SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korean workers gave up or could not plan their summer vacations primarily due to financial constraints, according to a survey conducted by the civic group Gapjil 119. The survey covered 1,000 workers aged 19 years and above across the country, and it revealed that [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s patent authority said Monday that there have been numerous cases of Korean trademarks being preempted without permission in China and Southeast Asia, with the intention of capitalizing on the positive reputation of Korean businesses. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) analyzed 15,692 trademark filings in China and [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT said Monday it will introduce a new service aimed at assisting university and graduate school students specializing in semiconductors, enabling them to develop and validate their chip designs effectively. Dubbed the “My Chip” service, it allows students to produce their chip designs at [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a comprehensive plan to cultivate the robot industry, investing 202.9 billion won (US$157 million) to transform the city into a robot-friendly environment. To achieve this, the city government aims to establish a 200 billion won special fund for robot companies by 2026. This [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldable phone and Z Fold 5 will be equipped with a function to inform users about any defective universal subscriber identity module (USIM). LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Monday it has developed this feature in collaboration [...]
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — EB5 Capital is pleased to announce that it has received notice from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the first I-829 petition approval associated with an investor in the firm’s Riverfront at the Navy Yard (JF8) project. The I-829 approval marks a significant achievement for the [...]
ALBANY, N.Y. and HAMPTON, United Kingdom, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Curia, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, and Touchlight, a company pioneering enzymatic DNA production, today announced an agreement which will provide Curia and its clients a streamlined means of access to Touchlight’s doggybone DNA (dbDNA). The arrangement expands Curia’s mRNA manufacturing [...]
NEW YORK, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today applauded the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council’s consensus decision agreeing a roadmap towards adopting final rules, regulations, and procedures (RRPs, also known as the Mining [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea experiencing a slight increase in new coronavirus cases in recent months, health authorities have noted a growing concentration of the virus in sewage. According to the weekly report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the concentration level of coronaviruses in the country’s water [...]
INCHEON, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s northernmost islands in the West Sea, including Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong, are grappling with the issue of trash washing ashore. According to the Korea Marine Environment Management Corp., Ongjin County in Incheon, which encompasses five islands in the West Sea, collected 2,639 tons of marine waste last year, [...]