SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on December 16 that the nation’s drone exports reached 23.2 billion won this year, marking a 62% increase from last year. Drone aircraft dominated exports at 71%, followed by services and software at 16%, and hardware components at 13%. The ministry [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Health Insurance Service reported on December 16 that cataract surgery was the most commonly performed medical procedure among South Koreans last year. According to the “2023 Major Surgery Statistical Yearbook,” 1.66 million patients underwent close to 2 million procedures across 34 major surgical categories. These figures represent a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s first living-donor liver transplant recipient has reached her 30th birthday, three decades after receiving a portion of her father’s liver at just 9 months old. Asan Medical Center in Seoul announced on December 16 that Lee Ji-won, now 30, has marked the 30th anniversary of her groundbreaking transplant [...]
CNH announces Global Leadership Team changes Basildon, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — CNH (NYSE: CNH) today announces leadership changes designed to capitalize on current market opportunities in its Agriculture business in the North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. These developments will support the Company at this stage of the agricultural cycle, [...]
HOUSTON, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — ExxonMobil has named Tenaris its 2024 Supplier of the Year, recognizing the company’s performance, competitiveness and high standards as consistent with ExxonMobil’s values and expectations. “Over the past year, Tenaris has consistently demonstrated superior performance globally across ExxonMobil including Guyana and Permian region, and effectively met our business needs [...]
New agreement leverages existing partnership to advance customer opportunities in China SHANGHAI and KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Kalsec® Inc., a global natural ingredient solution provider for the food and beverage industry, announces an expanded partnership with Connell Caldic, a leading innovator and distributor of high-quality ingredients. This new agreement will leverage Caldic’s China-based operations and [...]
Grants Fund Projects Aimed at Improving Cancer Therapy PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 16, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Wistar Institute assistant professors Nan Zhang, Ph.D., and Noam Auslander Ph.D., have both received independent funding totaling $1.2 million over the next three years for cancer research projects from the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The grants are awarded to cancer researchers deemed “V [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop fandom, primarily composed of women in their 20s and 30s, has emerged as a defining force in South Korea’s protest culture, blending activism with the hallmarks of fan culture. The recent impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol highlighted this unique phenomenon, with protests resembling the energy and organization of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After barely avoiding relegation to the second division, nine-time K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced Monday they have parted ways with head coach Kim Do-heon. Jeonbuk said the two sides mutually agreed to terminate the deal, after Kim coached the club for the final 24 matches of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A flood of satirical memes has swept across South Korean social media in the days between President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on December 3 and his impeachment by the National Assembly on December 14. Following the impeachment vote, online communities circulated a photoshopped image of North Korean leader [...]