INCHEON, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has begun construction on a state-funded facility dedicated to advancing animal-free toxicity testing methods, a move that signals the country’s commitment to ethical science, chemical safety, and animal welfare. The Ministry of Environment held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the Korea Environment Corporation headquarters in Seo-gu, Incheon, to [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The iconic world of Karl Lagerfeld, the late German designer renowned for his work with Chanel and Fendi, is coming to life in one of Seoul’s trendiest neighborhoods as CJ OnStyle opens an immersive pop-up store in Seongsu-dong, a rising hub of South Korean fashion culture. Running from May 17 [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A groundbreaking study by South Korea’s National Cancer Center has revealed that high-fat diets may directly accelerate the growth of cancer cells by altering how those cells metabolize fat for energy — a discovery that could pave the way for a new class of targeted cancer therapies. The research, led [...]
GWANGMYEONG, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In a pioneering move to combat suicide, the city of Gwangmyeong, just southwest of Seoul, has equipped 10 rental cars with carbon monoxide detectors, becoming the first municipality in South Korea to adopt such a measure. The city government announced Thursday that it partnered with local company K Rent-a-Car to [...]
Gwangju, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The rain came and went over Gwangju’s northern hills, but the students kept walking—518 of them, a symbolic number etched into the nation’s memory. On this overcast morning, just two days before the 45th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, they made their quiet way through the [...]
HONOLULU, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The top U.S. military commander in South Korea emphasized the continued need for American ground forces on the Korean Peninsula, citing growing strategic concerns involving China and Russia and the geographic importance of South Korea within the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at the LANPAC Symposium hosted by the Association of the [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A former employee of a South Korean semiconductor supplier has been arrested and indicted for allegedly attempting to leak advanced chip packaging technology overseas, police said Friday. The suspect, a man in his 40s identified only as Kim, was taken into custody on May 9 at Incheon International Airport [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is doubling down on cost-cutting measures within its television division as it continues operating under an emergency management system introduced last year to weather mounting industry pressures. According to industry sources, Samsung’s Visual Display (VD) division reaffirmed its internal austerity guidelines in a company-wide notice on May 12. [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The virtual K-pop boy band Plave will embark on a six-city Asian tour, starting in August, its agency, Vlast, said Friday. The five-member group will kick off the “DASH: Quantum Leap” tour at Seoul’s KSPO Dome from Aug. 15-17, marking a historic first as a virtual band performing at [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s rapidly increasing number of elderly self-employed workers—driven by baby boomer retirements and limited reemployment options—is emerging as a structural risk to the country’s financial stability and long-term economic growth, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said in a joint report with the Korea Development Institute (KDI) on Thursday. Released [...]