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Stock Funds for Asia’s Emerging Markets shine This Year

Stock Funds for Asia’s Emerging Markets shine This Year

SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean funds for stock investment in Asia’s emerging economies have posted the highest returns among local overseas equity investment funds this year, a market tracker said Wednesday. The average return of equity investment funds for Asian emerging markets came to 37.4 percent as of Monday, the biggest yield [...]

Doosan Infracore, Hyundai Expanding Presence in Emerging Markets

Doosan Infracore, Hyundai Expanding Presence in Emerging Markets

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean construction equipment makers, led by Doosan Infracore Co., are witnessing a surge in sales of excavators in India and other emerging countries in addition to their stellar performance in China, industry sources said Tuesday. In the first half of the year, Doosan Infracore saw its sales in [...]

Bank of Korea More Pessimistic Than Before, but Still Cautiously Hopeful

Bank of Korea More Pessimistic Than Before, but Still Cautiously Hopeful

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea submitted a report to the Strategy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly today in which it predicted that this year’s economic growth would fall short of 3 percent despite the improving global economy and supplementary revisions made to the national budget. The central bank [...]

“One Health, New Wave”: 33rd World Veterinary Congress Opens in Incheon

“One Health, New Wave”: 33rd World Veterinary Congress Opens in Incheon

INCHEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of veterinarians gathered Monday in Incheon, west of Seoul, to discuss ways to enhance the health of humans, animals and the environment around the world. In a speech opening the 33rd World Veterinary Congress earlier in the day, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said, “The congress will [...]

South Korean Researchers Develop “Bio-Blood-Vessels” Using 3D Printer

South Korean Researchers Develop “Bio-Blood-Vessels” Using 3D Printer

POHANG, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of engineers from Pohang University of Science and Technology has successfully developed so-called “bio-blood-vessels” using material extracted from the human body as a template for 3D printing. The team found that its printed blood vessels exhibited no problems in performing their desired function when implanted. The vessels [...]