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SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry has opened the year with intensifying competition in the hypertension treatment market, as drugmakers race to secure an early foothold in one of the country’s largest and most lucrative therapeutic segments. With an estimated 10 million patients and a market valued at roughly 2.4 trillion won, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Gangnam District has begun installing newly designed “separated smoking booths” along major commercial corridors, part of a broader effort to reduce secondhand smoke and ease tensions between smokers and pedestrians. District officials said Thursday that the first booths have been placed near the DB Financial Center on Teheran-ro and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans’ rice consumption fell to a record low in 2025 as changing diets and eating habits continued to reduce demand, government data showed Thursday. Per capita rice consumption stood at 62.5 kilograms last year, down 3 percent, or 1.9 kg, from the previous year, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newly opened real estate brokerage offices in South Korea fell last year to its lowest level since the Asian financial crisis, underscoring the prolonged slump gripping the country’s property market. According to data released Tuesday by the Korea Association of Realtors, just 9,150 licensed brokers opened new [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s artificial intelligence–based labor law consultation service recorded more than 117,000 inquiries last year, underscoring growing demand for round-the-clock guidance on wages, working hours and employment rights, the Labor Ministry said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, usage of the AI-powered service rose sharply in 2025, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Com2uS Corp. said Wednesday that cumulative revenue from its baseball game franchises has exceeded 1 trillion won, marking a major milestone for one of South Korea’s longest-running mobile sports gaming series. The company has built its baseball gaming business steadily since launching the original “Com2uS Pro Baseball” series in 2008, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Cultural heritage authorities have granted conditional approval for K-pop megastar BTS to film at major historic sites in central Seoul, as the band plans a major performance in the Gwanghwamun area to promote its long-awaited comeback in March. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Tuesday its Cultural Heritage Committee [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ Olive Young Corp., the distribution arm of South Korea’s food-to-cosmetics conglomerate CJ Group, said Wednesday it has partnered with Sephora to launch dedicated K-beauty zones across the French cosmetics retailer’s online and offline channels. Under the strategic partnership, Sephora customers in six countries will initially gain access to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Air Co. will completely ban the use of portable battery banks on all of its domestic and international flights, the low-cost carrier said Wednesday, citing concerns over in-flight fire risks. Starting Thursday, passengers will no longer be allowed to use power banks to charge electronic devices, such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday signaled a push for stronger government intervention in everyday cost-of-living issues, calling for the development of low-cost sanitary pads — potentially distributed free of charge — while pressing ministers to accelerate reforms across welfare, labor safety and public integrity. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting at [...]