Korea Bizwire, Author at Be Korea-savvy | Page 263 of 1052
Foreign Investors Remain Skeptical of Korea’s Corporate Reform Push, Cite Legacy of Broken Promises

Foreign Investors Remain Skeptical of Korea’s Corporate Reform Push, Cite Legacy of Broken Promises

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Major foreign institutional investors remain wary of South Korea’s recent corporate governance reforms, citing a legacy of reversals and unmet expectations, according to feedback gathered by the Korea Corporate Governance Forum during investor meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore this month. Forum Chair Lee Nam-woo, speaking at a press [...]

IVECO Group: Offer Document Filed With Consob

IVECO Group: Offer Document Filed With Consob

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISSEMINATION, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION COMMUNICATION PUBLISHED BY IVECO GROUP N.V. UPON REQUEST, IN THE NAME AND ON BEHALF OF TML CV [...]

MotoGP Meets Web3 With Bitget’s Smarter Speed Challenge

MotoGP Meets Web3 With Bitget’s Smarter Speed Challenge

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 19, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is revving up for the second half of the MotoGP season with the official launch of the Smarter Speed Challenge, an online racing mini-game built to bring an adrenaline rush to the fingertips of both Web2 and Web3 users. Flagging [...]

Seoul Launches Pilot Program to Boost Paper Carton Recycling

Seoul Launches Pilot Program to Boost Paper Carton Recycling

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to strengthen its circular economy efforts, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has initiated a pilot project to promote the separate collection and recycling of paper cartons, which can be transformed into high-quality natural pulp and recycled plastics such as polyethylene. Starting this month, Seoul has installed 350 [...]

Planned Corporate Law Revisions Could Curb Family Control at Korea’s Largest Conglomerates

Planned Corporate Law Revisions Could Curb Family Control at Korea’s Largest Conglomerates

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s biggest conglomerates could see their founding families lose significant sway over board oversight if a second round of corporate law revisions clears the National Assembly, according to a new analysis. Leaders Index, a corporate research firm, said Tuesday that under the proposed reforms, roughly 38 percent of [...]

From Mud to Purity: The Enduring Symbolism of the Lotus in Korean Tradition

From Mud to Purity: The Enduring Symbolism of the Lotus in Korean Tradition

NAJU, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Long celebrated in Korean culture, the lotus flower has carried layered meanings across history, from scholarly admiration to religious reverence and folk traditions. Confucian scholars cherished the lotus for its purity, blooming untainted from murky ponds. In Buddhism, it symbolizes spiritual clarity — a flower rising above worldly defilements, [...]

Korean Nuclear Deal With Westinghouse Sparks Concerns Over Costly Concessions

Korean Nuclear Deal With Westinghouse Sparks Concerns Over Costly Concessions

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A $26 billion nuclear power contract won by South Korean firms in the Czech Republic is drawing scrutiny after revelations that Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) signed a sweeping agreement with Westinghouse Electric that could bind Seoul’s industry to decades of costly obligations. [...]

Why Antidepressants Fail in the Elderly: KAIST Team Traces the Culprit to a Single Protein

Why Antidepressants Fail in the Elderly: KAIST Team Traces the Culprit to a Single Protein

DAEJEON, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean scientists has identified a previously unknown molecular pathway that may help explain why depression develops — and why standard treatments often fail in older patients. KAIST announced Tuesday that its researchers, working with the National Forensic Service and Ajou University Hospital, discovered that heightened [...]

Naver Webtoon Tests Short-Form Video Episodes on English Platform

Naver Webtoon Tests Short-Form Video Episodes on English Platform

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon is bringing the aesthetics of short-form video to digital comics, testing a new feature that turns webtoons into five-minute video episodes on its English-language platform. The company said Monday it had introduced the “video episode” function in beta, adding animation, sound effects, background music, and voice acting [...]

One in 12 South Korean Adults Struggles with Basic Digital Tasks, National Survey Finds

One in 12 South Korean Adults Struggles with Basic Digital Tasks, National Survey Finds

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As daily life becomes increasingly reliant on digital tools, a new government survey has found that nearly one in 12 South Korean adults lacks the basic digital skills needed to navigate common tasks such as booking train tickets through an app, checking online invitations, or sending money via banking apps. [...]