SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK member Rose’s global hit single “APT.” continued to hold strong on the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart this week. According to a Billboard chart preview released Tuesday (U.S. time), “APT.” featuring Bruno Mars ranked seventh, dropping one spot from last week’s No. 6. “Born Again,” the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju FC will be the only South Korean club competing in the knockout stage of the top continental football tournament following a loss by Pohang Steelers on Tuesday. Pohang took a 5-2 loss against Johor Darul Ta’zim of Malaysia at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in their [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Three K-pop acts have been named among the top 20 global artists by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). According to the Global Artist Chart 2024 announced Tuesday (London time) by the federation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide, Seventeen ranked third, following Taylor [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 30 military service members, including 17 generals, have been under investigation over their alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law on Dec. 3, a lawmaker said Wednesday, citing a defense ministry report. Authorities have so far notified 17 generals and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean users of the popular short-video app TikTok are on the rise despite concerns over possible data leakage, an industry data tracker said Wednesday. The monthly active users (MAU) of TikTok and TikTok Lite, which are owned by China-based ByteDance, reached 4.89 million and 4.79 million, respectively, in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Actress Kim Sae-ron, best known for her role in the 2010 Korean film “The Man from Nowhere,” was laid to rest Wednesday as family, friends and colleagues gathered to bid their final farewells. Kim was found dead at age 24 at her home in eastern Seoul on Feb. 16. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to invest 51.3 billion won in creating a “digital safety city” this year, with initiatives including the installation of intelligent CCTV systems and expanded public WiFi coverage. The budget represents a 6.3 billion won increase from last year. The city is accelerating the deployment of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — International news outlets have extensively covered the sudden passing of 25-year-old South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron, reflecting on her rise to fame and the pressures of the country’s entertainment industry. Major media organizations including Reuters, AFP, CNN, CBS, The New York Times, The New York Post, USA Today, Fox News, [...]
Mallika Monteiro to serve as interim Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, in addition to her current responsibilities as Executive Vice President, Managing Director – Beer Brands ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, today announced that E. Yuri Hermida, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Strategy [...]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced today that it will conduct a conference call and live webcast at 8 am E.T. on Monday, February 24, 2025. During the conference call, Eric Hughes, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President of Global R&D and Chief Medical [...]