KT develops AI-powered tech to restore Lou Gehrig patients’ voices
The technology replicates a person's vocal tone and manner of speech with a small sample of voice recordings and artificial intelligence.
South Korea
Anger grows in South Korea over US-run labs
Experts say laboratories run by the US military in South Korea are endangering residents.
Rise of never-aging young women in Korea
Experts say virtual humans reflect the desire for perfection, while others call them evolved versions of characters born for commercial use.
Webzen labor union to stage Korean game industry’s 1st strike
The game maker’s management and labor union have tried to negotiate a salary raise since December, but they eventually failed to reach an agreement.
Yoon Suk-yeol likely to meet Biden virtually first before meeting in person
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has emphasized the need to raise the level of the Korea-US alliance to the next level since he was a candidate.
6 out of 10 Koreans support BTS’ alternative military service
The survey also revealed that 74.9% surveyed believed BTS members would be able to help improve country’s global standing and the cultural enhancement by serving alternative…
Finding our way ‘back to the Republic of Korea’
The writer hopes the Yoon administration can straighten out those problems of the previous administration and return the good old Republic of Korea safe and sound.
Korea’s large retailers jump into e-commerce market for designer goods
Affiliates of conglomerates that own nationwide networks of department stores are taking steps to get a piece of the pie as online luxury sellers are facing a counterfeit crisis.
IMF slashes Korea’s growth forecast to 2.5%
In contrast, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Korea and the Bank of Korea have yet to revise their growth target of the 3.1% predicted in Dec 2021 and 3% in Feb 2022.
‘Seoul has full potential to become Asia’s next financial center’: Deputy mayor
A major step toward becoming a leading financial center would require easing regulations and improving tax benefits for businesses, according to Hwang Bo-youn.