SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea said Friday it has received a plaque of appreciation from the veterans ministry for its project to digitalize archives of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War. Google Arts and Culture (GAC) [...]
Basseterre, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — There are significant numbers of investors seeking economic prospects in other countries that offer alternative citizenship. The investment migration industry offers citizenship by investment programmes that can guide investors in securing their business ventures, wealth management planning, safety and security of their families and assets, and create a foundation [...]
MONACO, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “My message to young people is this: I really invite you to be very curious, to question the status quo and also the social norms. The way we’re doing things today is not right regarding climate change. We need to make a breakthrough and we will see the greatest [...]
ROME, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “Gianni Agnelli, in arte l’Avvocato” has been awarded the 2023 Globo d’Oro, i.e. Italian Golden Globe, as Best Documentary. ”This is the most important recognition we have received. We have been investing in television for four years: this is the first award for an important documentary. Important because I have a personal [...]
MILAN, Italy, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects, the Braila Bridge in Romania, was inaugurated today. It will connect the Black Sea ports and the Danube Delta with the rest of the country and with the wider Trans-European Transport Network. It is the longest structure in the country with a total length [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — SKC Co., a chemical company under South Korea’s SK Group, said Friday it acquired a local semiconductor test equipment maker for 522.5 billion won (US$399 million) as it accelerates its push for a pivot to the manufacturing of semiconductor and battery components. SKC took over a 35.8 percent stake, [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Friday its second-quarter operating profit is expected to have more than tripled from a year earlier on the back of strong demand for electric vehicle batteries. Operating income reached 611.6 billion won (US$468.7 million), compared with 195.6 billion won the previous year, the [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will explore ways to accept more foreign workers to address its low birth rates and workforce shortages, the finance ministry said Friday. “We need to work together to reach a social consensus that accepting foreign workers and rolling out immigration policies are vital for the sustainable growth [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Researchers from renowned tech universities in South Korea and the U.S. have developed a harvester that utilizes metallic organisms to collect water from atmospheric moisture. This innovative solution offers a sustainable approach to secure water resources, particularly in water-scarce environments like deserts. The joint research team, led by professor [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans believe that there should be an increase in the number of immigrants entering the country, a poll showed Thursday. The state-run Migration Research and Training Center conducted a survey of 2,000 Koreans aged 19 and above. Among them, 41.9 percent expressed agreement with [...]