BUSAN, South Korea, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is testing an unconventional, eco-friendly method to control invasive pests at one of its busiest ports. The Busan Port Authority (BPA) and the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency jointly conducted a pilot seawater-spraying operation from April 9 to 10, targeting a container yard at the [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced plans Friday to inject an additional 9 trillion won (US$6.6 billion) in financing to support exporters facing strong tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and escalating global trade tensions. The decision was made during a meeting of external economic ministers held in Seoul, as [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea’s post-war reconstruction efforts have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the government said Friday. According to the Korea Heritage Service, UNESCO approved the inscription during an executive board meeting in Paris on Thursday (local time), following [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a breakthrough technology capable of predicting landslide and debris flow risks within two and a half hours following extreme rainfall—offering critical lead time for evacuations, particularly in wildfire-damaged mountain regions. The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) announced Thursday that [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced Thursday the launch of South Korea’s first in-apartment meditation booths designed exclusively for individual use, a move aimed at enhancing mental wellness and emotional stability among residents. Branded as the H Calming Booth, the new feature will debut at Hillstate Homeasil, a Hyundai apartment [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Korean parents believe they bear responsibility for their adult children’s successes and failures, reflecting the enduring grip of familial duty in a society navigating intergenerational shifts in wealth, education, and independence. According to a 2024 study released Wednesday by the Korea Institute for Health and [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Most Seoul residents now view 70 as the threshold of old age, and nearly 9 in 10 support extending the retirement age, according to the latest annual “Seoul Survey” released by the city government on Wednesday. The 2024 edition of the wide-ranging study, which polled 5,000 citizens, found that [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind AI-powered anomaly detection service designed to combat voice phishing by integrating telecommunications and financial data. The new service has already been applied to both IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and SKT’s own AI assistant platform, A. (A dot). The system, powered [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has unveiled a major update to its Galaxy S25 series, integrating real-time visual artificial intelligence powered by multimodal capabilities. The new feature allows users to interact with AI by showing, rather than telling — a leap forward in intuitive mobile assistance. According to an announcement from Samsung’s newsroom [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The explosion of short-form video content on platforms like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts may be fueling a surge in smartphone overdependence among young South Koreans, a new academic study has found — prompting calls for greater social and platform accountability in addressing digital addiction. According to research published [...]