SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The volume of international passengers traveling via Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul rebounded in the first half to about 60 percent of the pre-COVID-19 levels, the airport operator said Thursday. In the January-June period, a total of 5,240,626 travelers flew overseas via South Korea’s 14 regional airports, excluding [...]
SEJONG, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported a net inflow of migrants in 2022, data showed Thursday, following the normalization of global travel amid eased concerns over the COVID-19. The number of international migrants, referring to those who stay in and out of South Korea for 90 days or more, reached 1.12 million [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Construction machinery manufacturer HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said Wednesday it has developed a mobile app utilizing augmented reality (AR) technology to assist in the diagnosis and repair of construction machines and equipment. The AR Guidance app integrates AR technology with 3D modeling data and data collected from component sensors [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Vognyk Choir from Ukraine, who participated in the 2023 World Choir Games in Gangneung, made a visit to the Gangneung Museum of Art on the afternoon of July 11. During their visit, they had the opportunity to meet with Lee Jang-woo, a talented artist known as the “autism [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion and cosmetics retailer Shinsegae International Inc. announced on Wednesday that the global niche perfume brand Byredo had launched a beauty store in Garosugil, an upscale shopping district in southern Seoul. At the store, visitors have the opportunity to consult with professional consultants and try out all the available [...]
YONGIN, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Le Bao, aged 10, and Ai Bao, aged 9, residing in Everland’s Panda World, have recently welcomed twin baby girls. This achievement makes Everland the first zoo in Korea to successfully breed twin pandas naturally. The twin pandas were born on July 7, with Ai Bao going into labor. [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions remained stronger than expected in June on the back of the senior workforce, data showed Wednesday, although the on-year growth slowed for the third consecutive month. The number of employed people came to 28.81 million in June, up around 333,000 from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rain and sun dual-use umbrellas are enjoying increasing popularity due to the unpredictable weather during the rainy season, which brings both rain and sunshine. Online shopping mall Gmarket witnessed a threefold increase in the sales of umbrellas and yangsan (small portable parasols) from July 3 to 9 compared to [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence (AI) arm of tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Monday the release of Karlo 2.0, a super-giant AI image-generating model that instantly creates vivid images. Karlo 2.0 is a large-scale AI that has been trained on a dataset comprising more than 300 million pages [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s population is set to fall to 38 million in 2070 due to its critically low birth rates, data showed Tuesday, with those aged 65 and above set to take up around 46 percent. The figure marks a sharp drop from the 52 million estimated for this year, [...]