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SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Some of the fashion labels that once defined the wardrobes of South Korea’s Y2K generation are staging a comeback, blending heritage with contemporary appeal to reach both nostalgic older shoppers and trend-conscious younger consumers. Reebok has reintroduced its classic “Club C 85” sneakers in a limited-edition model marking the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver’s livestreaming platform Chzzk has permanently suspended the channel of a 12-year-old elementary school “Vtuber,” citing a violation of its rule barring anyone under 14 from joining. The decision has reignited debate over child safety and regulation in the fast-growing world of virtual broadcasting. The girl, born in 2013, [...]
SEONGNAM, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon has launched a new short-form animation service, “Cuts,” marking its first foray into building a platform for entirely new content rather than simply expanding its vast library of webtoon intellectual property. Speaking at Naver’s Green Factory headquarters in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Kim Hyo-jung, the company’s chief [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — When a popular YouTube commentator recently began selling a “990 won salt bread,” it was more than a marketing stunt. It was a pointed jab at what Koreans have come to call “breadflation,” a steep rise in bread prices that many believe has made the staple disproportionately expensive at home compared [...]
POHANG, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has unveiled a wearable device that can measure blood sugar in real time using only a person’s sweat, a potential breakthrough for diabetes management that avoids the need for finger pricks or invasive patches. The research team, led by Professor Han Sae-kwang at POSTECH [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has canceled the government’s plan to build a new airport on the ecologically sensitive Saemangeum tidal flats, a ruling hailed by environmental groups as a rare legal victory for conservation. The Seoul Administrative Court on Thursday sided with a coalition of 1,308 citizen plaintiffs who [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With his club’s postseason chances slipping away with each mounting loss, Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyoung said Thursday he is really missing his injured captain Jeon Jun-woo. The 39-year-old has not played since Aug. 5 with a hamstring injury. And during his protracted absence, the Giants have posted the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In a precedent-setting ruling, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Thursday that pharmacists may seek the cancellation of a rival pharmacy’s license if it opens directly next to a medical clinic in violation of pharmacy law. The decision overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by pharmacists in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed an artificial intelligence model that allows parents to screen toddlers for autism spectrum disorder at home using nothing more than a smartphone. The study, led by Professors Chun Geun-ah and Kim Hwi-young of Severance Hospital and Professor Kim Boong-nyun of Seoul [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — On a spring evening in 1964, an 18-year-old farm girl fought back against a man who tried to assault her in a desolate field near her home. She was small, he was strong, and escape seemed impossible. Desperate, she did the only thing she could: when he forced a [...]