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SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean media scholars has called for the abandonment of the medical classification of gaming disorder, arguing that framing play as a disease reflects a long history of cultural repression cloaked in health concerns. In a report commissioned by the Korea Creative Content Agency and the [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a potential breakthrough for plastic recycling, South Korean scientists have developed a plasma-based process that can convert mixed plastic waste directly into high-value chemical feedstocks without the need for sorting or label removal. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced Wednesday that its consortium — which [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In a breakthrough that could reshape medical imaging and telehealth, Korean scientists have developed the world’s first disposable ultrasound patch made entirely of silicon, eliminating the toxic lead traditionally used in piezoelectric devices. The team, led by Lee Byung-chul of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), worked [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The world’s leading electronics makers are converging on Berlin this week for IFA 2025, Europe’s largest consumer technology fair, where artificial intelligence and energy efficiency are expected to dominate the conversation as competition intensifies in the premium appliance market. The five-day event, which begins September 5 under the theme “Imagine [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is deepening its push into Europe’s clean-energy market, announcing a partnership with Britain’s largest power supplier, Octopus Energy, to roll out next-generation heating and cooling systems across the region. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in London on August 28, LG said Tuesday. The agreement [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential Office of National Security held a cybersecurity response meeting Monday to strengthen defenses against evolving cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Oh Hyun-joo, the third deputy national security officer, chaired the session attended by officials from 10 government agencies, including the National Intelligence Service and the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is set to unveil its latest vision for the connected home, announcing it will showcase its new AI-powered home hub, LG ThinQ ON, at the IFA 2025 consumer electronics fair in Berlin. The device, equipped with generative artificial intelligence, is designed to understand context, learn household patterns [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Britain’s Trade Minister Douglas Alexander paid a rare visit to an artificial intelligence (AI) research center of LG Group on Monday as the South Korean company prepares to launch a new financial service with the London exchange. Alexander visited the AI research center in western Seoul with officials from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. emerged as the third-largest smartphone vendor in Japan in the second quarter, industry data showed Monday, climbing two notches from a year earlier. The South Korean tech giant accounted for 10 percent of the market in the April-June period, up from 7 percent a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple is preparing to unveil its iPhone 17 series next month, including a new ultra-thin “Air” model, in a launch closely watched by South Korea’s top electronics suppliers whose earnings are tightly bound to the device’s global success. The event, scheduled for September 9 at Apple Park’s Steve Jobs [...]