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VCIG Launches VCI Energy, Appoints Former Franklin Templeton MD Victor Lee as CEO to Drive Clean Energy Expansion

Move Marks VCIG’s formal entry into the US$1.5 Trillion Clean Energy Transition Market, Aligning Sustainability with Shareholder Value Creation KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), a cross-sector platform builder integrating deep technology with financial architecture to enable sovereign-ready digital ecosystems, today announced [...]

HD KSOE To Acquire Doosan Enerbility’s Vietnam Unit For 290 Bln Won

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) Co. said Wednesday it has signed a 290 billion-won (US$207 million) agreement to purchase Doosan Enerbility Co.’s Vietnam subsidiary. Under the deal, HD KSOE will take over all shares of Doosan Vina owned by Doosan Enerbility, the South Korean shipbuilder said [...]

Meltwater announces new content partnership with Dow Jones Factiva, unlocking premium content for PR, communications and marketing professionals

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Meltwater, a global leader in media, social, and consumer intelligence, today announces a new partnership with Dow Jones that provides its audience of PR, marketing and communication professionals with premium news and information from some of the world’s most trusted publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, The Globe and Mail, and [...]

BitMEX Introduces New Copy Trading Feature, Including Groundbreaking Reverse Copy Trading

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – BitMEX, the OG crypto derivatives exchange, today announced the launch of its new Copy Trading feature. This innovative tool allows users to automatically replicate the trades of top-performing professionals, simplifying access to sophisticated trading strategies. In a first for many platforms, BitMEX is also introducing Reverse Copy Trading, a groundbreaking feature [...]

Bitget Boosts Trust with Chainlink Proof of Reserve

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve on Ethereum to provide real-time transparency for its wrapped Bitcoin asset, BGBTC. This collaboration also supports the growing use of BGBTC within BitVault Finance’s DeFi yield strategies and lending products, enabling [...]

Acronis Report Finds AI-Powered Phishing and Social Engineering Fueling Surge in Ransomware

Ransomware remains top threat to large and midsized businesses, most active groups are increasingly leveraging AI for low-effort, high-reward campaigns SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, today released the findings of the Acronis Cyberthreats Report H1 2025, detailing the most popular threat vectors, active threat groups, and targeted industries [...]

Lee Meets Creators Of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Pledges To Promote Culture As Korea’s Next Growth Engine

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung has met with a group of creatives behind the smash-hit Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” and pledged to cultivate South Korea’s cultural sector into one of the country’s core industries. Appearing on Arirang TV’s prerecorded program “K-Pop: The Next Chapter” aired Wednesday, Lee sat [...]

Bitget Debuts First-Ever RWA Index Perpetuals Featuring Major Real-World Assets

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, today announced the launch of the industry’s first RWA (Real-World Asset) Index Perpetual Contract. This pioneering product, set to go live on August 20, introduces a new way for users to trade tokenized traditional assets, starting with selected RWA products [...]

Acclaimed Creators Share Vision For New Korean Spy Romance ‘Tempest’

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming Disney+ Korean original series “Tempest” is arguably one of the most anticipated projects among the streaming service’s Korean offerings for the year. At a press event on Wednesday to discuss the creative production behind the new series, Carol Choi, executive vice president of content strategy in Disney’s [...]

Nat’l Assembly Speaker Invited By China To Attend World War II Military Parade

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik was officially invited by China to attend Beijing’s military parade marking the end of World War II next month, his office said Wednesday. “Woo received an official invitation from the Chinese government to attend the Victory Day event on Sept. 3,” the office said [...]