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GBI Announces Class of 2024 Green Globes and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellows

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) celebrates the recognition of ten individuals with distinctions of Green Globes Fellow (GGF) and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellow (GPCF). GBI’s Fellow program, introduced in 2021, recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding success in the improvement of the built environment through GBI’s Green Globes certification and/or Guiding Principles Compliance verification [...]

Boehringer’s focus on Health Equity drives significant upgrade in Access to Medicine Index Ranking

Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, has been lifted to 8th place in the 2024 Access to Medicine Index (ATMI), up from 13th in 2022. This improvement reflects the company’s strategic shift of prioritizing Health Equity as its primary contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Every two years the ATMI [...]

NESIC chooses Cloudbrink SASE to power managed service

Global system integrator won over by simplicity, security and speed of the Cloudbrink service SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Cloudbrink has won a major endorsement from Japanese system integrator NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC), which is to use Cloudbrink’s personal SASE service as the foundation of its Virtual Trusted Overlay [...]

POSCO Shuts Down Long-Running Wire Rod Mill Amid Steel Industry Slump

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, has ceased operations at its Pohang Steelworks’ No. 1 Wire Rod Mill after 45 years and 9 months of service. The closure, effective November 19, comes as the global steel market grapples with oversupply, particularly from low-cost Chinese imports, which have eroded profitability. The No. [...]

Ardena’s New State-of-the-Art Nanomedicine Facility Secures Full GMP Approval for Manufacturing

OSS, The Netherlands, Nov. 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Ardena, a specialist pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) with GMP facilities in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, announces the full Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) approval of its expanded nanomedicine facility in Oss. Granted by the Dutch Healthcare Authority, the approval enables GMP manufacturing [...]

South Korea Proposes Landmark Bill to Combat Rising Obesity Crisis

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As obesity rates surge across all age groups in South Korea, lawmakers have introduced groundbreaking legislation to address what they increasingly see as a national health emergency. Representative Park Hee-seung of the Democratic Party, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, announced today the introduction of the [...]

Seoul Moves to Standardize English Name of Its Iconic River: It’s ‘Hangang River,’ Not ‘Han River’

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to bring consistency to its international tourism branding, Seoul city officials are working to standardize the English-language name of the South Korean capital’s landmark waterway, emphasizing that “Hangang River” is the correct form over the commonly used “Han River.” The city’s push for standardization follows what officials [...]

Samsung’s XR Platform Launch Looms as Apple’s Vision Pro Hits South Korean Market

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As Apple introduces its mixed-reality headset Vision Pro to the South Korean market, attention is turning to Samsung Electronics’ anticipated extended reality (XR) platform, highlighting the intensifying competition in the next frontier of personal computing. According to industry sources, Samsung plans to unveil its XR platform by year’s end, with [...]

New Report Forecasts How to Navigate Global Student Mobility in 2025

ApplyBoard’s fourth annual trends report reveals significant shifts in student destination preferences and the growing impact of AI on international education KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – ApplyBoard, the leading international student mobility technology platform, today released its fourth annual trends report, examining the transformative changes reshaping international education. The report, “Navigating Global [...]

Hyundai Mobis Targets Profit Surge and Global Expansion Amid EV Market Challenges

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s leading auto parts maker, on Tuesday outlined its value-up program focusing on profitability and technological prowess amid a slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales. Hyundai Mobis aims to report an annual average of 5-6 percent in its operating profit margin in the three years through [...]