SEJONG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of pigs raised in South Korea edged down in the second quarter from a year earlier following the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), data showed Friday. South Korean farms raised 11.1 million pigs in the April-June period, down 0.5 percent from a year earlier, according to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean listed firms that merged with or acquired business entities fell on-year in the first half of 2023, data showed Friday. A total of 47 South Korean companies either wrapped up or have been working on corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As) during the first six [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports to China fell 26 percent in the first half of this year on Beijing’s falling demand for chips and display items amid a global economic slowdown, data showed Friday. Outbound shipments to China came to US$60.18 billion during the first six months of the year, compared [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has expressed his anticipation for the group’s future reunion after all the members complete their military service, saying their synergy will be much more powerful then. “It’s good that we all have time to grow up individually through our solo projects that reflect our [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, announced that it has launched the 13th base of the Green Light Project in Albania last Wednesday (local time) as part of its corporate social responsibility activities. The company plans to offer medical support, in collaboration with the humanitarian aid group World Vision, [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday hosted the Nano Tech Day 2023 event in in Myeongdong, central Seoul, and unveiled a variety of new nanotechnologies that will bolster its future mobility competitiveness. Among these technologies is the world’s first self-healing polymer coating, developed using nanomaterials. It can return a damaged [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics and household goods maker LG Household & Health Care Ltd. is planning to exit the cosmetics franchise business due to poor performance. The company announced the proposal of changing the franchise contract structure into a ‘merchandise supply contract’ to the owners of franchise shops, and related [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday that its low-power and lightweight technologies, along with interior space utilization technology, into Kia Corp.’s all-electric EV9 flagship SUV. These advancements were developed to enhance the power consumption efficiency of electric vehicles. One of the innovative [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of South Korean salary workers believe that their academic background influences company recruitment and work allocation, a survey showed Thursday. Incruit, a local online job placement portal, conducted a survey of 896 members, including 595 salary workers. When asked about whether companies consider academic background in recruitment, [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Owler, a Meltwater offering and the world’s most comprehensive, community-powered, business data and intelligence platform, today announces the new Owler ChatGPT plugin which combines the power of Owler’s data on 15 million global companies with ChatGPT’s generative AI capabilities. With the new plugin, teams can discover companies, accelerate [...]