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South Korean Rice Sells Out in Japan Amid Soaring Local Prices, Prompting Further Exports

South Korean Rice Sells Out in Japan Amid Soaring Local Prices, Prompting Further Exports

SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) —  For the first time in 35 years, South Korean-grown rice returned to Japanese shelves — and sold out within ten days. Amid a historic spike in domestic rice prices, Japanese consumers are turning to Korean imports, not only for affordability but also for quality and taste. According to the National [...]

Online Gaming Disputes Surge, With Contract Violations and Minor Purchases Driving Complaints

Online Gaming Disputes Surge, With Contract Violations and Minor Purchases Driving Complaints

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —  South Korea is witnessing a sharp rise in consumer complaints related to online game purchases, with a record number of disputes filed over the past year, according to new data from the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA). A total of 1,055 consumer dispute cases tied to online gaming were filed between [...]

ChatGPT Becomes Ubiquitous on South Korean Campuses, Reshaping Academic Norms

ChatGPT Becomes Ubiquitous on South Korean Campuses, Reshaping Academic Norms

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —  The 2025 spring semester has brought a striking shift to South Korean university campuses: generative AI tools like ChatGPT are no longer a novelty — they’ve become the academic norm. From lecture halls to online classrooms, students across the country are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to complete assignments, generate [...]

GS25 Leverages “Search Failures” to Discover Hidden Demand for Alcohol Products

GS25 Leverages “Search Failures” to Discover Hidden Demand for Alcohol Products

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —   South Korean convenience store chain GS25 is turning missed search results into a powerful tool for product innovation, using customer data from its mobile app to identify and launch new alcoholic beverages. GS25 announced Sunday that it has been analyzing “search failure” data from its app Our Neighborhood GS, particularly [...]

Backlash Mounts as Baemin Imposes New Takeout Fee on Small Businesses

Backlash Mounts as Baemin Imposes New Takeout Fee on Small Businesses

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) —  South Korea’s top food delivery app Baemin is facing mounting criticism from small business owners after it began charging a 6.8% service fee on takeout orders this week—a move seen as a reversal of the hard-won compromise on delivery commissions reached in 2024. On April 14, the first day the [...]

Majority of South Koreans in Their 20s to 40s Say Women Should Work to Support Families, Survey Finds

Majority of South Koreans in Their 20s to 40s Say Women Should Work to Support Families, Survey Finds

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) —  Roughly seven in ten South Koreans aged 25 to 44 believe women should work to help support their families, reflecting a growing societal shift toward shared economic responsibility and evolving gender roles, according to a new study released Wednesday. The report, titled “Greater Flexibility in Life Course Outlooks and the [...]

Rising Aversion to Marriage Driven by Economic and Cultural Concerns, Survey Finds

Rising Aversion to Marriage Driven by Economic and Cultural Concerns, Survey Finds

SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) —   A growing number of young South Koreans are choosing to forgo marriage due to financial strain and evolving personal values, according to a government-backed survey released Monday. The 2nd National Population Behavior Survey, conducted in October 2024 by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, revealed that 41.5% of unmarried [...]

South Korean Parents Turn to ChatGPT for Childcare Help, But Experts Urge Caution

South Korean Parents Turn to ChatGPT for Childcare Help, But Experts Urge Caution

SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) —  From bedtime stories to discipline dilemmas, South Korean parents are increasingly turning to ChatGPT to help raise their children—ushering in what many see as the beginning of an AI-assisted parenting era. The phenomenon, dubbed “ChatGPT parenting,” has taken off across online communities, where parents share how the generative AI tool not [...]

Jeju Sees Record Surge in Taiwanese Tourists, Boosted by YouTubers and Netflix Drama

Jeju Sees Record Surge in Taiwanese Tourists, Boosted by YouTubers and Netflix Drama

JEJU, South Korea, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A combination of viral YouTube content and a hit Netflix series is propelling Jeju Island to new heights as a must-visit destination for Taiwanese tourists, with 2025 shaping up to be another banner year for the South Korean resort island. According to data released by the Jeju [...]

TV Ad Effectiveness Varies Sharply by Genre and Placement, New Report Shows

TV Ad Effectiveness Varies Sharply by Genre and Placement, New Report Shows

SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) —  A quarter of drama viewers switch channels or stop watching when ads air at the end of a program, while variety show viewers are more likely to stay tuned, according to a recent study highlighting the growing complexity of TV advertising effectiveness in South Korea. The report, released on [...]