SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest corporations continue to invest heavily in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, but their spending on cybersecurity remains strikingly low — averaging just 0.1% of total revenue, according to new industry data. A study released Wednesday by corporate research firm CEO Score analyzed [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new analysis has revealed stark disparities in the lives of older South Koreans with disabilities, with nearly four in ten living alone and facing significantly higher levels of social isolation compared to their non-disabled peers. According to a report released Wednesday by the Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute [...]
NEWYORK, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of foldable smartphones — the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 — in a high-profile global launch event in Brooklyn, New York, touting major upgrades in form factor, artificial intelligence, and user experience. The new devices are significantly thinner and lighter [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean children diagnosed with depression has more than doubled in the past five years, raising urgent concerns about youth mental health and the need for early intervention. According to data released Wednesday by the Elementary Teachers’ Union, the number of depression diagnoses among elementary school-aged [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO, has sold its entire stake in a Chinese stainless steel joint venture for around 400 billion won (US$291 million), industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, POSCO Holdings had signed a preliminary deal to sell its [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile game sales generated from South Korean companies fell 13 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2025, industry data showed Wednesday. Combined sales of local gaming companies from January to June totaled 3.3 trillion won (USD$2.4 billion), down from 3.8 trillion won a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Lee Sang-geun of “Exit” has reunited with actress Im Yoon-ah for the upcoming comedy “Pretty Crazy,” aiming to replicate the box office success of their previous collaboration. At a press conference for the new film on Wednesday, the director said the K-pop idol-turned-actress was his first choice for [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Niro Hybrid, an eco-friendly sport utility vehicle (SUV) of Kia Corp., came out on top among competing global models in a comparison test conducted by Germany’s leading automotive magazine, Auto Zeitung, the South Korean automaker said Wednesday. The German magazine recently compared five popular hybrid SUVs — Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — From MBTI to TCI, and from hormone-based typologies to the Big Five, South Korea is in the throes of a personality test boom — a cultural phenomenon that blends pop psychology with digital convenience and reflects deeper social trends in how young people relate to themselves and others. What [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s younger generations are increasingly forgoing car ownership, with new data showing that new vehicle registrations among people in their 20s and 30s have dropped to their lowest levels in a decade. In contrast, older consumers — particularly those in their 60s and 70s — are driving a [...]