SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — With Saudi Arabia reportedly falling behind on its preparations to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games, the continent’s top sports body is gauging South Korea’s interest in becoming an alternate host, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. The source told Yonhap News Agency the Olympic Council of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation Stray Kids dropped its fourth full-length album, “Karma,” on Friday, a project it says reflects on the achievements it has made through years of hard work. Speaking at a press conference in Seoul, rapper Changbin said, “We wanted to create an album that interprets ‘karma’ in a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The new Lee Jae Myung administration aims to integrate private firms and the public sector, as well as all other sectors of society, with artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve what it calls a “super-innovation economy,” the government said Friday. Unveiling its five-year economic development blueprint, the government said private [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The national short track speed skating team has been reunited with a coach who guided the country to a successful performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics at home. The Korea Skating Union (KSU) announced Thursday that Kim Sun-tae will take the reins as the temporary head coach of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Trying to win for the first time in over two weeks, the Lotte Giants have lost versatile infielder Jeon Min-jae to an oblique injury. Before taking on the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Thursday, Giants manager Kim Tae-hyoung said Jeon could be out for up [...]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed a life-saving heart transplant on a 7-year-old Saudi child using an organ donated by a brain-dead donor in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The complex procedure was made possible through seamless cross-border cooperation [...]
Milestones underscore Resmed’s leadership and commitment to delivering life-changing health technology that people love SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Resmed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD), the leading health technology company focused on sleep, breathing, and care delivered in the home, today announced that its AirTouch™ N30i nasal cradle mask won two prestigious Red Dot Awards: Product [...]
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyra Network, a pioneering force in decentralized AI and sovereign digital infrastructure, has been honored with the Chairman’s Award 2025 at the WITSA Global AI Summit, hosted by the World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). This is the WITSA’s highest honor, presented to only one winner [...]
Funding will be used to support General Fusion’s LM26 fusion demonstration program on its path to key milestones with Magnetized Target Fusion RICHMOND, British Columbia, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — General Fusion has closed US$22 million (C$30 million) in new financing to support its LM26 fusion demonstration program and advance its mission to transform [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for thorough preparations to protect the people as he presided over a meeting on the final day of an annual civil defense exercise, the presidential office said. The Ulchi civil defense exercise has been under way since Monday for a four-day run, [...]