Month: June 2024

Korea will once again host a double dose of art fair excitement this September, anchored by the return of two mega-events: Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul. More than 310 established and emerging galleries from around the world will converge at COEX in southern Seoul for the simultaneous openings on Sept. 4. Frieze Seoul will run for…

Korean sophomore An Narin has collected her second top-10 finish of the 2024 LPGA season, coming up a handful of strokes shy of ending the country’s long title drought on the top women’s golf tour. An was the top-performing South Korean player at ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time), as…

Major gaming firms in Korea have been embroiled in intensifying disputes with their unionized workers, who protest management attempts to cut labor costs amid worsening profits, according to industry officials, Sunday. The labor union of Neople, a Nexon subsidiary that developed Dungeon & Fighter, threatened on Tuesday to take industrial action, as the wage talks…

Local governments in Korea are aggressively advancing megacity initiatives to tackle the centralization of the metropolitan area, particularly Seoul, and to promote balanced regional development. While experts agree that ongoing discussions are crucial to addressing centralization in the country, they pointed out that local governments’ plans still face significant practical challenges. Local governments are accelerating…

The Korean Medical Association (KMA), the nation’s largest doctors’ group, announced its plan, Sunday, to launch an all-out strike on June 18, as the ongoing tug of war between the government and the medical community over a health care reform plan shows no signs of abating. The KMA’s planned collective action, which would be the…

On Monday, February 20, 2023, Ontario-based Bragg Gaming Group announced that it would participate in the iGaming NEXT NYC ’23 conference. This is the second time the game provider has made inroads in two years, and this year, it will also gather with the industry’s best to explore trends and opportunities. There will be its…

Pragmatic Play Ltd., a content provider in the iGaming industry, says it will be a “pot multiplied by gold” in time for Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, with the title of “Wheel O’ Gold,” the latest Irish-themed game release. According to the company announcement, the 6×5 slot title features a leprechaun, horseshoe, four-leaf clover,…

Casino equipment and gaming technology provider Light & Wonder said its “dragon train” slots (pictured) have been installed at several casinos across the U.S., including Nevada. “Dragon Train has become the fastest-selling light-and-wonder game in the Australian market since its launch in 2023,” it said in a press release on Friday. Light & Wonder introduced…

1X2 Network, a global iGaming provider, announced a new partnership with ELA Games, a provider of slot games in online gaming. “The addition of ELA Games to the 1X2 network platform demonstrates the company’s progress by launching some of the industry’s boldest and most cutting-edge products from experts with extensive game development experience,” 1X2 Network…