SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. began construction of a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data center in the southeastern coastal city of Ulsan on Friday as part of its drive to lead the AI era. A groundbreaking ceremony for SK AI Data Center Ulsan was held in the city located some 310 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band Stray Kids set a record with its latest release, “Karma,” which posted the highest first-week sales of any K-pop album this year, the group’s agency said Friday. JYP Entertainment said the group’s fourth full-length album, released on Monday, sold 3.03 million copies in its first week, citing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s police are intensifying efforts to combat a surge in voice phishing scams, which authorities now describe as a “social disaster” threatening every generation. The National Police Agency on Thursday unveiled five public service videos on YouTube — including one in which a senior police official receives a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics plans to unveil its latest lineup of Bespoke AI appliances at IFA 2025 in Berlin next month, pitching an upgraded vision of the “AI Home” that the company says will turn futuristic living into an everyday reality. Under the theme “AI Home – Future Living, Now,” Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Thursday it will strengthen its biosimilar lineup in Vietnam to meet rising demand in the Southeast Asian country. Celltrion launched two biosimilars in Vietnam this year — Remsima, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, in June, and Herzuma, for breast [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Thursday it will debut new robot vacuum cleaners at IFA 2025 in Berlin next month, highlighting designs aimed at blending more seamlessly into home interiors while enhancing cleaning performance through artificial intelligence. The lineup includes two models: the built-in Hidden Station and the freestanding Objet Station. [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An endangered aquatic plant has flourished against the odds this summer, producing the largest bloom on record in the wetlands of Gangneung, despite one of the harshest heat waves and droughts in years. The prickly water lily, or Gasiyeon — designated a Level-2 endangered species by South Korea’s Environment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest companies have sharply increased their reliance on temporary workers over the past four years, raising questions about job stability in one of Asia’s most industrialized economies. According to data released Wednesday by CEO Score, which analyzed quarterly filings from 334 of the country’s top 500 companies [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Global ransomware cases climbed 17 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, with consumer-facing services bearing the brunt of attacks, according to a report released Tuesday by SK Shieldus, a South Korean cybersecurity company. The firm tallied 1,556 incidents worldwide between April and June. While that marked [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Koreans believe government support is crucial to developing venture businesses, underscoring public recognition of startups as key drivers of innovation and economic growth, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll, conducted by the Korea Venture Business Association between July 14 and 21 with [...]