SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and other top officials to discuss ways to boost bilateral ties in critical minerals and supply chains, Woo’s office said Tuesday. During his meeting with Khurelsukh on Monday, Woo also discussed partnerships in areas of transportation, [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, reported a 50 percent year-on-year rise in its operating profit for the January-March period, largely driven by its artists’ expanded global tour activities, the company said Tuesday. Sales rose 38.7 percent to a record 500.6 billion won (US$348 million) for the quarter, marking [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s acknowledgment of its troop dispatch to Russia to support its war in Ukraine will not affect South Korea’s efforts to accept North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine if they wish to defect to the South, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday. Two North Korean soldiers have been [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With his job security seemingly getting more tenuous by the day, Lotte Giants starter Charlie Barnes twirled a gem Tuesday that could help him turn the corner. Barnes held the Kiwoom Heroes to a run over seven innings in the Giants’ 9-3 win at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. [...]
BUSAN, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — John Kerry, former U.S. secretary of state and special climate envoy, said Tuesday the global transition to clean energy is “unstoppable” despite uncertainties in the U.S. administration’s climate policies. “The world marketplace has made its decision. It is transitioning (to clean energy),” Kerry said. “The only challenge for all [...]
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In one of the world’s most ecologically sensitive regions, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is drawing attention for its environmentally conscious e-waste recycling initiative in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. Samsung’s Latin America division announced Monday that it has been operating a mobile electronics waste collection program on [...]
Throughout the 1970-1990s, America was a pioneer in deep-sea mining. Following last week’s Executive Order, TMC’s applications pave the way for America’s return to leadership in this exciting industry. Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 29, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), today announced that it will release its financial results for fiscal year 2024, ended December 31, 2024, before markets open on May 13, 2025. VCI Global’s management team will hold an earnings call at 8:00 a.m. [...]
Latest release brings enhanced usability to business users while streamlining development and administration for more technical users. PALO ALTO, Calif., April 29, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Denodo, a leader in data management, announced the launch of Denodo Platform 9.2, adding new intuitive functionality to Denodo Platform 9.1, released in November, 2024, that builds on the Denodo Platform semantic layer and logical data [...]
Ingelheim, Germany, Oxford and Belfast, UK, April 29, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Boehringer Ingelheim, the University of Oxford, and Cumulus Neuroscience are joining forces to provide insights into the day-to-day experiences of people living with psychiatric disorders, and how these experiences relate to their brain activity. The first-of-its-kind study will use novel technology to quantify brain activity, mood, and behavior at home in people who have been diagnosed [...]