Comate, a foreign hiring platform operated by Saramin, has launched a \"visa points calculator\" service for foreign talent, it said on Tuesday. The tool lets users check whether they meet visa issuance requirements by entering factors such as age, education, income, Korean language proficiency and work experience. Comate said it aims to provide clear and simple guidance as visa eligibility has been hard to judge due to complex scoring systems and annually changing policies.

Generative AI chat windows are emerging as a new shopping battleground alongside search portals and open markets, as companies eye conversational commerce as a channel to drive traffic to their own online stores. Lotte Wellfood has launched a dedicated app for “Apps in ChatGPT,” enabling questions and answers in the ChatGPT chat window. Cafe24 has also released an app linking multiple partner brands. The industry is focusing on purchase links that route users to brand sites to expand traffic and data.