SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2024 Yangje Flower Festa opened today at the aT Center in Seoul’s Yangje-dong district, bringing a burst of late autumn color to the urban landscape during its three-day run starting November 15. The festival, centered at Yangje Flower Market, Korea’s largest and most prestigious flower market, aims to integrate [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Every year, South Korean police officers drive anxious students to their college entrance examination sites and deliver forgotten ID cards to test-takers. But what has long been viewed as a heartwarming tradition is now facing scrutiny from within the force itself. According to the National Police Agency, officers provided 187 [...]
JEJU, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – In a testament to shared culinary heritage across East Asian waters, a unique food tasting event comparing Jeju Island’s “gogi-guksu” and Okinawa’s “soki soba” drew enthusiastic crowds at a cultural exchange program in Okinawa. The comparative tasting was held on November 14 as part of the 2024 Resort Technology Expo [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean health authorities have issued an official notice to medical institutions urging caution in prescribing Wegovy, a recently introduced weight-loss medication, amid concerns over its indiscriminate prescription. According to medical sources on November 15, the Ministry of Health and Welfare distributed a notice titled “Cooperation Request Regarding Prescription of [...]
Afqlir® (aflibercept) approved to treat various retinal diseases, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) One of several biosimilar value drivers for Sandoz Sandoz remains committed to accelerating patient access by strengthening its biosimilar portfolio, reinforcing global and European leadership Basel, November 15, 2024 – Sandoz (SIX:SDZ/OTCQX:SDZNY), the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, today announced [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The surprise appointment of Jose Munoz as the next chief of Hyundai Motor Co. strongly demonstrates the South Korean automotive giant’s determination to thoroughly prepare for increasingly uncertain market conditions, especially in America, following the reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump, industry watchers said Friday. Munoz, currently Hyundai’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean battery stocks plunged Friday on reports that President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team plans to scrap the US$7,500 tax credit for EV purchases as part of broader tax legislation. Trump campaigned on ending the consumer tax credit, a key part of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). [...]
ROMA, Italy, Nov. 14, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Blackshape, an Italian aircraft design and manufacturing company (part of Angel Holding), will be a key participant at the Air Expo Abu Dhabi, a significant international event for the aviation industry, running from November 19-21, 2024. For the first time in the UAE, Blackshape will showcase the [...]
RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 14, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, today announces a transformative partnership with Tū Ātea Limited, an Indigenous Aotearoa/New Zealand company dedicated to advancing Māori telecommunications. Through this collaboration, Tū Ātea will deploy Mavenir’s state-of-the-art 5G Converged Packet Core and Open Radio Access [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – “I live in shame in ruins.” With these stark words, 226 professors and researchers from Kyung Hee University and Kyung Hee Cyber University launched an unprecedented declaration on November 13, joining a growing chorus of academic voices criticizing President Yoon Seok-yeol’s administration. The declaration stands out among similar statements from [...]