GYEONGJU, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is preparing to relocate the Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok, one of the nation’s most treasured cultural artifacts, from its outdoor pavilion in Gyeongju to a purpose-built indoor exhibition hall, as concerns mount over the impact of extreme climate conditions on preservation. Yoon Sang-deok, director of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a platform designed to assess the productivity of artificial intelligence (AI) models in workplace environments. TrueBench will provide businesses with a comprehensive set of metrics to track the productivity of large language models (LLMs) in real-world workplaces, the South Korean tech giant said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A government-backed consumer coupon program has driven a notable increase in sales at South Korea’s smallest merchants while also lifting household spending among shop owners, Shinhan Card said Thursday. An analysis by the company’s Big Data Research Center found that after the rollout of the “livelihood recovery consumer coupons,” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s reliance on U.S. pharmaceuticals deepened in 2024, with imports topping $1 billion for the first time, government data showed Tuesday. The trend, fueled by surging demand for cancer treatments and rare disease drugs, has stirred warnings about supply vulnerabilities at a time of heightened trade and tariff tensions [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are experiencing relatively high levels of anxiety about aging, particularly over declining health and financial insecurity, with younger adults reporting greater unease than their elders, according to new research released Tuesday. The Hanyang University Institute on Aging surveyed 4,254 adults nationwide last year and developed what it [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one in 10 young South Koreans who rarely leave their homes — so-called “hikikomori” or socially withdrawn youth — reported having contemplated suicide, four times the rate of their peers, according to new government-backed research. The findings, published Tuesday in the Health and Welfare Forum by the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Tuesday it will release a second batch of its popular Shin Ramyun product featuring characters from the global hit animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters” this week. The limited special product, part of a collaboration launched last month, comes in packs [...]
SEONGNAM, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon has launched a new short-form animation service, “Cuts,” marking its first foray into building a platform for entirely new content rather than simply expanding its vast library of webtoon intellectual property. Speaking at Naver’s Green Factory headquarters in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Kim Hyo-jung, the company’s chief [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The 8th Seoul Africa Festival turned into a vivid celebration of style, rhythm and cultural exchange on Saturday night, as more than 2,000 spectators packed into Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) for a premium fashion show featuring designers from across Africa and Korea. The evening opened with pounding West African [...]
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In a kitchen that looked equal parts studio and showroom, the scent of olive oil and roasted eggplant drifted through Jamie Oliver’s culinary space in London. But it wasn’t just the classic Italian dish melanzane alla parmigiana taking center stage. The spotlight was quietly shared by Samsung Electronics, which [...]