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GS25 Leverages “Search Failures” to Discover Hidden Demand for Alcohol Products

GS25 Leverages “Search Failures” to Discover Hidden Demand for Alcohol Products

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —   South Korean convenience store chain GS25 is turning missed search results into a powerful tool for product innovation, using customer data from its mobile app to identify and launch new alcoholic beverages. GS25 announced Sunday that it has been analyzing “search failure” data from its app Our Neighborhood GS, particularly [...]

Woori Bank Launches Budget Mobile Service with Generous Incentives

Woori Bank Launches Budget Mobile Service with Generous Incentives

SEOUL, April 18, (Korea Bizwire) — Woori Bank has officially entered South Korea’s budget telecom market with the launch of its new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service, WooriWON Mobile, which began operations on April 18, 2025. To mark the launch, Woori Bank is offering promotional benefits worth up to 300,000 won for new customers [...]

Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Shipments, But Apple Leads in Sales Amid U.S. Tariff Fallout

Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Shipments, But Apple Leads in Sales Amid U.S. Tariff Fallout

SEOUL, April 17, (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics retained its position as the global leader in smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2025, according to multiple market research firms. However, a separate analysis based on sales volumes placed Apple in the top spot, raising questions about diverging metrics and the impact of U.S. trade [...]

Naver Launches ‘Be Local’ Campaign to Attract Foreign Tourists Amid Renewed Mapping Battle with Google

Naver Launches ‘Be Local’ Campaign to Attract Foreign Tourists Amid Renewed Mapping Battle with Google

SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Naver has kicked off a month-long campaign aimed at foreign tourists, promoting trendy destinations across the country through its map platform as part of broader efforts to compete with global rivals like Google. The “Be Local” campaign, which began Monday, targets users who set the Naver [...]

South Korean Game Industry Rebounds With Blockbuster Titles Across Mobile and PC/Console Platforms

South Korean Game Industry Rebounds With Blockbuster Titles Across Mobile and PC/Console Platforms

SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — After a challenging year dominated by Chinese titles, South Korea’s game industry is showing signs of renewed momentum as a string of high-performing new releases finds success across both mobile and PC/console platforms. According to data from Mobile Index, Netmarble’s RF Online Next, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game [...]

Samsung Introduces Real-Time Visual AI Feature to Galaxy S25 Series

Samsung Introduces Real-Time Visual AI Feature to Galaxy S25 Series

SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) —  Samsung Electronics has unveiled a major update to its Galaxy S25 series, integrating real-time visual artificial intelligence powered by multimodal capabilities. The new feature allows users to interact with AI by showing, rather than telling — a leap forward in intuitive mobile assistance. According to an announcement from Samsung’s newsroom [...]

KakaoTalk Experiences Temporary Outage After Constitutional Court Upholds Yoon’s Impeachment

KakaoTalk Experiences Temporary Outage After Constitutional Court Upholds Yoon’s Impeachment

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading mobile messenger app KakaoTalk experienced a temporary disruption Friday, just moments after the Constitutional Court announced its decision to uphold the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol. A large number of users encountered delays in sending and receiving messages around 11:22 a.m. when the court [...]

Samsung to Add AI-Powered Spam Protection to Latest Galaxy Phones

Samsung to Add AI-Powered Spam Protection to Latest Galaxy Phones

SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Communications Commission announced on March 25 that it has partnered with Samsung Electronics and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to develop an artificial intelligence-based system for blocking malicious text messages, which will debut on the Galaxy S25 series. The new security feature will automatically filter [...]

As Voice Phishing Escalates, Police-Backed Prevention App Sees Record Adoption

As Voice Phishing Escalates, Police-Backed Prevention App Sees Record Adoption

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As phone-based phishing scams grow increasingly sophisticated, South Koreans are turning in droves to “Citizen Conan,” an anti-phishing app operated by the National Police Agency. According to mobile analytics firm IGAWorks Mobile Index, the number of Citizen Conan users surged by 215.9% in February, reaching 1.39 million, compared to [...]

Regulators Detect 22,000 Hidden Ads on Social Media, Short-Form Videos a Major Offender

Regulators Detect 22,000 Hidden Ads on Social Media, Short-Form Videos a Major Offender

SEJONG, South Korea, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 22,000 cases of suspected deceptive advertising on social media were identified in South Korea last year, as authorities intensified efforts to regulate undisclosed sponsored content. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) released its 2024 Social Media Deceptive Advertising Monitoring Report on Sunday, revealing that 22,011 posts [...]