Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today highlighted how it integrates AI in cardiac ultrasound and across cardiac care to help improve clinical confidence and increase efficiency. Center-stage at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC, Aug. 25-28, Amsterdam) Congress is the portable Philips Ultrasound [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — French luxury fashion house Chanel will co-host a Korean craft arts exhibition in cooperation with the Korean heritage preservation society Yeol Foundation as part of its sponsorship program to support artisan craftsmanship, officials said Thursday. The exhibition, titled “Woobomanri: An Enduring Walk Towards Purity,” is set to run from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Many fish markets in South Korea’s famous seaside cities remained all but empty Thursday while fishermen voiced fears for their livelihoods amid a drop in seafood consumption over Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan on Thursday began discharging the radioactive water, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Gocheok Sky Dome will be the venue of two surprise Seoul concerts by BLACKPINK next month, which makes it the first K-pop girl group ever to perform there, the group’s agency said Thursday. Earlier this month, YG Entertainment said the group will hold two “encore concerts” in the South [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic and environmental groups held protest rallies across the nation Thursday, calling for the withdrawal of Japan’s plan to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. Japan began the disposal of more than 1.3 million tons of wastewater at 1 p.m., according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK bioscience Co. said Thursday it has reached a deal with Vaxxas, an Australian biotechnology company, to jointly develop a new patch-type typhoid vaccine. The global charitable foundation Wellcome will fund the collaboration for the first two years, awarding US$3.67 million to conduct the first-phase clinical trial, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea’s birthrate hitting record lows each year, many children born with heart conditions are being overlooked. Becoming a medical specialist in pediatric cardiology requires obtaining certification as a medical specialist, completing a specified period of full-time medical practice, and successfully passing a separate examination. Statistical data from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of South Korean seniors are opting to begin receiving national pension payments earlier than the legal standard, with the cumulative count expected to surpass 1 million individuals. According to a report from the National Pension Research Institute, the count of senior citizens opting for early pension [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will be launching the LG StanbyME Go portable display in both the North American and European markets. The StanbyME Go represents a fresh approach to lifestyle entertainment screens, offering versatility both indoors and outdoors, whether it’s at parks or campgrounds. Measuring 27 inches, [...]
SEOCHEON, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An oarfish, a rare marine species discovered in the deep sea, has been spotted near South Korea’s West Sea for the very first time. According to the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, a fisherman came across a two-meter-long oarfish along the coast of Gogunsan Archipelago off Gunsan, North [...]