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OPEN Health Validates Net-Zero Targets with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

OPEN Health Validates Net-Zero Targets with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

London & New York, Sept. 15, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – OPEN Health, a global leader in medical affairs, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and market access, patient engagement, and consulting services, today announced that its near-term and net-zero emission reduction targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This milestone affirms [...]

Space42 and Viasat to Launch Equatys Venture with Access to World’s Largest Coordinated Spectrum Block for Global Direct to Device Services

Space42 and Viasat to Launch Equatys Venture with Access to World’s Largest Coordinated Spectrum Block for Global Direct to Device Services

Enables global delivery of D2D services wherever terrestrial networks are not available Creates industry-first space tower company model, implementing shared space and ground Non-Terrestrial-Network (NTN) infrastructure, lowering capital costs and improving spectrum utilization for all participants Facilitates evolution of existing Mobile Satellite Services to a 5G network environment PARIS, Sept. 15, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Space42 (ADX: [...]

Ecorobotix opens the door to Ultra-High Precision (UHP) treatment in vegetable farming, a world first

Ecorobotix opens the door to Ultra-High Precision (UHP) treatment in vegetable farming, a world first

YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, Sept. 15, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Ecorobotix SA has reached a new milestone with the launch of its new 2026 crop algorithms. For the first time, an Ultra-High Precision (UHP) sprayer allows non-selective herbicides to be used in vegetable farming. This unique breakthrough radically transforms vegetable weeding: less manual labor, greater profitability, and [...]

Balancing Homes and Habitats: South Korea’s Unlikely Standoff With the Mongkoi

Balancing Homes and Habitats: South Korea’s Unlikely Standoff With the Mongkoi

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea announced its latest housing policy this month, officials were not only grappling with soaring property prices and supply shortages in the Seoul metropolitan area. They were also contending with a tiny, nocturnal amphibian with outsized influence: the Mongkoi. The Mongkoi (also known as narrow-mouth frog), listed [...]

Once-Faded Fashion Labels Stage a Comeback, Riding Y2K Nostalgia

Once-Faded Fashion Labels Stage a Comeback, Riding Y2K Nostalgia

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Some of the fashion labels that once defined the wardrobes of South Korea’s Y2K generation are staging a comeback, blending heritage with contemporary appeal to reach both nostalgic older shoppers and trend-conscious younger consumers. Reebok has reintroduced its classic “Club C 85” sneakers in a limited-edition model marking the [...]

From Draining Lakes to Drone Jammers, South Korea Prepares APEC Security Net

From Draining Lakes to Drone Jammers, South Korea Prepares APEC Security Net

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In just six weeks, the historic city of Gyeongju will be transformed into a fortress. When world leaders converge here for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the end of October, the streets around the conference halls and banquet sites will be sealed tight, the skies [...]

Court Awards Damages to Former Students Jailed in 1964 Protests Against Japan Talks

Court Awards Damages to Former Students Jailed in 1964 Protests Against Japan Talks

SUWON, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six decades after they were arrested and branded as traitors, two former university students have won damages from the South Korean government for their wrongful detention during mass protests against the 1964 South Korea–Japan normalization talks. The Suwon District Court ruled Sunday that the state must compensate [...]

Corporate Bond Market Heats Up as Rate-Cut Expectations Boost Investor Demand

Corporate Bond Market Heats Up as Rate-Cut Expectations Boost Investor Demand

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s corporate bond market is showing renewed strength as expectations of interest rate cuts fuel demand for higher-yielding securities, driving credit spreads to their lowest levels of the year. According to data from the Korea Financial Investment Association and Infomax, the spread between three-year AA- corporate bonds and equivalent [...]

South Korea Confronts Legal Gray Zone as Child ‘Vtubers’ Face Exploitation Risks

South Korea Confronts Legal Gray Zone as Child ‘Vtubers’ Face Exploitation Risks

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver’s livestreaming platform Chzzk has permanently suspended the channel of a 12-year-old elementary school “Vtuber,” citing a violation of its rule barring anyone under 14 from joining. The decision has reignited debate over child safety and regulation in the fast-growing world of virtual broadcasting. The girl, born in 2013, [...]

Naver Webtoon Bets on Short-Form Animation With New ‘Cuts’ Platform

Naver Webtoon Bets on Short-Form Animation With New ‘Cuts’ Platform

SEONGNAM, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon has launched a new short-form animation service, “Cuts,” marking its first foray into building a platform for entirely new content rather than simply expanding its vast library of webtoon intellectual property. Speaking at Naver’s Green Factory headquarters in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Kim Hyo-jung, the company’s chief [...]