NEW YORK, July 14, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Quartus Capital Partners LLC is delighted to announce the final closing of Quartus AI Fund LP with $50 million plus in commitments. The firm attracted a diverse set of LPs, including endowments, foundations, RIAs and family offices. “This fund was built around one simple idea: the future of business and society [...]
MONACO, July 14, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The Superyacht Eco Association – SEA Index is pleased to welcome Marina Genova, one of the Mediterranean’s leading yachting destinations, as an Institutional Member. This collaboration marks another international step toward greater engagement with environmental considerations in the yachting sector. Marina Genova is one of the Mediterranean’s most advanced and [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The foreign ministry said Monday that it is taking an alleged harassment and assault case involving a Honduran diplomat “seriously” and is taking steps in accordance with due procedures. Police in Busan said Sunday that it has booked a Honduran diplomat without physical detention for allegedly harassing and assaulting [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The special counsel team investigating allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday summoned the founder of Kakao Corp. and executives of several other companies for questionings over an investment scandal linked to one of Kim’s aides. The investigation team, led by special counsel Min Joong-ki, said [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of a high-stakes rival match against Japan at the ongoing regional football tournament, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Monday his players should try to enjoy the experience. South Korea, world No. 23, and Japan, ranked 17th, will square off in the final match of [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young said Monday he does not agree with the view that North Korea is South Korea’s “main enemy,” instead calling the North a “threat.” Chung made the remarks during a parliamentary confirmation hearing as the former conservative Yoon Suk Yeol administration defined the North Korean [...]
HOUSTON, July 14, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced it has improved its climate change score from A-minus to A in CDP’s 2024 assessment, placing the company in the leadership category for the second consecutive year. CDP is the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform, used by investors and stakeholders to evaluate how [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Headed toward their third consecutive last-place finish in South Korean baseball, the Kiwoom Heroes fired their manager, bench coach and general manager (GM) on Monday. The Heroes said they have dismissed manager Hong Won-ki, who was in the final year of his three-year contract, and bench coach Kim Chang-hyun. [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Bitcoin prices hit an all-time high on a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Monday, in line with global rallies fueled by optimism over long-awaited policy support for the industry. Bitcoin had been trading at 165.9 million won (US$120,113) per unit as of around 3:40 p.m. on the local crypto exchange [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, the independent luxury auto brand of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday its flagship G90 sedan has been selected as the official vehicle for events and protocol duties of Kuwait’s interior ministry. The decision, which involves the use of 47 G90 units, reflects the Kuwaiti government’s high confidence in [...]