SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Taiwanese nationals arrested by police last week for illegally filming U.S. military aircraft and facilities in South Korea have been transferred to the prosecution for a possible indictment, police said Wednesday. The suspects — one in his 40s and the other in his 60s — are accused of [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy said Wednesday it will host a biennial international maritime defense exhibition in the southeastern city of Busan next week. The four-day International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition will kick off next Wednesday at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in the port city, about 320 kilometers southeast of [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Wednesday it expects limited impact from recent U.S. policy developments stemming from a drug pricing executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Last week, Trump announced an executive order introducing a most-favored nation (MFN) pricing model, intended to align U.S. [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Subway trains in Seoul will begin running from 5 a.m. starting August, bringing forward their starting time by 30 minutes to help facilitate commutes for early workers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday. Previously, early commuters were required to take intracity buses to get to work, but the new [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior South Korean football executive said Wednesday the sport’s national governing body will be in touch with FIFA over a ban on a local club that came to light last week. In his introductory press conference, Kim Seung-hee, executive director of the Korea Football Association (KFA), addressed FIFA’s [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Dongwon Industries announced Tuesday that it has developed and deployed the world’s first drone specifically engineered for fish-finding operations, marking a technological breakthrough in sustainable offshore fishing. Unlike previous methods that relied on helicopters or general-purpose drones, the new model—referred to as the “fish-finding drone”—was designed from the [...]
TAIPEI, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Display is making its debut at Asia’s largest IT trade show, Computex 2025, showcasing a range of industry-leading OLED technologies aimed at reshaping the future of IT displays. The company announced Tuesday that it will operate a private exhibition booth for key clients from May 20 to 23 at [...]
Strengthening Its Role as a Leader in Responsible Leather Manufacturing Rochester, MI, May 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Pangea, a global supplier of premium automotive leather, released its 2024 Sustainability Report, detailing significant progress across environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the report underscores the company’s leadership in sustainable [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Two senior prosecutors who have faced criticism for allegedly mishandling a probe into former first lady Kim Keon Hee over her alleged involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme have offered to resign, judiciary sources said Tuesday. Lee Chang-soo, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, and Cho [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of former U.S. President Bill Clinton apparently sightseeing in central Seoul have been shared online, raising speculation over the nature of seemingly his first visit to South Korea in decades. The posts, shared on social media and online communities, showed the former U.S. president reportedly visiting [...]