SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team launched a raid on a mid-sized builder Thursday as part of its investigation into stock price manipulation allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. The team — led by special counsel Min Joong-ki — said in a notice to the press that the search [...]
Wood Mackenzie appoints new Chief Product & Technology Officer LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, 2 July 2025 – Wood Mackenzie, Inc., (“Wood Mackenzie” or the “Company”), the leading global data and analytics business empowering the energy transition, has appointed Bernardo Rodriguez as Chief Product & Technology Officer, effective July 7, 2025. Mr. Rodriguez has more than 25 years of experience [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Lim Seong-geun, former commander of the Marine Corps 1st Division, was grilled for four hours at the office of Special Prosecutor Lee Myeong-hyeon on Wednesday about allegations over the tragic death of a Marine in 2023. Lee’s team called in Lim as a suspect of occupational negligence resulting in [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean baseball league surpassed 7 million fans in the fewest number of games in its history Wednesday, while remaining on pace to shatter its single-season attendance record. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the five games played Wednesday drew a combined 76,723 fans, pushing the season total [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Already in first place in the top domestic football league, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors moved a step closer to winning the nation’s largest tournament Wednesday. Jeonbuk defeated FC Seoul 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Korea Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the capital, keeping their domestic double hopes [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea in Seoul welcomed over 2.7 million visitors in the first half of this year, its highest half-yearly tally since relocating to its current Yongsan site in 2005, the museum said Wednesday. The museum recorded 2,708,892 visitors between January and June, marking a 64.2 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and China have discussed cooperation on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here and other pending bilateral issues, likely including Beijing’s steel structures in the overlapping maritime zone in the Yellow Sea, Seoul officials said Wednesday. The working-level dialogue took place Tuesday, led by Kang Young-shin, [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined vehicle sales in the United States rose 0.9 percent in June from a year earlier, with growth slowing from the previous month amid ongoing concerns over U.S. auto tariffs. The two automakers sold a total of [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team has imposed a fresh travel ban on former first lady Kim Keon Hee as part of its probe into corruption allegations surrounding her, judicial sources said Wednesday. The investigation team, led by special prosecutor Min Joong-ki, made the move after it received the case last [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Samsung Lions announced Wednesday their ace Won Tae-in will be sidelined with tightness in his upper back. Before playing the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Lions manager Park Jin-man said Won complained of upper back pains during practice Tuesday and he decided to remove the [...]