SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With growing public unrest following a recent fatal stabbing rampage that that killed one person and wounded three others in southwestern Seoul on Friday, consumers are showing increasing interest in purchasing self-defense gadgets. According to Naver Shopping, the most popular search keyword among women aged 20 to 40 and [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday its UltraGear gaming monitor has been selected as the official monitor for Gamers8, the world’s largest eSports championship, for the second consecutive year. The monitor features an impressive 360-hertz refresh rate and is equipped with NVIDIA Reflex technology, effectively reducing the latency between mouse [...]
DONGHAE, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The unique festival held in the east coast city of Donghae, inspired by dokkaebi (goblins appearing in Korean folklore) ended in resounding success. The Dojjaebi Festa, organized for the second time this year, drew 60,000 visitors over three days, making it a grand achievement, according to the Donghae Culture & Tourism Foundation’s [...]
London, UK, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — OPEN Health, a global provider of consultancy, HEOR and market access, and scientific communications services, today announced a new team of experts will lead its HEOR & Market Access Scientific Office. This expert team will be led by Dr. Elisabeth Fenwick as Chief Scientific Officer with support from Professor Ben van Hout as [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean team of five female special warfare troops finished first overall at an international military parachuting competition in Spain earlier this week, the Army said Monday. The team from the Special Warfare Command clinched the nation’s first overall win at the International Military Sports Council Parachuting Tournament [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s veterans ministry said Monday it has deleted a state burial record describing Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup as a pro-Japanese figure, saying that such an expression was written with no legal grounds. The ministry said it has decided to remove a phrase identifying Paik as a [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker filed a complaint with police Monday against a woman and a liberal news show host for spreading false information that the lawmaker’s family was behind the suicide of a young elementary school teacher. The unidentified woman first wrote an internet post that [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Arbor Metals Corp. (“Arbor” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ABR, FWB: 432) announces the engagement of a strategic consultant aimed at collaborating with other mining industry participants to secure substantial government support for Canadian miners, mirroring the support seen so far for major battery manufacturers. Arbor applauds the Canadian government’s dedication to [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. said Monday it plans to build a second battery manufacturing facility with Stellantis N.V. in the United States, in addition to the ongoing project for their first plant in Indiana. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding for the envisioned second battery gigafactory, aiming to [...]
July 24 (Korea Bizwire) Second-quarter highlights Group sales increased to EUR 4.5 billion, with 9% comparable sales growth Income from operations amounted to EUR 221 million, compared to EUR 11 million in Q2 2022 Adjusted EBITA increased to EUR 453 million, or 10.1% of sales, compared to EUR 216 million, or 5.2% of sales, in [...]