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Major milestone for Axi as broker teams up with prestigious media publisher Bloomberg

Major milestone for Axi as broker teams up with prestigious media publisher Bloomberg

SYDNEY, June 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading online FX and CFD broker Axi proudly announced a partnership with globally recognised financial services and media company Bloomberg. This strategic collaboration marks a major step forward in the broker’s ongoing commitment to building strong brand awareness and credibility on the global stage. Louis Cooper, Chief Commercial [...]

Smith+Nephew and Standard Health partner on first Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Centre in the UK

Smith+Nephew and Standard Health partner on first Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Centre in the UK

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces a strategic partnership with Standard Health www.standardhealth.co.uk to support the development of the first-ever Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Centre in the UK. Based in Poole, Dorset, the new centre will offer NHS and private patients access to leading joint repair and replacement technology for conditions such as rotator [...]

Bitget Launches “PRO” Mode with Customized Services for Institutional Clients and VIP Traders

Bitget Launches “PRO” Mode with Customized Services for Institutional Clients and VIP Traders

VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 18, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the launch of Bitget PRO, a new program designed to support institutional and VIP trading needs. Built to meet the operational requirements of high-volume market participants, the program delivers an optimized trading environment with access to lower fees, [...]

Housing Price Polarization Worsens; Additional Supply Outside Capital Undesirable: BOK

Housing Price Polarization Worsens; Additional Supply Outside Capital Undesirable: BOK

SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Housing prices in Seoul and non-capital regions have diverged further in recent years amid ongoing economic and social changes, and the government is advised to avoid stimulating construction investment through additional housing supply in non-capital areas, the central bank said Wednesday. The gap in cumulative housing price increases between [...]

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Stage Joint Air Drills In 1st 3-Way Exercise Under Lee Gov’t

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Stage Joint Air Drills In 1st 3-Way Exercise Under Lee Gov’t

SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan held combined air drills Wednesday in an effort to strengthen their trilateral security cooperation against North Korean threats, the South’s Air Force said. It marked the first joint air exercise among the three countries since President Lee Jae Myung took office earlier [...]

KOTRA Operates Korean Pavilion At BIO 2025 In Boston

KOTRA Operates Korean Pavilion At BIO 2025 In Boston

SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run trade promotion agency said Wednesday it is operating a Korean pavilion at a major U.S. biotech exhibition this week, highlighting the country’s bio and pharmaceutical technology. The pavilion, run by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), features 58 companies in cooperation with five local industrial associations, [...]

S. Korea’s Living Costs Significantly Above OECD Average: BOK

S. Korea’s Living Costs Significantly Above OECD Average: BOK

SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Essential living costs in South Korea are significantly higher than those in other major nations, hindering the recovery of consumer spending, the central bank said Wednesday. South Korea’s price indices for food, clothing and housing stood at 151, 161 and 123, respectively, based on the average price level of [...]

Samsung Heavy Cancels Shipbuilding Contracts With Russia’s Zvezda, Seeks Damages

Samsung Heavy Cancels Shipbuilding Contracts With Russia’s Zvezda, Seeks Damages

SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has terminated ship equipment contracts worth 4.85 trillion won (US$3.54 billion) with Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex and plans to seek damages over what it called the Russian shipyard’s unilateral breach of contract. The contracts, signed in 2020 and 2021, covered the supply of [...]

Coupang Workers Launch New Integrated Labor Union

Coupang Workers Launch New Integrated Labor Union

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers of e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. have launched a new integrated labor union to demand better wages and improved working conditions, the union said Tuesday. Until now, Coupang had two separate labor unions — one representing workers in its logistics affiliate, Coupang Fulfillment Service, and the other for employees [...]