OXFORD, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2006, renowned British demographer David Coleman, now 78 and an emeritus professor at Oxford University, made a stark prediction at a UN population forum: South Korea could become the first nation to face population extinction. Meeting at his Oxford home on December 28, Coleman reflected on his earlier warning, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s easternmost territory, Dokdo, once again became the first location in the country to witness the sunrise in 2025. Known as the “lonely island,” Dokdo stands resolutely in the East Sea, marking the dawn of the new year for the Korean Peninsula. Historically recognized as South Korean territory, Dokdo [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has introduced its 2025 lineup of LG Gram laptops, featuring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The new models will debut at CES 2025, the world’s largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition, opening on January 7 in the United States, and will simultaneously launch in the South Korean market. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday the release of its AI-enabled PC, the Galaxy Book5 Pro, set to hit the South Korean market on January 2. The new device boasts cutting-edge AI features, designed to enhance productivity and user experience. Equipped with Intel’s Core Ultra Processor Series 2 (codenamed “Lunar Lake”), [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s healthcare and biomedical industry technologies are assessed to be at 80% of the level of the United States, the global leader in the field, with an estimated two-year gap to reach parity. This was revealed in a report published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans aged 50 and older expect to retire at an average age of 67 and consider themselves to have entered old age by 69, according to a new survey by the National Pension Research Institute. The study, released on December 31, also found that a monthly income of 1.92 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of South Korean workers hold a pessimistic outlook on their workplace conditions for 2025, according to a survey released on December 31 by civic group Workplace Gapjil 119 and polling firm Global Research. The survey, conducted among 1,000 workers aged 19 and older between December 2 and [...]
Across the Nation, South Korea, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — On what would typically be a festive December 31, South Koreans spent the last day of 2024 in an unusually subdued atmosphere. The proclamation of martial law, the impeachment of the president, and the recent Jeju Air disaster, which claimed 179 lives, cast a shadow [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver unveiled a new Naver Maps Usage Guide on Monday, designed to help foreign tourists navigate South Korea. The guide, available in English, Chinese, and Japanese, provides tips on finding attractions and using public transportation through the app. In addition to being accessible online, the guide will be distributed as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A national environmental health study has revealed that South Korean infants and toddlers have slightly higher concentrations of plastic-softening chemicals in their bodies compared to adults, though the levels remain well below international safety guidelines. The findings, released on December 30 by the National Institute of Environmental Research, come from [...]