SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major banks have recently reported multi-year record profits. Ironically, they are now implementing voluntary retirement programs, even for employees in their 30s. At Shinhan Bank, labor and management recently reached an agreement on voluntary retirement conditions. They have decided to accept applications for several days, starting this [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway service in Seoul, said Thursday it has kicked off a “smart station” project aimed at overhauling the outdated monitoring system of subway line No. 5 into a unified and integrated system. The initiative seeks to enable the customer safety control center to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean disaster thriller “Concrete Utopia” will represent South Korea at next year’s Academy Awards, its distributor said Friday. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has chosen the film as the country’s entry for the best international feature film category of the 96th Academy Awards, according to Lotte Entertainment. Directed by [...]
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industry, today announced the winners of its sixth annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in marketing [...]
JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (Nasdaq: JUPW), a diversified company that supports health and wellness, today announced it has engaged a well-established contract beverage manufacturer/packer with facilities across the United States to begin production of Safety Shot in Q4 2023. Recently acquired by Jupiter Wellness, Safety Shot, the world’s first blood alcohol [...]
CARY, N.C., Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – ÜberStrategist — a leading North American public relations and marketing agency serving the global video game, entertainment, and technology industry — is thrilled to announce that it has placed on the annual Inc. 5000 list for the second consecutive year, based on a steady increase in revenue and the agency’s [...]
GENEVA, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Cebuana Lhuillier Bank, one of the most dynamic rural banks in the Philippines, has selected Temenos to modernize its core banking platform, helping the bank, which serves seven million Filipinos, to quickly launch new banking products and scale efficiently. With Temenos, Cebuana Lhuillier Bank [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major pharmaceutical firm Cellltrion Inc. said Thursday it will merge with its sales and marketing affiliate Celltrion Healthcare Co. in a bid to become a global drugmaker by streamlining its key operational structure. The company said in a regulatory filing that the merger is aimed at growing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Frieze Seoul said Thursday it will feature an expanded list of Asia-based galleries and a variety of cultural programs for its upcoming international art fair next month, which will be held concurrently with South Korea’s leading art fair, Kiaf Seoul. The second edition of Frieze Seoul, a prestigious contemporary [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Arbor Metals Corp. (“Arbor” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ABR, FWB: 432) announces its strategic integration of a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) laser spectrometer into its upcoming exploration program. This state-of-the-art technology will be instrumental in accelerating the assessment of lithium-bearing minerals within the company’s extensive pegmatite dykes on its [...]