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DAEJEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence–based system that can objectively detect depression and assess treatment effects by analyzing everyday behavior, a breakthrough that could pave the way for more precise mental health diagnosis and care. According to Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, a research team led [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly four in 10 South Koreans believe corruption is pervasive in the public sector, while a majority view Korean society as broadly corrupt and unfair, according to a nationwide survey released Tuesday, underscoring a persistent gap between government reform efforts and public perception. The findings come from the 2025 Corruption [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea braces for sweeping changes to its college admissions system following a particularly difficult 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, winter break has become the most intense—and expensive—season yet for private education. Enrollment at winter academies and early preparatory courses for repeat test-takers has surged beyond capacity, with programs [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Koreans agree that the country’s health care system needs reform, but most remain largely unaware of the government’s ongoing overhaul aimed at strengthening regional and essential medical services, according to a new survey. A nationwide poll of 2,000 adults conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shrinking population is poised to reach another stark milestone this year, as the number of children entering elementary school is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time on record, according to the Education Ministry. The ministry said it now estimates that 298,178 students will enter first [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean teachers are seeking to establish personal brands rooted in their professional expertise, reflecting a growing interest in entrepreneurship and self-directed career development within the education sector. According to a survey released this month by the Korea Federation of Enterprises’ Center for Entrepreneurship Development, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service said Monday that new medical analysis has reaffirmed smoking as the dominant cause of lung cancer, just days before an appellate court ruling in the country’s landmark tobacco lawsuit. According to the National Health Insurance Service, an assessment of male lung cancer patients involved [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s gaming community has publicly challenged the Ministry of Health and Welfare, accusing it of overstepping legal boundaries by treating video games as objects of addiction control without clear statutory grounds. The Korea Game Users Association said on Monday that current mental health legislation does not list games as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea prepared to welcome 2026, the Year of the Red Horse, an unsettling debate emerged within the country’s horse industry: whether euthanasia for retired racehorses has become unavoidable. At a closed-door meeting last month near Gwangmyeong Station, officials and experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Korea Racing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea enters 2026, the Year of the Red Horse in the traditional lunar calendar, galleries across the country are marking the occasion with a wave of exhibitions devoted to one of humanity’s oldest artistic symbols. In Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong, Gallery Sein is hosting a special exhibition titled “Let [...]