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SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As tech giants worldwide accelerate development of vision-language models (VLMs)—AI systems capable of understanding images, text, and speech simultaneously—South Korean firms are joining the global race with new multimodal technologies of their own. The technology gained public attention when OpenAI demonstrated its GPT-4o model last year by helping a visually [...]
DAEJEON, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed an artificial intelligence–powered communication tool that enables children with minimally verbal autism to engage more meaningfully with their parents, marking a breakthrough in assistive technology for neurodiverse families. Led by Professor Hong Hwa-jung at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A former employee of a South Korean semiconductor supplier has been arrested and indicted for allegedly attempting to leak advanced chip packaging technology overseas, police said Friday. The suspect, a man in his 40s identified only as Kim, was taken into custody on May 9 at Incheon International Airport [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is doubling down on cost-cutting measures within its television division as it continues operating under an emergency management system introduced last year to weather mounting industry pressures. According to industry sources, Samsung’s Visual Display (VD) division reaffirmed its internal austerity guidelines in a company-wide notice on May 12. [...]
DAEJEON, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has identified a specific brain circuit responsible for forming fear memories induced solely by visual threats—without any physical pain—offering new insights into the neurological basis of PTSD, anxiety disorders, and depression. In findings published May 9 [...]
SEOUL,May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bright classroom at Deokseong Girls’ Middle School in central Seoul, students began their first-period social studies lesson not with paper textbooks but with Apple iPads, seamlessly streaming a video on refugees from the Gaza Strip. It was a typical scene in one of South Korea’s pioneering Apple Distinguished [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The government held a consultative meeting with private sector stakeholders Thursday to promote the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug development in response to the intensifying global competition in the bio-health sector. The meeting brought together officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and other relevant government [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cho Joo-wan said Thursday his company is expanding its focus on business opportunities in emerging markets across Southeast Asia, South America and Africa. “The global economy is entering a new era — shaped by rapid technological and geopolitical changes,” Cho wrote in [...]
JEJU, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As food delivery fees and dining costs continue to climb, consumers in South Korea’s Jeju Province are turning in growing numbers to Meokkaebi, a government-backed public delivery app offering lower prices and incentives. According to provincial officials on Wednesday, monthly orders on Meokkaebi surged to 62,546 in April 2025, up 431% [...]
ULSAN, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Navy is exploring new frontiers in modern warfare by testing civilian drones and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for potential military applications during a large-scale exercise conducted off the coast of Ulsan this week. For five days starting May 12, the Navy launched its first training program focused on [...]