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Smoking Before Becoming a Father Can Damage Future Offspring

Smoking Before Becoming a Father Can Damage Future Offspring

PHOENIX, June 13, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Men who one day hope to celebrate Father’s Day should think twice if  they are currently using tobacco, whether regularly or occasionally. A  study by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology  (FASEB) explains that men who smoke can cause genetic damage to their  future children, even before conception. [...]

The Garden Project Kicks off First Pilot Program in Korea

The Garden Project Kicks off First Pilot Program in Korea

SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Garden Project — urban agriculture and the local food movement aimed at providing healing and educational programs — will be cultivated in earnest in Korea. The Garden Project announced last week that the world’s famous “garden project” will be up and running across the nation after four years of preparation [...]

Michelin-Star Chef Daniel Boulud is the Latest Culinary Authority to Join Samsung Club des Chefs

Michelin-Star Chef Daniel Boulud is the Latest Culinary Authority to Join Samsung Club des Chefs

NEW YORK, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., America’s fastest growing appliance  brand1 and a global category leader, announced that renowned  chef Daniel Boulud is joining Samsung Club des Chefs, an industry-first  culinary initiative launched in 2013 that brings together celebrated  chefs from around the world to collaborate with Samsung on the  development [...]

International Power Generation Experts to Meet in Kuala Lumpur for ASEAN Power Week

International Power Generation Experts to Meet in Kuala Lumpur for ASEAN Power Week

  Kuala Lumpur, June 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 120 international experts will be present in Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN Power Week to present and discuss various issues in the power generation industry, focusing on strategic and technical power issues and challenges, the continued growth of the renewable and alternative energy sectors [...]

Musician and Activist Bono to Receive Inaugural Cannes LionHeart Award for AIDS Organisation (RED)

Musician and Activist Bono to Receive Inaugural Cannes LionHeart Award for AIDS Organisation (RED)

LONDON, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) –  The organisers of the 61st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity are proud to honour Bono, the activist lead singer of Irish rock band U2, with the first ever Cannes LionHeart Award, for pioneering (RED), a creative fusion of branding, activism and philanthropy that has generated more than $250 [...]

“Male Children More Likely to Have Mental Developmental Disorders”…NHIS Study

“Male Children More Likely to Have Mental Developmental Disorders”…NHIS Study

SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said males are more likely to have mental developmental disorders than female counterparts by more than three times, with patients younger than 10 years old or below accounting for 64 percent of the total. The National Health Insurance Service said this on June 1 based on data for [...]

Maternity Clinic Market at Risk in Korea

Maternity Clinic Market at Risk in Korea

SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of maternity clinics closing down their practice is twice the number of newly opening ones, it has become more difficult to find obstetrician clinics in the neighborhoods. According to the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, 1,536 practices in all medical specialties have closed nationwide in 2013, which means that [...]

Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s Chairman to Donate His Wealth to a Foundation

Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s Chairman to Donate His Wealth to a Foundation

SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Yoon Young-Hwan, founder and chairman of Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., decided to donate all his stock holdings worth 80 billion won to a foundation and an in-house fund for workers’ welfare. According to the company on May 28, the chairman would establish the Seokcheon-Daewoong Foundation, recapitalize the Daewoong Foundation for educational causes, [...]