SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee again exercised her right to remain silent during questioning by a special counsel team Thursday in her third session since her arrest last week, sources said, with the team set to grill Kim once more on Saturday. Kim, the wife of former [...]
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – BitMEX, the OG crypto derivatives exchange, today announced the launch of the Copy Wars, a campaign celebrating the launch of its new Copy Trading feature. The campaign, which began on 18 August, is available to new, existing, and returning traders on BitMEX. Key highlights of the campaign include: A 75,000 USDT [...]
PRESS RELEASE European refiners may hold the key to scaling green hydrogen, says Wood Mackenzie • Globally, refining currently accounts for 36% of all hydrogen demand • EU regulations favor green over blue hydrogen • Strong policy is needed to reach targets and costs must come down • Marine and aviation sectors offer significant growth [...]
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today warned that Indonesia’s proposed PP No. 28 Tahun 2024 risks undermining public health and entrenching cigarette dominance by restricting access to proven harm reduction alternatives. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest cigarette markets, where millions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Kim Min-seok held a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono on Thursday, during which they discussed ways to expand bilateral ties, officials said. During the meeting, Kim told the Indonesian foreign minister that he is looking forward to a visit by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Euisun Chung, the executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, has highlighted the role of customers in the group’s growth and the future of the mobility industry in an interview with a leading U.S. automotive media outlet published Thursday. The interview with Automotive News was conducted on the occasion of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has set a new season high with a nine-game hitting streak. Lee batted 1-for-4 in the Giants’ 8-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Wednesday (local time). Batting sixth, Lee got his lone hit of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — After squeezing into the exclusive-field Tour Championship for the seventh straight season, PGA Tour veteran Im Sung-jae said he is proud of having kept his streak alive. Im will be the only South Korean among the 30 players who have qualified for the Tour Championship, the final event of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Wednesday ordered the foreign ministry to drop a lawsuit against broadcaster MBC over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial remarks caught on a hot mic during his visit to the United States in 2022. Under the compulsory mediation, or “decision in lieu of conciliation,” the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae Myung plans to meet Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation and Microsoft Corp. co-founder, in Seoul on Thursday, the presidential office said Wednesday. Gates, who has spearheaded initiatives on climate change, poverty reduction and global health through the foundation, is visiting South Korea to reportedly [...]