DAEJEON, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Police on Wednesday apprehended a man in his 20s suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend, a woman in her 30s, in the central city of Daejeon the previous day. The Daejeon Seobu Police Station said the man, whose identity is withheld, was put under emergency detention on murder charges at [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team again raided the office of minor party leader Lee Jun-seok on Wednesday as part of its investigation into former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s alleged election meddling. Investigators from special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team searched the office of the New Reform Party (NRP) leader on [...]
TOKYO, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday, during which the Japanese leader reaffirmed his intent to maintain and further develop good relations with Seoul. Ishiba made the remarks during his 15-minute meeting with Cho at the prime minister’s residence earlier in [...]
On track for 30% operating profit margin by 2027 in line with our Pivot to Growth Strategy. Q2 2025 shows 10th consecutive quarter of year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth; Revenues of $4.2 billion, +1% in local currencyterms (“LC“)excluding Japan BV revenues; United States segment +2%; Europe segment +3% in LC; International Markets segment -4% inLCand excluding Japan [...]
Acquisition strengthens Harrison Street’s European platform and expands credit, student housing and hospitality capabilities CHICAGO and TORONTO and GENEVA and LONDON, July 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Harrison Street Asset Management (“Harrison Street”) the investment management division of Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in RoundShield Partners (“RoundShield”), a [...]
Acquisition to expand, enhance and strengthen network capabilities across the insurance claims and restoration ecosystem Jersey City, N.J., July 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider to the global insurance industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AccuLynx for $2.35 billion in cash to [...]
600 M-Gamer On-Ramp: GalaChain Secures TCC Access, Expands Gala Utility, and Welcomes Shrapnel SAN FRANCISCO and BEIJING, July 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Gala today announced GalaChain’s position as the first foreign blockchain to collaborate with China’s Trusted Copyright Chain (TCC), a breakthrough that gives roughly 600 million gamers a cross-border path to NFTs in the world’s [...]
Freiburg (Germany), Suzhou (China) and Boston (USA), July 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH and Allianthera (Suzhou) Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop a Novel AhR Agonist for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH, a research-based pharmaceutical company specializing in digestive and metabolic medicine, Allianthera [...]
Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to art. 53 SIX Swiss Exchange Listing Rules MEDIA RELEASE Proposed transaction would seamlessly align with Sandoz strategic objective of capitalizing on projected USD 300 billion biosimilar market opportunity over next 10 years[1] Intended acquisition would reinforce in-house biosimilar development and manufacturing capabilities, while creating additional strategic flexibility Sandoz would acquire Just-Evotec [...]
Baar, Switzerland, July 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The two technology providers have signed a multimillion-euro framework contract of Ascom solutions. SEC-COM Security and Communication Technology GmbH is one of the leading IT and telecommunication providers in Germany, with very strong consulting expertise and focus on future technologies. The framework agreement with Ascom covers the [...]