SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Lisa’s first full-length album debuted at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, marking her first entry on the chart as a solo artist. The album, “Alter Ego,” earned 45,500 equivalent album units in the United States, Billboard said in a chart preview Monday (U.S. time). [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday pledged “zero tolerance” for any acts of violence as the Constitutional Court is set to deliver its ruling on whether to reinstate or remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court is expected to announce its decision as early as this week, raising [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Networks Co., an information technology (IT) solutions unit under SK Group, said Tuesday it has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) business portfolio. As a first step, Qualcomm will provide SK Networks with its high-performance Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including Qualcomm Dragonwing [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Tuesday they plan to request an autopsy on the body of late singer Wheesung to determine the cause and time of his death. The 43-year-old artist was found dead at his residence Monday by his mother who called emergency responders for help. The Seoul Gwangjin Police Station [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — KG Mobility Corp. on Tuesday launched the Torres Hybrid, the automaker’s first hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) model that comes with enhanced fuel efficiency and convenience features. The Torres Hybrid is equipped with a 1.83 kilowatt-hour (kWh) high capacity battery and a parallel dual-motor system. Its fuel efficiency is rated [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. plans to build its first hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in South Korea for the start of operations in 2028, the company’s labor union claimed Tuesday. Hyundai Motor currently operates a hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China. If built, the domestic facility will be the [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Industry and labor ministers on Tuesday called for an exemption of researchers in the semiconductor industry from South Korea’s 52-hour workweek system that prevents them from working extended hours even when needed. The government has been calling for a revision to the system to allow such workers to put [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Sagtec Global Limited (NASDAQ: SAGT) (“Sagtec” or the “Company”), a leading provider of customizable software solutions that has revolutionized Malaysia’s Food and Beverage industry with Speed+, a pioneering cloud point of sale (POS) system integrated QR Pay, today announced the closing of its previously announced initial [...]
AI Integrated Server (Available March 27) and Cloud AI Platform (Launching April 18) Eliminate GPU Costs and Lower AI Adoption Barriers KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”), a leading innovator in AI-driven enterprise solutions, announces its upcoming AI Integrated Server and AI Cloud Platform, designed [...]
MONACO, March 10, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — “Sailing, historically has been very male-dominated, but we have had a lot of initiatives to encourage female participation. For me, it’s important because I think any space which is welcoming to every kind of people makes a really rich environment. And we can get there. We can keep [...]