BUSAN, South Korea, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As aviation authorities strengthen in-flight safety measures for power banks and electronic cigarettes, South Korean fire officials have highlighted the dangers of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway through a recent experiment. On March 12, the Busan Fire & Disaster Headquarters conducted a public demonstration to assess the risks associated [...]
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports widened its trade war across the globe on Wednesday, affecting South Korea and other U.S. trading partners and sending policymakers striving harder to minimize the duties’ ramifications on their industries. Sweeping 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum [...]
GWANGJU, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterinarians at the Uchi Park Zoo in Gwangju have successfully performed orthopedic surgery on a ring-tailed lemur that was transferred from Jeju Island for specialized care. According to the Uchi Park Management Office, veterinarians successfully operated on March 11 to repair a fractured left arm in a ring-tailed lemur named [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean cargo ship suspected of smuggling out North Korean coal collided with a Chinese ship and sank in the Yellow Sea last month, according to a source familiar with the matter Thursday. The accident is believed to have left around 15-20 North Korean crew members dead. But [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Kim Soo-hyun has become the center of a growing controversy following allegations that he was in a romantic relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage. The claim, made by the YouTube channel Hoverlab on Monday, has sent shock waves through the entertainment and retail industries, potentially [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a major South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, said Thursday it has launched its biosimilar product for Stelara, an autoimmune disease treatment, in the United States. Steqeyma, a treatment for plaque psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, active psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis, is Celltrion’s seventh biosimilar product that has hit the [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. said Thursday it plans to launch Blade & Soul 2, the company’s popular multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), in China next month. The company said it has partnered with China’s Tencent, the local publisher, and conducted multiple pre-launch tests to optimize the game [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Air Force fighter jet pilots were booked Thursday over last week’s accidental bombing of a village after pilot error was found to be the cause of the accident, the defense ministry said. Last Thursday, two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight MK-82 bombs outside a training range in Pocheon, [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a motion impeaching the chief state auditor over his alleged poor review of suspected irregularities surrounding the 2022 relocation of the presidential office and residence. The court dismissed the motion in a unanimous 8-0 vote, immediately returning Choe Jae-hae, chair of the Board [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Stray Kids will put out a new single to celebrate its 7th anniversary this month. “Mixtape: dominATE” will be available on various music services on March 21, the group’s agency, JYP Entertainment, said Thursday. It marks Stray Kids’ first album of the year, released ahead of [...]