South Korea’s AI-powered textbooks: a revolution or a risk?
AI-powered textbooks: In 2025, South Korea plans to roll out artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks in schools. While other countries have introduced similar concepts on a smaller scale, South Korea will be the first to implement such a system nationwide. The
Inside South Korea’s perception towards North Korean cyber threats
Overcoming its war-torn history, South Korea has transformed into one of the most tech-savvy countries in the world. With an internet penetration rate hovering around 97% in 2024, it's common to see people engrossed in their mobile devices, communicating with
Meet the Talent: Kyunghoon Kim, CEO of CoreDotToday
Place of residence: Ulsan, South Korea Position: CEO of the South Korean start-up CoreDotToday Inc. Allow us to understand more about your company, CoreDotToday CoreDotToday is an AI startup dedicated to developing collaboration solutions powered by our core Agent AI technology. We provide
A startup’s dream to grow plants in space
Grow plants in space: Park Jae-hong's life journey is a testament to resilience and innovation. Like many of his classmates at culinary school, Park dreamed of becoming a chef in his teenage years. However, when his aspirations to work in
Uber CEO says growth in South Korea promising despite underdog status
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's CEO on Friday expressed commitment to the South Korean market, where it is an underdog to local tech group Kakao, and said the platform will attract more taxi drivers for growth. "The fact
South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the
K-pop powerhouses struggle to embrace the virtual idol trend
As virtual bands increasingly capture the spotlight in South Korea's music scene, several K-pop powerhouses have ventured into the realm of digital idols. Despite their efforts, many of these virtual beings have yet to achieve the same level of attention
Korean Fandom’s next playground: AI chatbots
Have you ever wished you could chat with a fictional character from a movie, novel, drama series, or cartoon? Or maybe your favourite actor or singer? The latest AI trend sweeping South Korean fandoms is making that wish a reality.
Reasons behind the fall of the biggest e-commerce companies in South Korea
Two big e-commerce platforms in South Korea have experienced serious downturns in their liquidity in the past few weeks, delaying their payments to vendors or refunds for customers' undelivered orders. The services are WeMakePrice and TMON, whose mother company is Qoo10