SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese, Japanese and Western restaurants will be allowed to employ immigrant workers as kitchen assistants, officials said Friday, a move that could help address workforce shortages in the restaurant industry. Under the updated work permit policy, restaurants servicing Chinese, Japanese, Western or other foreign cuisine will be permitted to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is ramping up its smart factory solutions business, leveraging 66 years of manufacturing and production data combined with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation (DX) technologies. The company aims to aggressively enter industrial sectors with anticipated growth in factory demand, with the goal of achieving revenue of 1 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Mobis, a leading automotive supplier, announced on July 18 that it has developed the world’s first airbags specifically designed for Purpose-Built Vehicles (PBVs), addressing the unique safety challenges presented by these versatile and spacious vehicles. The company has introduced two innovative airbag designs: a door-mounted curtain airbag and a [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign visitors to the National Museum of Korea hit a record high of 94,951 in the first half of this year, museum officials said Wednesday. The figure represents a 34.5 percent increase from 70,585 a year ago and a 55.6 percent rise from pre-pandemic levels in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines announced on July 16 that it will launch a line of bags and pouches made from recycled uniforms, embracing the concept of upcycling. The South Korean carrier has partnered with 119REO, a fashion brand known for upcycling firefighters’ protective gear, to create these innovative products. The collaboration aims [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Household & Health Care, a leading South Korean consumer goods company, announced on July 15 that its research identifying key genes influencing skin tone has been published in the prestigious international scientific journal “Nature Communications”. The study, which analyzed the skin genomes of over 57,000 East Asian individuals, marks [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom, a leading South Korean telecommunications company, is set to introduce its artificial intelligence-based veterinary diagnostic aid service, X Caliber, to the North American market, following successful launches in Australia and Indonesia. On July 15, SK Telecom announced that it had signed a distribution agreement with Nuon and Nikki, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – With their distinctive black masks, round ears, and elongated snouts, raccoon dogs are becoming an increasingly common sight in South Korea’s capital city. These native animals, weighing between 4 to 10 kilograms and growing up to 68 centimeters in length, have traditionally inhabited rural areas across the Korean Peninsula. However, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Consumer Agency has issued a warning to consumers, urging them to thoroughly test and review contract terms before purchasing medical devices such as massage chairs, massagers, and hearing aids. This comes in response to a steady stream of consumer complaints and dissatisfaction with these products. According to data [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea condemned the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines signed by Seoul and Washington as a “reckless provocative act,” threatening that the allies will pay “an unimaginably harsh price” if they commit further provocations. The message was published by the official Korean Central News Agency in a press statement from [...]