SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Thursday it has signed a tentative agreement with DHL Korea Ltd. to supply its PV5 mid-sized electric cargo vehicles to the logistics firm from 2026. Under the memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday, Kia will begin supplying the PV5, the first in the company’s electric purpose built [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a fierce competition for South Korea’s most prestigious gaming award, Netmarble’s mobile game “Solo Leveling: ARISE” clinched the Presidential Prize at the 2024 Korea Game Awards on November 13, marking the company’s biggest success of the year. Based on “Solo Leveling,” a popular Korean cultural export that has garnered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea fell to Chinese Taipei 6-3 in the crucial first game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 tournament in Taipei on Wednesday, digging itself an early hole in the opening stage. South Korean starter Ko Young-pyo surrendered a grand slam and a two-run home run in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin, a member of K-pop superstar BTS, will give a live performance of his new song, “Running Wild,” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” next week, the group’s agency said Thursday. The vocalist will appear on the popular U.S. TV show set to air at 1:35 p.m. next [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government unveiled a package of measures aimed at addressing long-standing consumer complaints in the wedding industry Thursday, which has often been cited as a significant factor driving up the high costs of marriage. The measures were introduced at an economic ministers’ meeting in Seoul, led by Finance Minister [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Thursday unveiled a package of measures, such as preferential interest rates and incentives, aimed at developing the domestic service industry as a new engine of growth. The measures were introduced during an economy-related ministers’ meeting held in Seoul, presided over by Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), South Korea’s leading battery maker, said Thursday its U.S. unit has signed a long-term deal to supply energy storage systems (ESS) for a local renewables developer. LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. will supply 8-gigawatt-hour (GWh) ESS systems to U.S. renewable energy firm Terra-Gen Power [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru later this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The talks will take place early Friday (Seoul time) in Lima, where the two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual college entrance exam kicked off nationwide Thursday with a record number of retakers driven in part by an increase in medical school admissions. A total of 522,670 students, including high school seniors and graduates, were registered to take the state-administered College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), up 18,082 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru this week, his office said Thursday. Yoon and Ishiba will hold their second meeting on the margins of the APEC summit to [...]