SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — At exactly 10:29 a.m. on Thursday, six days before the third anniversary of the Itaewon crowd crush, three shrouded photographs were revealed outside Exit 1 of Itaewon Station — the site of the 2022 tragedy that left 159 people dead. Against a deep violet backdrop embroidered with constellations, the images [...]
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 23, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The CheXpress CX35 UV is the newest single-feed check scanner from Digital Check Corp., offering ultraviolet image capture at an affordable price. The CX35 UV is available for purchase worldwide through Digital Check’s global reseller network. The new model is the successor to the CheXpress CX30 UV, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of foreign residents will gather in Seoul this week for the 2025 Foreigners’ Taekwondo Championship, a cultural event celebrating Korea’s national martial art and promoting international friendship through sport. The festival, organized by the Gangnam District Office and co-hosted by Kukkiwon and the Foreign Taekwondo Culture Association in Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus Corp., a major mobile carrier in South Korea, reported a cyberattack on its servers to authorities Thursday, industry sources said, the latest in a series of recent industry-wide data breach cases. According to the sources, LG Uplus submitted a report earlier in the day to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Halloween night in Itaewon began like any other — laughter spilling out of bars, music vibrating through narrow alleys — until it became a tragedy that left 159 people dead and a nation in disbelief. Now, nearly three years later, a government audit has concluded that one of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. said Thursday it has completed a $217 million investment in the parent companies of WestJet Airlines Ltd., Canada’s second-largest carrier, as part of a broader push to strengthen its network and partnerships across North America. The deal gives Korean Air a 10% equity stake in Kestrel Topco [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will join SDVerse, a global automotive software marketplace backed by General Motors Co., Magna International Inc., and Wipro Ltd., as the South Korean tech company looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing software-defined vehicle market. The business-to-business platform functions as an online exchange [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – At a sprawling convention center in this industrial city, General Motors is trying to make a statement about what comes next. Beneath the fluorescent lights of the Daegu International Future Auto & Mobility Expo, the Detroit automaker has assembled a vision of its electric future — one that is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Gov. Bill Lee of the U.S. state of Tennessee on Thursday met with the head of SK On Co. to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and strengthen ties, industry sources said. Lee visited SK On’s headquarters in central Seoul earlier in the day and had talks with Lee Seok-hee, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – New passenger cars and small commercial vehicles in South Korea will be required to be equipped with pedal misuse prevention systems starting in 2029, a move aimed at reducing accidents caused by unintended accelerations, the transport ministry said Thursday. Under the government’s plan to revise the country’s automobile safety [...]