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SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As springtime brings blooming forsythias along with the unwelcome arrival of fine dust and yellow sand, South Korean cat owners face a familiar dilemma: how to ventilate their homes without exposing their pets to polluted air. LG Electronics is offering a novel solution with the launch of its AeroCat Tower [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In a country where mobile connectivity is as vital as the air people breathe, a hacking scandal at SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, has shaken public trust — and the sense of security that underpins daily life. Nearly ten days have passed since the breach was first detected, [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier by subscriber count, is experiencing a surge in customer defections in the wake of a major hacking incident, industry data showed Monday. According to telecommunications industry sources, 1,665 SK Telecom subscribers switched to rival carriers on April 26. Of these, 1,280 users ported [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s second-largest battery maker, said Monday it will promote its latest energy storage system (ESS) battery products at a major European battery exhibition next month. Samsung SDI will take part in InterBattery Europe 2025, one of the key exhibitions under The Smarter E Europe — [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) service DeepSeek, which stirred controversy last week for the overseas transfer of Korean user information, disclosed a Korean-language version of its partially revised information processing policy Monday. The move came five days after the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) revealed that DeepSeek transferred Korean users’ [...]
SEOUL, April 28(Korea Bizwire) — Despite aggressive efforts to attract outstanding foreign talent to bolster its science and engineering sectors, South Korea is facing challenges in persuading international students to settle in the country after graduation, a new government report shows. On April 27, the National Research Foundation of Korea released findings from its study on [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As competition from Chinese firms intensifies and prices for older memory products plunge, major global semiconductor manufacturers are accelerating a strategic shift: phasing out legacy DRAM production and concentrating on high-end, high-margin memory technologies. According to Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce and local media reports on April 27, Samsung Electronics [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SpaceX and OneWeb are on track to launch low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication services in South Korea before the end of 2025, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The ministry announced on April 27 that administrative procedures for approving the companies’ domestic satellite services are in the final [...]
BANGKOK, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics plans to invest approximately 17 billion won ($126 million) into its home appliance manufacturing facility in southern India, months after the plant was rocked by labor strikes and sit-ins, according to Indian authorities. On April 27, Reuters reported that T.R.B. Rajaa, Minister for Industries of Tamil Nadu, announced [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — In a quiet shop tucked into Seoul’s tech hub of Yongsan, a line of visitors snakes past gleaming rows of keyboards — not computers, just keyboards. Each visitor leans in, tapping delicately, listening. Some nod approvingly at a soft “clack,” others recoil from a sharper “snap.” Welcome to the world [...]