SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix, one of the world’s leading makers of high-bandwidth memory chips, has decided that the path to public affection might just run through the snack aisle. On Wednesday, the company announced a collaboration with convenience-store giant 7-Eleven to release what may be the most literal tech-themed treat yet: an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s birth figures ticked upward again in September, marking the fifteenth straight month of increase—a rare run of positive news for a country long synonymous with demographic freefall. According to government data released Wednesday, 22,369 babies were born in September, an 8.6-percent rise from a year earlier and the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that a person can be criminally punished for possessing or transferring a package they believe contains illegal drugs, even if the package in fact contains no narcotics. The decision broadens the scope of liability under the country’s narcotics laws and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has nearly quadrupled its investment in “bio big data” over the past five years, reflecting the government’s drive to strengthen the country’s competitiveness in next-generation drug development and digital healthcare. According to a new report by the National Center for Biotechnology Policy Research, government investment in the sector [...]
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. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao’s real-time bus-tracking feature, which displays vehicle locations with 10-centimeter accuracy, is delivering measurable time savings for riders — nearly two hours per month — according to a new academic study commissioned by the company. Kakao said on Nov. 20 that research teams from Seoul National University and KAIST analyzed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – One in five married women with children experienced career interruptions this year, government data showed Thursday, marking the lowest level largely due to change in social perception and improved work–life balance policies. The number of married women aged 15 to 54 living with children under the age of 18 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a nostalgic winter street snack sold from roadside carts, bungeoppang — Korea’s fish-shaped pastry filled traditionally with sweet red bean — is fast becoming a breakout product in the global bakery market, buoyed by advances in frozen food technology and the worldwide rise of Korean pop culture. According to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Korean workers say the country’s labor market is fundamentally unequal, reflecting long-standing structural divides between large conglomerates and smaller firms, according to new research presented at a major labor conference in Seoul on Tuesday. The survey, released at the 30th-anniversary forum of the Federation [...]
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 [...]