London, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) - In response to a request from Borsa Italiana (the Italian Stock Exchange), CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) confirms that Hubertus Mühlhäuser resigned as CEO of CNH Industrial to pursue other interests. While Mr. Mühlhäuser offered to assist the Company while it searched for a successor, the Board [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is seeking to send two chartered flights to coronavirus-hit Italy to bring home hundreds of its citizens next week, a foreign ministry official said Monday. About 650 people have expressed their wishes to take the flights, as they have had difficulty finding plane tickets on their own, [...]
London, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) - CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI) has expanded its already extensive measures to ensure a safe working environment for its employees in light of the COVID-19 emergency. The Company has been leveraging its experience acquired firstly in China, and more recently rolling out best practices across all regions in which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean traditional paper, hanji, will be used to restore valuable work created by Leonardo Da Vinci, marking the 500th anniversary of his death next year. ICPAL, an international organization dedicated to the restoration and conservation of cultural heritage, announced on December 11 that it had decided to use hanji [...]
ROME, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean archive has opened at the library of the Asian Studies Department of Sapienza University of Rome, a prestigious university in the Italian capital. The opening ceremony for the archive, “Window on Korea,” was held at the library on Tuesday, with about 300 professors and students attending. The [...]
ROME, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Italy’s antitrust authority has launched a probe on Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Apple Inc. of the United States on suspicions that the two tech giants slowed down their older model smartphones intentionally to induce users to buy new ones. The agency on Thursday said the two [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Barcelona’s South Korean prospect Lee Seung-woo will move to the Italian side Hellas Verona FC, a source close to the player said Wednesday. The source said Lee decided to join the Serie A outfit on a four-year deal and will complete his medical later Wednesday. Italian media reported [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The former head of Lone Star Korea Steven Lee has been arrested in Italy after twelve years on the run. The 48-year old American citizen was apprehended by police earlier this month, according to the Ministry of Justice. His wanted status stems from questions over his role at the [...]
Rome, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Cultural Center in Italy announced that it had held a “Korean Day” event in the popular tourist destination Pietrasanta on August 14. Sometimes called the “City of Artists”, the medieval town is famous for its legacy of art and sculpture. Residents and visitors to the town were [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics will exhibit its lifestyle TV “The Frame” at the 57th Venice Biennale opening this weekend in Italy, the tech firm said Wednesday. “The Frame” copies art with a bezel that looks like picture frames, a design concept targeting European consumers who work television sets into home decor. [...]