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Heineken® Announces Renewed Global Partnership with F1® and Launches the Sport’s First Season Ticket

Heineken® Announces Renewed Global Partnership with F1® and Launches the Sport’s First Season Ticket

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. Heineken® and F1® have renewed their decade long partnership on a multi-year deal, celebrating the global beer brand’s commitment to bring fans closer to the action both on and off track. To mark the next chapter, Heineken® today launches the world’s first season ticket [...]

Axi Announces Their Partnership Renewal with Manchester City Star and England International, John Stones

Axi Announces Their Partnership Renewal with Manchester City Star and England International, John Stones

SYDNEY, Nov. 05, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Axi, a leading force in online Forex and CFD trading, has announced the continuation of its collaboration with Manchester City star and England international John Stones. Having served as the broker’s Global Brand Ambassador since the beginning of the 2023/24 season, Stones will continue to play an important [...]

Rejuvenate with Hong Kong Cyclothon, Hidden Wellness Gems and More in the Vibrant Asian City

Rejuvenate with Hong Kong Cyclothon, Hidden Wellness Gems and More in the Vibrant Asian City

HONG KONG, Nov. 05, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – As one of Asia’s top wellness destinations, Hong Kong blends vibrant city energy with crisp autumn air, scenic coastal trails, and tranquil escapes around every corner. When the 2025 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon returns on 30 November, the city will once again transform into a thrilling stage [...]

Business Circles Push Back as Seoul Accelerates Plan to Raise Retirement Age to 65

Business Circles Push Back as Seoul Accelerates Plan to Raise Retirement Age to 65

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ruling party is moving swiftly to legislate an extension of the retirement age to 65 by the end of the year, backed by the nation’s two largest labor unions. But the country’s major business groups are warning that the proposal could amplify management uncertainty and deepen structural problems [...]

FSS Chief Pledges Compensation Review for Belgian Fund Investors if Mis-Selling Confirmed

FSS Chief Pledges Compensation Review for Belgian Fund Investors if Mis-Selling Confirmed

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top financial regulator vowed Wednesday to reconsider compensation standards for investors in the so-called Belgian Fund scandal if evidence of mis-selling is confirmed, as part of a broader push to strengthen consumer protection in the financial sector. Lee Chan-jin, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), made the [...]

South Korea Launches Quantum Industry Alliance to Accelerate Next-Generation Technology

South Korea Launches Quantum Industry Alliance to Accelerate Next-Generation Technology

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday launched a new alliance of major corporations aimed at building a domestic quantum technology ecosystem, underscoring the government’s push to position the country at the forefront of a field seen as the next frontier in computing and national security. The alliance brings together 34 leading companies, [...]

More South Koreans Opt Out of Workforce, Saying They Have ‘No Reason to Work’

More South Koreans Opt Out of Workforce, Saying They Have ‘No Reason to Work’

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans that remain economically inactive rose from a year earlier in 2025, amid a steady increase in the number of people who say they have no particular reason for not working, government data showed Wednesday. A total of 16.22 million individuals had remained economically inactive [...]

South Korea to Invest $622 Million in Advanced Medical Devices to Strengthen Industry Competitiveness

South Korea to Invest $622 Million in Advanced Medical Devices to Strengthen Industry Competitiveness

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to invest more than 900 billion won, or about $622 million, over the next seven years to develop advanced medical devices that officials described as “game-changing,” the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said Wednesday. Under the initiative, which runs from 2025 through 2030, the government will [...]

South Korea Weighs Domestic Production of Nuclear-Powered Submarine Amid Shifting U.S. Alliance Dynamics

South Korea Weighs Domestic Production of Nuclear-Powered Submarine Amid Shifting U.S. Alliance Dynamics

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back signaled support on Wednesday for constructing South Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine at a domestic shipyard, arguing that the nation’s decades of shipbuilding expertise make it capable of managing such an ambitious defense project. The comments come amid Seoul’s accelerating pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet—a capability [...]

Teens Seek Help, Not Punishment: Daejeon’s Innovative Police Program Targets Gambling Addiction

Teens Seek Help, Not Punishment: Daejeon’s Innovative Police Program Targets Gambling Addiction

DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 South Korean teenagers voluntarily confessed to online gambling and sought help through a police-led rehabilitation program in Daejeon over the past year, according to police data released Tuesday. The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency said that between November last year and October this year, 109 students — including [...]