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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix has emerged as the most satisfying streaming service for South Korean consumers, with content diversity ranking as the top factor influencing platform choice, according to a government survey released August 14. The Korea Consumer Agency polled 1,500 users — 300 each from Netflix, Disney+, Wavve, Coupang Play and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro is appealing for commuter cooperation as it struggles to manage a flood of complaints over subway heating and cooling, with the vast majority concerning uncomfortably hot trains. From May to July this year, the operator received more than 340,000 temperature-related grievances — an average of 3,520 per [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 80 years after Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, a majority of South Koreans believe remnants of pro-Japanese collaboration remain unaddressed, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI). The nationwide poll, conducted August 1–7 by Korea Data World, found that 70.9% [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung’s signature higher-education pledge to create “10 new Seoul National Universities” has been adopted as an official state agenda item, setting the stage for full-scale implementation. The initiative, part of the administration’s effort to tackle longstanding regional disparities in education quality, aims to invest heavily in regional [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy rain alerts were issued in some parts of the nation Wednesday, with downpours of around 150 millimeters per hour forecast for the greater Seoul region until the following day, the weather agency said. More than 100 mm of torrential rain pounded the Seoul metropolitan area, with 149.2 mm [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hanwha Eagles broke their own South Korean baseball league record with their 48th sellout of the season Wednesday. The Eagles hosted the Lotte Giants before a capacity crowd of 17,000 at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, 140 kilometers south of Seoul. In 2024, the Eagles had established [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s transport ministry said Wednesday it has introduced a new system with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allowing air travelers from Incheon to Atlanta to connect to onward flights without having to reclaim and recheck their baggage. The ministry said it has begun implementing an international remote [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking move, the virtual idol group PLAVE has been appointed as the first-ever “Startup Seoul Ambassador,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday. The appointment ceremony, held at Seoul City Hall, marks a strategic effort to enhance the global visibility of Seoul’s startup ecosystem. PLAVE, a five-member [...]
BUSAN, Aug.13 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has successfully decoded the full genome of the extinct sea lion species, known as Kangchi, which once inhabited Dokdo Island. The breakthrough, the first of its kind in the world, provides scientific evidence that the species’ extinction was primarily caused by overhunting during the [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has unveiled a groundbreaking smart contact lens capable of performing retinal diagnostics, a significant step in the evolution of eye health technology. The collaborative effort, led by Professor Yoo Seung-hyeop of KAIST, Professor Woo Se-jun from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Professor Han [...]