COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A large group of leading institutional investors across continental Europe, the Nordics, the UK, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region participated in the first close of CI V. Backed by the strong appetite of additional investors already in process, the fund is on track to reach its target [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific centred biotech CRO with global execution capabilities will present a technical session at BIOPLUS-INTERPHEX KOREA 2023 for biotechs planning regional or global trials. Novotech’s Vice President, Global Head of Clinical Services Yooni Kim will open the session which will be followed by presentations [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Arbor Metals Corp. (“Arbor” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ABR, FWB: 432) commends the Canadian government’s resolve to cement Canada’s status as a global frontrunner in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. Arbor acknowledges the recent strides made by the government to back the evolution of the EV industry in Canada, as [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched the “K-rice belt” initiative with eight African nations Monday to provide them with quality rice varieties and share its farming know-how, ensuring their sustainable food security, the agriculture ministry said. As part of Seoul’s official development assistance (ODA), the project calls for supplying high-yield rice varieties [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of South Korea’s Samsung Group, said Monday it has signed a US$390.9 million deal with Novartis Pharma AG to manufacture the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical firm’s products. It is the final contract for an investment letter of intent announced in June last year, in which [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has filed patent invalidation suits against Mojo Mobility over wireless charging technologies. The South Korean tech giant filed a series of lawsuits late last month at the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the California-based wireless charging technology firm. Last year, Mojo [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Department Store Co. said Monday it will open the first official Disney store in South Korea near Seoul this week. The 264-square-meter Disney store in Pangyo, just south of Seoul, is set to open Tuesday, offering around 300 types of official Disney products that have never been introduced [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — T’way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will open a Daegu-Mongolia route later this month as travel demand rebounds after three years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. T’way Air plans to provide two flights a week on the Daegu-Ulaanbaatar route starting from July 28, the company said [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of Seoul subway passengers increases with the return to normal life after the pandemic, complaints about hot or cold subway cars have also surged. According to Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, there were 254,965 complaints about temperature conditions reported to [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major department stores are turning to the food business as part of efforts to defend against deteriorating performance resulting from an economic slump and contraction in consumption. Shinsegae Department Store has launched a complete renovation of the food court in its Gangnam outlet for the first time [...]