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Curium Establishes Legal Entity in China

Curium Establishes Legal Entity in China

Curium has established a legal entity in China which represents a major milestone in Curium’s international growth strategy and will enhance Curium’s ability to serve patients with cancer across Asia Curium’s local footprint will strengthen collaboration with key partners and align with their long-term vision to build a next-generation pipeline of radiopharmaceuticals for therapy BOSTON, [...]

Firms Cite Shareholder Value for Buybacks, but Most Shares Are Used for Executive Compensation and Control, Study Finds

Firms Cite Shareholder Value for Buybacks, but Most Shares Are Used for Executive Compensation and Control, Study Finds

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) —  A majority of South Korean companies that repurchased their own shares over the past five years did so under the banner of “enhancing shareholder value,” but most of those shares were ultimately used to protect management control or meet internal financial needs, not to benefit investors, according to new [...]

Minimum Deposit Casinos Warns: New U.S. Wallet Rules Could Force Online Casinos to Adopt Expensive Bank-Grade Payments

Minimum Deposit Casinos Warns: New U.S. Wallet Rules Could Force Online Casinos to Adopt Expensive Bank-Grade Payments

WATERFORD, Ireland, Dec. 03, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC), a division of the OneTwenty Group, has released new analysis on how upcoming federal oversight of non-bank digital wallets may significantly reshape the cost structure of online casino payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized a rule to supervise large fintech wallet providers—those [...]

EBC Financial Group Enters South Africa, Advancing Strategic Expansion in Africa

EBC Financial Group Enters South Africa, Advancing Strategic Expansion in Africa

EBC Financial Group announces regulatory approval of its South African subsidiary, positioning the firm for future market access in South Africa’s growing financial services sector. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 03, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd has received approval from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (“FSCA”) as an Authorised Financial Service [...]

Taiwan’s SPE (Sunpower Smart Energy) Wins National Excellence Award for Integrated Canal Solar Project

Taiwan’s SPE (Sunpower Smart Energy) Wins National Excellence Award for Integrated Canal Solar Project

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 03, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Taiwan-based renewable energy developer SUNPOWER SMART ENERGY CO., LTD (SPE) has been recognized with the 12th “Excellent Solar System Award” for its Xuejia Multi-Use Canal Photovoltaic Project in Tainan. Selected by the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs and reviewed by a panel of academic experts, SPE was one [...]

Marking the Revolution of Light, President Lee Issues Special Address to the Nation

Marking the Revolution of Light, President Lee Issues Special Address to the Nation

President Lee Jae-myung on Dec. 3, marking the first anniversary of the martial-law crisis, declared, “We will complete the Revolution of Light and build a true nation of popular sovereignty.” In a special national address titled “First Anniversary of the Revolution of Light” delivered at the presidential office in Yongsan that morning, Lee said, “I [...]

A Year After Failed Coup, Lee Calls Koreans the “Guardians of Democracy”

A Year After Failed Coup, Lee Calls Koreans the “Guardians of Democracy”

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) —  President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the failed Dec. 3 coup attempt by declaring that the South Korean people “have every right to receive the Nobel Peace Prize” for defending democracy against an illegal military intervention. In a nationally televised address titled “First Anniversary of [...]

Seoul’s Luxury Home Prices Surge 25%, Second-Fastest Among Global Cities

Seoul’s Luxury Home Prices Surge 25%, Second-Fastest Among Global Cities

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s luxury housing market posted one of the world’s sharpest price increases over the past year, rising more than 25 percent and ranking second among major global cities, according to new data released Tuesday. In its latest Prime Global Cities Index, British property consultancy Knight Frank reported that prices for [...]

Defense Budget Surges as Seoul Invests in Three-Axis Deterrence System

Defense Budget Surges as Seoul Invests in Three-Axis Deterrence System

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea approved a defense budget of 65.9 trillion won, or about $44.8 billion, for next year, a 7.5 percent rise as the government moves to reinforce its three-axis deterrence strategy and accelerate the modernization of its armed forces. The National Assembly passed the 727.9 trillion-won national budget late [...]

Coupang Faces Surge of Class-Action Suits Over Data Breach Affecting 34 Million Users

Coupang Faces Surge of Class-Action Suits Over Data Breach Affecting 34 Million Users

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is facing a growing number of class-action lawsuits after a massive data breach compromised the personal information of nearly 34 million users, marking one of the largest such incidents in South Korea to date. On Monday, law firm Chung filed the first complaint on behalf [...]