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Owners of Fierce Dogs Required to Hold Insurance Policy from Feb.
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Monday owners of fierce dogs are obligated to have …
Public Cemeteries to Close During Lunar New Year’s Holiday to Stem COVID-19
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus pandemic is expected to put the brakes on Koreans’ time-honored Lunar New …
Online Platform Operators to Face Stern Measures over Unfair Biz Practices
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Friday it will seek to take punitive actions against …
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S. Korea Aims to Vaccinate 70 pct of Population by Sept.
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea aims to get 70 percent of its population inoculated by September and start the first …
Shinsegae in Talks to Purchase Pro Baseball Club from SK Telecom
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail giant Shinsegae said Monday it is on the verge of purchasing a professional …
Despite COVID-19, Gov’t Seeks to Expand In-person Classes Due to Challenges of Remote Learning
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean school kids are expected to attend more in-person classes this year, as concerns are …
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Galaxy S21 Sales Tipped to Hover Around 2.4 Million Units in S. Korea This Year
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Samsung Electronics Co’s new smartphone line, the Galaxy S21, are expected to reach …
LG Electronics’ Corporate Value to Improve with Mobile Biz Restructuring
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. can improve its corporate value by restructuring its money-losing mobile …
KT Sells its Radio Communications Unit
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp, major South Korean telecommunications giant, said Friday it has agreed to sell its radio …
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SsangYong Motor Cuts Wages by Half amid Liquidity Crisis
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Financially troubled SsangYong Motor Co. said Monday it will cut its employee wages in half in …
Travel Agencies Make Breakthrough with New Ideas
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Travel agencies struggling with the ongoing pandemic are turning to selling imports of specialty …
Card Issuers Appeal to Starbucks Fans with Exclusive Benefits
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Credit card companies are competing over Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., the local unit of the U.S. …
Marketplace News Release
Five-year ILLUMENATE EU RCT and Pivotal Study Results Confirm Safety Profile of Philips Stellarex .035” Low-dose Drug-coated Balloon
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, …
Samsung Bioepis Opens the New State-of-the-Art Headquarters to Accommodate Next Stage of Growth and Innovation
INCHEON, Korea, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced the opening of its new headquarters in Korea’s …
Philips and Spanish Gealthcare Group Vithas Sign Strategic Agreement to Incorporate Philips’ Most Advanced Technologies into Vithas Hospitals and Clinics
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Madrid, Spain, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in …