Korea Bizwire, Author at Be Korea-savvy

Home / Articles posted by Korea Bizwire (Page 62)

Enernet Global to Own and Operate Energy Efficiency Plant for Zimmer Biomet in Puerto Rico to Reduce Emissions

PONCE, Puerto Rico, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Enernet Global (“Enernet”) has signed a power purchase agreement with Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader, to provide low carbon energy from a new trigeneration system at their manufacturing facility in Ponce. Zimmer Biomet’s 19,510m2 facility is used for the manufacture of state-of-the-art medical technology products designed [...]

Gorilla Technology to Announce First Half 2023 Results and Host Conference Call

LONDON, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (“Gorilla”) (NASDAQ: GRRR), a global provider of AI-based edge video analytics, IoT technologies, and cybersecurity, today announced that the company’s first half 2023 financial results will be released after the U.S. financial markets close on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. The Company will host a conference call on [...]

FortiGuard Labs: Organizations Detecting Ransomware Decline as the Volume and Impact of Targeted Attacks Continue to Rise

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist & Global VP Threat Intelligence, FortiGuard Labs “Disrupting cybercrime is a global effort that comprises strong, trusted relationships and collaboration across public and private sectors, as well as investing in AI-powered security services that can help overwhelmed security teams coordinate actionable threat intelligence [...]

The Boyz Returns with Refreshing Summery Songs

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group The Boyz is aiming to break into girl group-dominated local music charts with its second full-length album of refreshing summery songs. The new album, “Phantasy Pt. 1 Christmas in August,” was released Monday at 6 p.m. and features easy-listening songs with a refreshing vibe. “We have released [...]

Early Departure from World Scout Jamboree Camp Begins Tuesday Morning

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — All remaining participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree will begin to depart from the campsite in the Saemangeum reclaimed land in southwestern South Korea on Tuesday morning, the government said Monday, as a powerful typhoon is approaching the nation. The early departure is set to start at 10 [...]

Minors Behind Majority of Online Murder Threats: Police

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Minors accounted for more than half of the suspects apprehended for posting online threats of copycat crimes in the wake of recent back-to-back deadly stabbing rampages, police said Monday. Since July 21, when a 33-year-old man wielding a knife killed one person and injured three others near a subway [...]

Rising Demand for Self-defense Items in S. Korea Following Deadly Stabbing Incidents

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The demand for self-defense items in South Korea is on the rise following recent consecutive deadly stabbing rampages. Interpark Shopping, a mobile shopping platform, witnessed a 123 percent increase in purchases of self-defense items compared to the previous year, between July 22 and August 3. This surge in purchases [...]

Kurly, Coupang Join Competition in Online Beauty Market

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Kurly Corp. and Coupang Inc. have entered South Korea’s online beauty market, intensifying the existing fierce competition. Kurly, the operator behind the e-grocery platform Market Kurly, introduced an exclusive beauty platform named Beauty Kurly in November of the previous year. Since then, it has been expanding its market share [...]

Hwaeomsa Temple Holds ‘Mosquito Net Film Music Festival’

GURYE, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Hwaeomsa Temple Mosquito Net Film Music Festival occurred on Saturday night at Hwaeomsa Temple, situated in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province. Initiated in 2021, the music festival drew inspiration from the ancestral wisdom of combatting summer heat through consumption of steamed potatoes and corn within mosquito nets. Dr. [...]

Daegu’s Favorite Elephant Dies at Age 50

DAEGU, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Bokdongi, a beloved Asian elephant in Daegu, died last Friday at Dalseong Park Zoo, the city government said Sunday. The 50-year-old male elephant, weighing 5 tons, was donated by a local business in 1975. It had resided in a local park ever since and had gained immense popularity among local residents. [...]