SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants tripled home an insurance run to key his team’s win in their first game back home after a long road trip. Lee batted 1-for-4 with an RBI as the Giants defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Electric Co., a South Korean electrical equipment maker, said Tuesday its first-quarter net profit jumped 64 percent from a year earlier on strong demand for its products in the United States. Net profit for the three months ended March 31 rose to 153.4 billion won (US$107.9 million) [...]
SEOUL, April 22, (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s per capita health insurance spending rose by 28% over the past decade, driven largely by higher treatment costs rather than more frequent medical visits, according to a report released Monday by the Korea Development Institute (KDI). The report, titled “Factors Behind Health Insurance Spending Growth and Policy [...]
SEOUL, April 22, (Korea Bizwire) — Intensifying competition from biosimilars and the looming expiration of lucrative drug patents have emerged as the foremost concerns for global pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, according to a 2025 report by Deloitte Korea. The report, titled “Five Key Challenges for the Global Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry in 2025,” [...]
SEOUL, April 21, (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display announced Monday that it has developed and deployed its own artificial intelligence assistant — the first of its kind in the display industry — to streamline internal workflows and improve productivity. The AI assistant service, which debuted in early 2025, is designed to support individual productivity through [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.N. aviation agency has voiced grave concerns over North Korea’s recent jamming of GPS navigation signals and called for measures to prevent a recurrence, the South Korean foreign ministry said Monday. During its latest council session held in Montreal, Canada, from March 10 to April 4, the International [...]
SEOUL, April 21, (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics marked Earth Day 2025 with the launch of MyCup, a compact tumbler washer designed for commercial use, as part of the company’s broader push into business-to-business (B2B) subscription services and sustainable innovation. Unveiled on April 21, MyCup integrates LG’s advanced dishwashing technologies — including those from its [...]
SUWON, South Korea, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Chinese nationals were apprehended Monday on suspicion of illegally filming fighter jets near Osan Air Base, which is used by the U.S. Air Force, but police later dropped the investigation, citing no suspected espionage. The two were suspected of illegally taking photos of the base and [...]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for difficult-to-treat diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease, today announced that Sabeen Mekan, M.D., has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development. [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick of Seoul wished Pope Francis, who died at the age 88 on Monday, eternal peace. “Even though we say farewell to him, we should continue his love and sacrifice by practicing the gospel in our lives,” he said, offering a message of condolence over the [...]