SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo said Friday he was looking forward to leading a youthful squad at the upcoming regional tournament on home soil. Jo, 33, is the second-oldest player on South Korea’s 26-man squad for the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship. The host South Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will work to establish a new “mutually beneficial” strategic partnership with the United States through bilateral trade negotiations, Seoul’s chief trade negotiator said Friday, as he departed for Washington for tariff talks ahead of the expiration of a 90-day pause on U.S. reciprocal tariffs. “Based on the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton has become the latest luxury brand in South Korea to suffer a data breach, according to the company Friday, following recent similar cases involving Dior, Tiffany and Cartier in the country. In a notice posted on its website, Louis Vuitton Korea informed customers that a third-party entity [...]
MONACO, July 04, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — A floating laboratory to test and demonstrate the feasibility of renewable energy solutions for maritime transport and beyond. In Monaco, during the days of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, the event dedicated to the future of yachting organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, the catamaran Energy Observer is [...]
SYDNEY, July 04, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading online FX and CFD broker Axi has launched their new campaign, ‘Trading Places’ with Manchester City Women. Hosted by Sports Broadcaster and Manchester City presenter, Natalie Pike, the ‘Trading Places’ campaign features Man City Women stars as they step out of their comfort zones, and compete against [...]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, July 04, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget Wallet has teamed up with payments leader Mastercard and infrastructure provider Immersve to launch a new crypto-linked card that allows users to make payments directly from their digital wallets at the more than 150 million merchants that accept Mastercard globally. The product aims to drive ease of use [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A revised tax treaty between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan aimed at preventing double taxation and curbing tax avoidance is set to take effect later this week, the finance ministry said Friday. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the revised agreement, which will come into force on Saturday, [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States has asked for greater access to the South Korean market for the agriculture, automotive, digital and services sectors during recent bilateral trade consultations, Seoul’s top trade negotiator said Friday. “In the areas of tariffs and non-tariff measures, the U.S. has urged South Korea to grant improved [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while their parents were away. On Wednesday, two girls, aged 8 and 6, were found dead after a fire broke out in their apartment in Busan. [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Friday it will fine SK Telecom Co. for belatedly reporting a data breach affecting all 25 million users and ordered it to waive customer cancellation fees, wrapping up its two-month probe into one of the worst data leak cases in the country’s history. SK [...]