Dr Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a remarkable example of courage and conviction, working tirelessly throughout her life to raise awareness about threats to wildlife, promote conservation, and inspire a more harmonious, sustainable relationship between people, animals and the natural world. Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 01, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Logistics said Wednesday it will take part in a state-led research initiative to develop humanoid robots equipped with dexterous robotic hands, aiming to transform logistics operations and secure a technological edge in the fast-evolving sector. The project is part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s “K-Humanoid [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea risks falling short on hotel capacity as the number of foreign visitors is set to surpass 20 million this year, a national audit has found. The Board of Audit and Inspection said Wednesday that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had failed to establish clear standards [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government has designated nearly 100 new transmission and substation projects as “national backbone power grid facilities,” clearing the way for streamlined approvals and fast-tracked construction under a special power grid law that took effect last month. The move, officials said Wednesday, is part of an ambitious plan [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday unveiled new modular housing models featuring the latest home appliances in response to the growing demand for second houses. The South Korean tech giant launched two new models of the LG Smart Cottage, which refers to the company’s prefabricated home equipped with its heating, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a sharp nationwide drop in the use of coal briquettes for home heating, pockets of households in Seoul, Daegu and parts of Gyeonggi Province continue to rely on the fuel at nearly steady levels, underscoring the strain of rising utility costs and the persistence of aging housing stock. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading association of listed firms has voiced opposition to a proposed across-the-board corporate tax hike, arguing it would further burden businesses already struggling with weak global demand and a downturn in the semiconductor sector. The Korea Listed Companies Association (KLCA) said Tuesday it had submitted a formal [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 01, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Harbert Management Corporation (“HMC”) is pleased to announce that Gulf Pacific Power, LLC (“GPP”) has completed a transaction with subsidiaries of Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“Enel”), expanding GPP’s ownership in Midwestern U.S. wind energy facilities (the “Transaction”). Through the Transaction, GPP acquired all of Enel’s [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 01, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), today announced that it will release its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025, before the U.S. markets open on Monday, October 6, 2025. The Company’s management team will host an earnings call [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly four in ten foreign companies operating in South Korea view the new government’s labor policies unfavorably, with particular concern over the recently enacted “Yellow Envelope Law,” a survey shows. According to a poll released Wednesday by the Korea Foreign Enterprises Association (KOFA), 41 percent of the 100 foreign-invested [...]