Lawyers top list of jobs most exposed to AI in Korea SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - Legal clerks, lawyers and journalists rank among the South Korean occupations most exposed to artificial intelligence as the technology increasingly encroaches on white-collar work built around reading, writing and analyzing information, a government study showed. The finding came in a report by Yoon Jeong-hye, head of the employment trends analysis team at the Korea Employment Information Service, published in the institute's quarterly journal release August 31, 2026

Samsung, SK hynix dominate Korea's stock-rich C-suite SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) -Nine out of 10 stock-rich C-suite executives are affiliated with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, underscoring the sharp rise of the stock-market stature of South Korea’s two chipmakers. A total of 398 executives at listed companies affiliated with Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG held shares worth more than 1 billion won ($720,000) as of Aug. 24, according to a report released Monday by corporate analysis firm Korea CXO Research Institute. Their comb August 31, 2026

Korea opens Boston sci-tech hub to sell homegrown biotech SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - South Korea launched its first government-backed science and technology hub in Boston, planting a beachhead in the world's largest biotech cluster to carry research from its state-funded institutes into global markets. The National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced Monday that it officially opened the G-KIC-NST center in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Aug. 28 (local time), d August 31, 2026

Lee's approval rating nosedives below 40% SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung's job approval rating fell for a seventh consecutive week, dropping below 40 percent for the first time since he took office, according to a poll released Monday. According to pollster Realmeter's survey of more than 2,500 adults nationwide conducted last week, 38.9 percent of respondents said Lee was doing a good job, down 1.3 percentage points from the previous week and marking the seventh consecutive week of decline. August 31, 2026

Hot Stock: SK Innovation up 6% on $1 billion U.S. battery deal SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - Shares of South Korean energy company SK Innovation jumped nearly 6 percent Monday after its battery unit SK on secured a major order for energy storage system (ESS) batteries in the U.S. Shares traded 5.65 percent higher at 123,500 won ($89.57) as of 10:44 a.m. on the KOSPI, standing out in a bearish market with the key index losing nearly 2 percent. The stock opened at 119,300 won and rose as high as 125,300 won in early trading. The rally came after S August 31, 2026

LG Electronics hunts for U.S. talent for AI push SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - LG Electronics is stepping up its hunt for U.S.-based engineering talent in robotics, AI data-center cooling and mobility as the Korean electronics giant builds up new businesses beyond its traditional home appliance operations. The recruiting push comes just weeks after LG Group laid out an ambitious technology roadmap with Nvidia spanning humanoid robots, AI factories and autonomous driving, giving the company a series of concrete projects that will req August 31, 2026

Foreign shopping at Olive Young tops $720 million SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - CJ Olive Young's sales to foreign shoppers surpassed 1 trillion won ($720 million) by August, reaching the milestone three months earlier than last year as South Korea's K-beauty boom draws overseas visitors beyond Seoul into regional cities. Foreign customers made 11.01 million purchases at Olive Young's domestic stores between January and August, equivalent to roughly one transaction every 0.9 seconds during store operating hours, the health August 31, 2026

Bibigo takes Korean seaweed snacks to U.S. sports crowds SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - CJ CheilJedang has pushed its flagship Korean-food brand Bibigo into American stadiums, sampling roasted seaweed to tens of thousands of baseball and soccer fans in a campaign to make "gim" a mainstream Western snack. The food giant said Monday it had wrapped up seaweed-sampling events at the home grounds of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC and Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, distributing around 2,000 packs of Bibigo seawe August 31, 2026

Nexon extends MapleStory into Busan theme park SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - MapleStory joins the Lotte World Adventure Busan to deepen the all-time favorite game outreach beyond the screen and into physical spaces in the port city of South Korea that has become one of the fastest-growing attractions for foreign visitors, according to Nexon. The autumn-season event opened Aug. 29, titled "MapleStory in Lotteworld Busan," runs across the entire Busan park through Nov. 22, spanning 86 days. At the heart of the event sits August 31, 2026

T'way Air set to begin new chapter as Trinity Airways next week SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - T'way Air is set to rebrand as Trinity Airways next week, the budget carrier said on Monday. The airline said it has set Sept. 10 as the date for the launch of flights under its new name, with all domestic and international routes featuring new logo. In May, T'way Air received approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the name change and has since completed necessary legal procedures, recently unveiling its new banne August 31, 2026