Samsung Biologics Joins DCAT Week 2026 in New York to Boost Global Contracting Samsung Biologics said March 25 it is taking part in DCAT Week 2026, being held March 23-26 (local time) in New York, to step up global contract-winning efforts. With more than 130 years of history, DCAT Week is a global pharmaceutical and biotech networking event that began in 1890 under the New York Chamber of Commerce. Samsung Biologics has attended the event for 11 consecutive years since 2016, except in 2020 when it was not held because of COVID-19. The company said it set up a d March 25, 2026

'A Man Living With the King' Tops 15 Million Tickets, Ranks No. 3 All Time in Korea The film ‘A Man Living With the King’ has surpassed 15 million admissions in South Korea, reaching the milestone 50 days after its release. Distributor Showbox said Wednesday that the movie had topped 15 million cumulative viewers as of Wednesday afternoon. It reached 10 million admissions on its 31st day in theaters after opening Feb. 4, then hit 14 million on day 45 before adding another 1 million in just five days. The result makes ‘A Man Living With the King’ the third release i March 25, 2026

KLPGA Players Pick Rising Star Kim Min-sol as Top Grand Prize Contender Players preparing for the 2026 Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour domestic opener singled out 20-year-old rising star Kim Min-sol as a leading candidate for the season’s grand prize award. The KLPGA Tour begins its domestic schedule April 2-5 with The Siena Open at The Siena Belluto Country Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The 2026 season opened earlier with the Rejuran Championship, held March 12-15 in Chonburi, Thailand. The Siena Open carries a total purse of 1 bi March 25, 2026

South Korea Game Industry Revenue Tops 23.85 Trillion Won, Ranks No. 4 Globally South Korea’s game industry continued to grow in 2024, with revenue topping 23.85 trillion won, according to a government-backed report released Tuesday.   The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency said in the “2025 Korea Game White Paper” that 2024 domestic game-industry revenue totaled 23.8515 trillion won, up 3.9% from a year earlier. Exports came to $8.50346 billion (about 11.5985 trillion won), a 1.3% increase year over year, the report said. March 25, 2026

TWS VR Concert Film ‘Rush Road’ Draws Fans With Quiet Energy and Meticulous Prep Every production holds countless perspectives. People may share the same place and time, yet a director and performers can experience it in very different ways. looks beyond the on-screen “A-cut” to the vivid record of what happened off camera. By weaving interviews with directors and actors, it reconstructs “B-cut” moments that were often more intense than the finished frame. Among K-pop fans, the group TWS is often seen as “introverted,” known for soft-spoken interviews and a shy, rook March 25, 2026

2026 Seoul International Buddhism Expo to Open April 2 at COEX With ‘Emptiness’ Theme Bongeunsa Temple will become a playground for young people, while COEX will serve as a venue where visitors can engage with the Buddhist idea of emptiness, organizers said. Seongwon, director of cultural affairs at the Jogye Order’s administrative headquarters, said at a news conference Tuesday at the Korean Buddhist History and Culture Memorial Hall in Seoul that the 2026 Seoul International Buddhism Expo in April “will be not just a hot expo, but a ‘so hot’ expo.” The Jogye Order of Ko March 25, 2026

Survey: 7 in 10 South Korean fintech firms operate without e-finance registration South Korea’s payment gateway (PG) industry is expanding rapidly, but about seven in 10 fintech companies are operating without registering as an electronic financial business, a new survey found. Despite tighter oversight of PG operators, many firms still take part in payment functions outside the regulatory system, raising concerns about blind spots in supervision. According to the Korea Fintech Industry Association’s “2025 Fintech Industry Survey,” released Monday, only 32% of 322 sur March 25, 2026

Hana Bank, Knight Frank Korea to Expand Advisory Services for Ultra-High-Net-Worth Clients Hana Bank said Tuesday it signed a business agreement with global real estate consultancy Knight Frank Korea to expand financial advisory services for family office clients. Knight Frank is a real estate consulting firm with more than 125 years of experience and publishes an annual “Wealth Report” analyzing investment trends among wealthy individuals. At a signing ceremony at Knight Frank Korea’s headquarters in Seoul’s Euljiro area, the two sides agreed to provide an integrated wealth m March 25, 2026

Woori Bank Launches AI System to Detect Suspicious Transactions Woori Bank said on the 25th it has launched an artificial intelligence-based fraud detection system (FDS) inspection platform to help prevent financial incidents and automate work. The system is designed to let AI learn transaction patterns on its own and flag new types of financial wrongdoing. Using the bank’s full set of financial transaction data, it screens for unusual signs and uses AI to automatically generate inspection data and preliminary scenarios. After the scenarios are check March 25, 2026

KBO preseason sets attendance record with 440,247 fans in 60 games The KBO League drew a record number of fans to its preseason schedule this year. The Korea Baseball Organization said Tuesday that 440,247 fans attended 60 games in the 2025 Shinhan SOL KBO League preseason through Monday, the highest single-season total in preseason history. The previous record was 321,763 set last year. With the regular season a week away, attendance topped 80,000 on consecutive days March 21-22, for a combined 163,626. On March 22, the KBO set a single-day preseaso March 25, 2026