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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top economic policymakers gathered in Washington this week, pressing to finalize a landmark trade agreement that could redefine the industrial and strategic alignment between Seoul and Washington. Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met Thursday for what officials described as an “in-depth” two-hour discussion [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Friday it has appointed Executive Vice Chairman Chung Kisun, the third-generation member of the founding family, as chairman, marking a shift to an owner-led management structure. The move ends the professional management system that had been in place for decades. Outgoing [...]
SHANGHAI, Oct. 16, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (Junshi Biosciences, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the investigational new drug (“IND”) application for an open-label, two-arm, randomized, active-controlled, phase 2/3 clinical study comparing the company’s product, [...]
PHOENIX, Oct. 16, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – WillScot Holdings Corporation (“WillScot” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a leader in innovative temporary flexible space solutions, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2025 financial results on November 6, 2025, after market close. The Company’s management team will host a conference call and webcast on [...]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) plans to announce its financial results for the third quarter, which ended October 3, 2025, before the market opens on Monday, November 3, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on November 3, 2025, following the release of its financial [...]
First US F1® Allwyn Global Community Award presented to Austin STEM for girls initiative Girlstart receives a €100,000 donation from Allwyn to support its mission to empower girls to explore STEM and pursue their dreams AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Allwyn, the multi-national lottery-led entertainment company, and Formula 1 have announced Girlstart as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will soon allow organ donations from patients who die after life support is withdrawn and their hearts stop beating — not just those declared brain dead — in a major policy shift aimed at easing the nation’s severe shortage of transplant organs, the government announced Thursday. The change, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that only 8 percent of South Korean adults would choose to continue life-sustaining treatment if diagnosed with terminal, untreatable cancer, with the vast majority preferring to end life-prolonging care or seek euthanasia or physician-assisted death. According to the Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Combining chewing gum exercises with electrical stimulation therapy can significantly strengthen oral muscles and improve swallowing function among older adults, according to new research from Chosun University. A research team led by Professor Choi Jong-bae from the university’s Department of Occupational Therapy found that pairing gum-chewing exercises with targeted [...]