LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday announced its upcoming showcase of “Smart Life Solutions,” a cutting-edge lineup centered around artificial intelligence, at the upcoming CES 2024 tech show. With a theme of “Reinvent your future,” the South Korean consumer electronics giant is set to highlight connectivity and customization across [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Sunday unveiled its ambitious vision for the future of technology, showcasing an array of artificial intelligence-powered innovations and a commitment to sustainability at the upcoming CES 2024. The world’s largest smartphone and memory chip manufacturer will run a 3,934-square-meter showroom at the Las Vegas [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) –A recent survey has revealed that nearly half of South Koreans are open to purchasing autonomous vehicles in the future, with younger generations showing less resistance to self-driving technology. The survey, conducted by the Korea Automobile and Mobility Association (KAMA) using the Embrain platform, involved 3,000 individuals aged 14 [...]
HWACHEON, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, South Korea’s flagship winter event, has already welcomed over 180,000 visitors just two days after its opening. Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province estimated around 82,000 attendees on the second day alone, adding to the 101,340 visitors from the opening day, bringing the total count [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Food Promotion Institution has revealed that Korean-style chicken, ramen, and kimchi are the most favored Korean dishes among foreigners. The survey, targeting residents of major cities like Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, and New York, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reveal a significant decrease in the daily smoking rates among South Koreans aged 15 and above in the past decade. As of 2021, the daily smoking rate – the percentage of people [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea overtook Mercedes-Benz Korea to become the leading foreign automobile company in South Korea last year in terms of sales, industry data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), the number of newly registered BMW models last year reached 77,395 units out of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of single-person households increased further last year to account for a record high of 42 percent of all households, data from the interior ministry showed Thursday. According to the resident registration data from the ministry, the total number of registered households in the country rose by 0.9 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Over 43,000 individuals visited South Korean emergency rooms in the past year following suicide or self-harm attempts, with nearly half of these cases involving teenagers and young adults in their twenties. The incidence of suicide and self-harm attempts among individuals aged 10 to 29 has surged by 50-70% in recent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Western Parks and Recreation Center announced on January 3 that it will display a family of large reed dragon sculptures at World Cup Park until February 18 in celebration of the Year of the Dragon. This marks the sixth year that World Cup Park has planned and [...]