SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A public petition opposing a potential ban on South Korea’s popular dawn delivery services surpassed 25,000 signatures on Thursday, one day before a government-labor-industry dialogue committee is set to meet for a third round of discussions on the issue. The petition, filed by a self-described working mother, argues that overnight [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — What once felt like the plot of a workplace drama is increasingly echoing real life for many middle-aged South Koreans. In the popular series The Dream Life of Mr.Kim (the story of manager Kim working at a large company in Seoul), a seemingly secure executive finds himself abruptly sidelined and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean consumer confidence climbed to its highest level in eight years this month, buoyed by easing trade uncertainty and stronger-than-expected economic data, according to a Bank of Korea survey released Tuesday. The central bank’s Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) rose to 112.4 in November, up 2.6 points from October [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean fried chicken has emerged as the most frequently eaten and most beloved Korean dish among global consumers over the past year, according to a new international survey released Sunday. The annual overseas Korean food consumption study, conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As generative artificial intelligence becomes mainstream in game development, a fierce debate is emerging over the use of AI-generated art, voice acting and other digital assets — with players and creators accusing studios of sacrificing quality and authenticity for efficiency. The controversy resurfaced sharply after Activision acknowledged using AI in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean workers in their 20s and 30s say the country should extend the legal retirement age, reflecting deepening economic anxieties and concerns about old-age security, according to a new survey released Wednesday. The poll, conducted by Remember & Company, which operates the professional networking [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Natural gas prices have surged to their highest level in nearly three years, lifting related exchange-traded notes (ETNs) while exposing South Korean retail investors to mounting losses after many bet on the market moving in the opposite direction. Between Nov. 1 and 14, nine of the ten best-performing ETNs in [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer South Koreans say they plan to give anything back when they’re gone. Only about one in five now say they would leave part of their estate to society, the lowest share in more than a decade of record-keeping. The figure—22.2 percent, according to the National Data Agency’s latest Social [...]
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. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans that remain economically inactive rose from a year earlier in 2025, amid a steady increase in the number of people who say they have no particular reason for not working, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 16.22 million individuals had remained economically inactive [...]