SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The transport ministry said Wednesday it will ban the use of plastic bags for portable battery storage on airplanes and instead require insulation tape as part of an updated in-flight safety measure for battery packs. The revision, set to take effect on Monday, comes after the government introduced a [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 27, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the listing of Bitlayer (BTR) in the Innovation Zone, adding it for spot trading. Deposits for the BTR/USDT will open on 27 August 2025, 04:00 (UTC), with spot trading available on 27 August 2025, 11:00 (UTC) and withdrawals [...]
SHANGHAI, Aug. 26, 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 its 2025 interim financial results and provided corporate updates. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS As of June 30, 2025, the total revenue of Junshi [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite government hopes that international students could help ease labor shortages in South Korea’s manufacturing sector, a new study suggests that most foreign graduates are reluctant to remain in the country for the long haul. According to a report released Tuesday by the Korea Immigration Policy Research Institute, only [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp. announced Tuesday that it has begun testing artificial intelligence–based radio access network (AI-RAN) technology on its commercial 5G network, making it the first company in South Korea to do so. AI-RAN is seen as a cornerstone of future sixth-generation wireless systems. By analyzing traffic data in real [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The prevalence of diabetes among South Koreans under 30 has risen sharply over the past decade, with Type 2 diabetes — traditionally associated with obesity and older adults — nearly quadrupling in that age group, according to a new study. Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital analyzed national [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, South Korea will strengthen its child support advance payment system to prevent delinquent parents from evading enforcement by making only partial payments, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Tuesday. The program, launched in July 2024, allows the government to provide unpaid child support directly [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Honeybee populations on Jeju Island are collapsing at alarming rates, with local officials and beekeepers warning that climate change has left colonies increasingly vulnerable to disease and pests. According to data released Tuesday by Jeju Province and the Korea Beekeeping Association, a 2022 survey of 157 apiaries [...]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea’s overseas dispatch of its information technology (IT) workers, the State Department said Tuesday. The department and the foreign ministries of South Korea and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The animated sensation “KPop Demon Hunters” has officially become Netflix’s most-watched movie of all time. The film has amassed 236 million views since its release on June 20, surpassing the previous record holder, the action-comedy “Red Notice,” which had 230.9 million views, according to Netflix. Produced by Sony Pictures [...]