SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of the best stretch of her career, South Korean teen figure skater Kim Chae-yeon will pursue her second straight podium finish at the world championships this week in the United States. Kim will be one of three South Koreans competing in the women’s singles at the [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), South Korea’s leading battery maker, said Tuesday it has signed a deal to begin supplying batteries next year for energy storage systems (ESSs) to be built in Poland. LGES will supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for the 1-gigawatt-hour (GWh) ESS facility set to [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Wildfires raging in southeastern South Korea over the past several days have burned 14,694 hectares of woodland, caused 15 casualties, including four fatalities, and left more than 3,300 people displaced, the government said Tuesday. Acting Interior Minister Ko Ki-dong announced the latest extent of forest fire damage at a [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will send a vice minister-led government delegation to China this week to attend a memorial ceremony honoring independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), the veterans ministry said Tuesday. The delegation, led by Vice Veterans Minister Lee Hee-wan, will attend the ceremony marking the 115th death anniversary of the [...]
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will invest US$21 billion in the United States through 2028, as U.S. President Donald Trump is ramping up tariff pressure to boost domestic manufacturing. The group’s Executive Chair Euisun Chung, alongside Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, made the announcement [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee has died of a heart attack, industry sources said Tuesday. He was 63. Han suffered a heart attack over the weekend and died while receiving treatment at a hospital, according to the sources. Born in 1962, Han was widely regarded as a [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will hold a lighting ceremony in Seoul this week to honor South Korean service members killed during military clashes with North Korea while defending the western maritime border. The three-day ceremony will begin Wednesday evening at Cheonggye Plaza in central Seoul, illuminating 55 [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Ten, a member of K-pop supergroup NCT, has topped iTunes’ album charts in 13 countries with his latest EP, “Stunner,” SM Entertainment said Tuesday. Released on Monday, the seven-track album is led by the title song, “Stunner,” along with other songs including “Enough For Me” and “Sweet As Sin.” [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Han Duck-soo called on the government Tuesday to ensure people are safe and the national interest is secured amid the global trade war triggered by the United States. Han made the remark during a Cabinet meeting, the first since he was reinstated as acting president after the [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Rescue workers have stepped up efforts to find a motorcyclist who fell into a large sinkhole that suddenly appeared in Seoul and left another person injured, officials said. The 20-meter-wide and 20-meter-deep sinkhole abruptly appeared Monday at an intersection near an elementary school in Gangdong Ward, eastern Seoul, at [...]