SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Russian travel agency has begun attracting tourists to North Korea’s new Kalma tourist zone along the east coast, potentially bringing Russians as the first foreign tourists to the location, the firm’s social media showed Friday. Vostok Intur, a Vladivostok-based tour agency organizing trips to North Korea, announced three [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it has partnered with Nexon Co. for a special collaboration event in the popular mobile racing game KartRider Rush+. As part of the event, players can experience virtual versions of Hyundai’s latest electric vehicles (EVs), such as the Ioniq 9, the company’s first large [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is presumed to be accelerating preparations for the additional deployment of its troops to Russia while continuing to push for potential launches of a spy satellite or an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korea’s military said Friday. The assessment comes as South Korea and the United States [...]
CGTN publishes an article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to a village in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, which was heavily affected by floods last August. The article highlights the president’s tradition of visiting ordinary citizens ahead of the Spring Festival, reviews heartwarming moments from his visits, and explains how Xi’s actions reinforce his [...]
CNH to release 2024 Fourth Quarter & Full Year financial results on February 4 Basildon, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — CNH (NYSE: CNH) will release its financial results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2024 on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. A live audio webcast of the financial results conference call will begin at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group’s independent luxury brand, said Friday it has unveiled a concept vehicle designed for rescue support tasks in rugged terrains and challenging weather conditions. The GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle (MIV) concept was revealed this week at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. It marked [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Robotics is rolling out sophisticated food and beverage solutions featuring collaborative robots that can pour beer and mix cocktails, with its latest installations appearing at South Korea’s major airports, the company announced on January 23. The company has deployed its automated beer-dispensing system at the Airbot Bar within the [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists at the Advanced Radiation Technology Institute of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute announced on January 23 that they have discovered a way to mitigate radiation-induced organ damage using Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium renowned for its exceptional radiation resistance. While research into radiation protection agents is being conducted globally, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A stark gender divide exists among South Korean teenagers regarding dating expenses, with young women overwhelmingly favoring equal cost-sharing while young men show more traditional views, according to a lifestyle report released by Woori Bank on January 23. The “Teens’ Diary” report, which surveyed 3,729 teenagers aged 14-18 nationwide, revealed [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) announced on January 23 that its researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery, becoming the first in the world to unravel how harmful microalgae produce toxins and develop a biological control method to inhibit this process. Microalgae, single-celled organisms crucial to marine [...]