SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals rose for a third consecutive year in 2024, continuing a steady recovery from the pandemic-era slump, government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Data and Statistics, a total of 21,450 international marriages were registered last year, up about [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Short-selling transactions rose to the highest in over two years when the South Korean stock market crashed earlier this week on artificial intelligence (AI) valuation concerns, industry data showed Thursday. On Wednesday, the country’s benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed more than 2 percent lower, after once [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is expected to meet with Mercedes-Benz Group Chairman Ola Källenius in Seoul next week, in what industry officials say could mark a deeper collaboration between the two companies in semiconductors and electric vehicle technology. Källenius is scheduled to attend the Mercedes-Benz Future Strategy Conference at [...]
The following is an extract from the “Iveco Group 2025 Third Quarter Results” press release(*). The complete press release can be accessed by visiting the media section of the Iveco Group corporate website: https://www.ivecogroup.com/media/corporate_press_releases or consulting the accompanying PDF: A quarter marked by staying the course and concentrating efforts. Full Year guidance 2025 revised. Sale of Defence [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a disputed ordinance allowing large-scale redevelopment just outside designated cultural preservation zones in Seoul, clearing the way for a long-stalled city project near one of the capital’s most sacred heritage sites. The court ruled that the Seoul Metropolitan Council acted lawfully when [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar G-Dragon said in a recent interview that he was so devastated by a drug investigation two years ago that he briefly considered retiring from music altogether. The frontman of the influential group BIGBANG spoke candidly about the episode on MBC’s current affairs program “Sohn Suk-hee’s Questions,” which aired [...]
HONG KONG, Nov. 06, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – WeRide (HKEX: 0800.HK, NASDAQ: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced its successful listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) under the stock code 0800.HK, becoming the world’s first Robotaxi company to be publicly traded on both Hong Kong and US exchanges. With that, WeRide also [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of baby boomers living in the Seoul metropolitan area said they would be willing to relocate to regional areas if jobs at small and medium-sized enterprises were available, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Korea Economic Association (FKI). The survey, conducted in September by Mono [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture minister said Wednesday that restaurant companies should be required to inform customers when they reduce product sizes, as public anger grows over so-called “shrinkflation” — the practice of cutting portions while keeping prices the same. “It is a matter of consumers’ right to know,” Agriculture Minister Song [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” which recently swept six Tony Awards including Best Musical, has returned to Seoul for its 10th-anniversary season, rekindling the quiet tenderness that moved Broadway audiences earlier this year. Written by Park Chun-hyoo (also known as Hue Park) and Will Aronson, the production explores love [...]