SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with athletes from the national women’s football team and praised their recent victory in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, state media reported Friday. In the meeting held the previous day, Kim praised them for “highly promoting” the nation’s honor with the World [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Five electric vehicle models from Hyundai Motor Group are set to qualify for a $7,500 consumer tax credit under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a development expected to boost the automaker’s competitiveness in the American market. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, Ioniq 9, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The release of Squid Game 2 on Netflix has ignited global fascination with traditional Korean games, particularly the childhood pastime of “Gonggi,” a variation of jacks. Since its debut on December 26, 2024, the series has captivated audiences worldwide, logging nearly 500 million viewing hours in its first week [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A credit rating agency has warned that South Korea could face downward pressure on its sovereign credit rating toward the end of the year due to the government’s decision to expand treasury bond issuance. While global credit rating agencies have indicated that political uncertainties, including martial law and impeachment proceedings, [...]
Rescheduled from Thursday, January 9, 2025 in Observance of National Day of Mourning for Former President Jimmy Carter ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today a revised date to report its financial results for its third quarter ended November 30, 2024, of Friday, January [...]
Complimentary online resource offers over 1,200 informative articles, recipes, videos and podcasts from numerous wellness experts and translated in 14 languages IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – iHerb, one of the world’s leading online retailers for vitamins, minerals, supplements and other health and wellness products, today announced the launch of its iHerb Wellness [...]
Newly-Announced Regulation from the California Department of Insurance Will Address Property Insurance Availability by Allowing Forward-Looking Catastrophe Models Jersey City, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a groundbreaking step toward a more resilient and sustainable property insurance market in California, Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, announced today that it [...]
TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group, part of Nikkiso Co. Ltd.’s Industrial Business segment, has appointed Jeff Mumford be its new Executive Vice President of Operations and Manufacturing, effective January 2, 2025. In this role, his responsibilities will include the oversight of global operations and manufacturing as [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterinary healthcare workers in Busan are raising alarms about radiation exposure during routine animal CT scans, highlighting growing occupational safety concerns in the city’s burgeoning pet care industry. “Unlike human patients, animals need to be physically restrained during CT scans, which means our hands are routinely exposed to radiation,” a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry and defense ministries on Thursday signed an agreement to expand cooperation in using 3D printing technology to produce discontinued military parts. The two ministries have been using 3D printing technology since 2017 to produce parts difficult to procure for warships and tanks, with the latest agreement [...]