SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Seven months after the South Korean government launched a pilot program to clarify nurses’ responsibilities, about 30% of nurses still report feeling anxious due to ambiguous job scopes, according to a recent survey. Representative Kang Sun-woo of the Democratic Party of Korea revealed these findings on October 9, based on [...]
POHANG, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The coastal city of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province is actively pursuing Costco, the American multinational wholesale corporation, in a bid to boost its local economy and improve living conditions for its residents. However, the potential location of the store has become a topic of debate among citizens and officials [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai’s high-performance electric vehicle, the Ioniq 5 N, has received overwhelmingly positive reviews in a comparison test against Tesla’s competing model, according to a recent poll by a British automotive magazine. Car Magazine, a respected publication in the UK automotive press, released a YouTube video on September 18 featuring a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung C&T, a major player in South Korea’s construction industry, announced on October 9 the launch of its new building platform, Bynd, marking a significant step in the company’s expansion into digital space innovation. The platform integrates various services essential for commercial buildings, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as generative artificial [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Three key South Korean government bodies announced on October 9 that they will initiate a bidding process for a consultancy project aimed at establishing guidelines for a Digital Product Passport (DPP) response platform. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Digital Platform Government Committee, and the Ministry of Science [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence-based material design technology that significantly improves prediction accuracy for material properties. The research team, led by Lee Eok-Kyun and Kim Hyungjun from KAIST’s Department of Chemistry, announced on October 9 that they have [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of deaths and hospitalizations resulting from unexpected serious adverse reactions during clinical trials in South Korea has increased significantly over the past five years, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Representative Seo Mi-hwa of the Democratic Party, a member of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –LG Electronics is set to present its cutting-edge autonomous driving-based traffic safety solution, Soft V2X, to a global audience of urban planners and city officials at an upcoming technology expo in Seoul. The South Korean tech giant will participate in Smart Life Week (SLW), an information and communications technology (ICT) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean consumers are grappling with inconvenient cancellation processes and limited refund policies in the country’s burgeoning video streaming market, according to a recent government investigation. The Korea Consumer Agency and Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byoung-dug released findings on October 8 from their joint study of six major streaming providers, including [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, over 270,000 people have been diagnosed with long Covid, the lingering effects of coronavirus infection, according to data released by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The figures, obtained by Baek Jong-heon, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, show that from 2020 through July of this [...]