suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines could increase the risk of cancer, saying the findings do not establish a causal link. “The mechanisms behind cancer development take years to identify,” a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A new nationwide survey has revealed a striking paradox at the heart of South Korea’s digital transformation: while most public officials have experimented with artificial intelligence in their work, the vast majority of government documents remain locked in formats AI systems can’t read. According to data released Monday by Democratic [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antibiotic consumption ranks among the highest in the OECD, fueling alarm over the nation’s growing risk of antimicrobial resistance — a potential “superbug” crisis that public health experts warn could endanger lives and strain hospitals. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and newly released [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pianist Lim Yunchan, 21, widely regarded as one of the world’s most promising classical musicians, has drawn public attention after comments he made two months ago to an Italian newspaper resurfaced online — remarks in which he described his teenage years in South Korea as “painful” and “suffocating.” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul residents who fear accidental drug exposure during overseas travel, such as over the Chuseok holiday, can undergo free and anonymous drug testing at local public health centers, the city government said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government operates the program across all 25 district health centers, offering tests for [...]