KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 31, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”) a leading provider of business and technology consulting services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a single fundamental institutional investor for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 2,777,778 of [...]
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Viking Acquisition Corp. I (NYSE: VACI.U) (the “Company”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol [...]
GYEONGJU, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The historic city of Gyeongju is dazzling visitors and world leaders alike during this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, blending the elegance of Korean tradition with cutting-edge technology in a vibrant display of cultural diplomacy. Under the twin themes of “Cultural APEC” and “Economic APEC,” nighttime media art shows, [...]
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – First lady Kim Hea Kyung has been spotlighting the elegance of traditional Korean attire by wearing and promoting hanbok during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju. On Thursday, Kim held a tea meeting with five hanbok designers and expressed her appreciation for their efforts in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is considering establishing an interagency team of relevant ministries to develop and build a long-coveted nuclear-powered submarine, a government source said Friday. During their summit in Gyeongju on Wednesday, President Lee Jae Myung openly asked U.S. President Donald Trump to allow his country to secure nuclear fuel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics said Friday that it is in advanced talks with Nvidia Corp. to supply next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, deepening ties with the U.S. semiconductor giant as both companies race to expand their foothold in artificial intelligence. The announcement followed Nvidia’s disclosure that it would supply its latest Blackwell graphics [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Nvidia Corp. said on Friday that it plans to deploy up to 260,000 of its latest graphics processing units, or GPUs, across South Korea in partnership with the government and several of the country’s largest conglomerates — a sweeping initiative aimed at turning the nation into one of the world’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading carmaker, said Friday it will strengthen collaboration with Nvidia Corp. to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-based future mobility solutions through a new AI infrastructure powered by the U.S. firm’s latest Blackwell chips. The two companies have agreed to jointly develop AI capabilities [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Global investment banks assessed Friday that the trade deal reached between Seoul and Washington this week has eased uncertainties and is expected to provide an upward momentum to the South Korean stock market. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to reduce “reciprocal” tariffs on South Korea to 15 [...]
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Deutsche Bank today announced the lineup for its Depositary Receipts Virtual Investor Conference (“dbVIC”) on Tuesday, November 04, 2025, featuring live webcast presentations from international companies with American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programs in the U.S. Representatives from participating companies based in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, [...]