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SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appeals court has sided with game developer NCSOFT in a lawsuit filed by a Lineage M player who refused to share valuable in-game items obtained through joint play, ruling that the company’s action to confiscate the items and suspend the user’s account was justified. The Seoul High [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche (WiWo) has spotlighted South Korea’s aggressive push to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI), describing the country as one of the world’s most attractive emerging markets for technology investors. In an article titled “Why South Korea Is Becoming Increasingly Attractive to Tech Investors [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Thursday it has conducted a major reorganization and personnel reshuffle aimed at restoring customer confidence and strengthening its focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The company said its organization has been regrouped into two main pillars — telecommunications and AI — [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new South Korean study has found that heavy metals contained in indoor fine dust can worsen atopic dermatitis in dogs, highlighting growing concerns about environmental health risks for household pets. The National Research Foundation of Korea said Wednesday that a research team led by Professor Kim Ha-jung of Chonnam [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Forecasts for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are soaring at an unprecedented pace, with analysts projecting that the two chipmakers could generate nearly half of all corporate operating profits on South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index next year, fueled by the global boom in artificial intelligence. According to financial data provider [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday it will begin a public review of the enforcement decree for the nation’s landmark Artificial Intelligence Basic Act, set to take effect on January 22, 2026. The draft legislation, open for comment until December 22, outlines the country’s first comprehensive regulatory [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI held a seminar at Yonsei University on Wednesday to introduce its “Study Mode” and discuss responsible ways to use artificial intelligence in education, underscoring its growing engagement with South Korea’s academic community. The session, co-hosted with the Yonsei University Artificial Intelligence Society at the university’s College of Engineering, featured [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexon’s Mabinogi Mobile was named the best Korean game of the year, winning the Presidential Award at the 2025 Korea Game Awards held Tuesday in Busan. Developed by Nexon’s internal studio DevCAT, Mabinogi Mobile is a mobile and PC MMORPG released on March 27. The title reimagines Mabinogi, Nexon’s 2004 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is set to launch its first dual-folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z Trifold, next month, marking a new step in the evolution of foldable devices. According to industry sources, Samsung will hold an official launch event on December 5 to introduce the Trifold and begin domestic sales. The model, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Both Samsung Electronics and Apple are expected to revamp their flagship smartphone lineups in 2026 after the disappointing performance of their ultra-thin models released earlier this year, 2025. Apple introduced the iPhone Air in September 2025, a 5.6-millimeter-thick, 165-gram handset replacing the traditional “Plus” model in the iPhone 17 series. [...]