SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month, a speeding car driven by an 80-something person rammed into another car and plowed into a grandmother and her granddaughter walking nearby in the southern port city of Busan, resulting in the death of the two pedestrians. Months earlier, multiple people were injured after a five-vehicle crash [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s media regulator has approved a South Korean video game for the first time in nearly four years in what could be a relaxation of economic retaliation. China’s National Press and Publication Administration issued a license for “Summoners War” on Wednesday, paving the way for Com2uS Corp. to officially [...]
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Radient Technologies Inc. (“Radient” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: RTI; OTCQX: RDDTF), a global commercial manufacturer of high quality cannabinoid-based ingredients, formulations and products, is pleased to announce that Health Canada has approved the Company’s application to amend its existing Standard Processors License to include its Edmonton II facility for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A record 73,000 elderly drivers voluntarily gave up their licenses last year in accordance with the government’s campaign to reduce traffic accidents caused by older adults, police data showed Monday. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), a total of 73,221 drivers aged 65 or older voluntarily returned their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A record number of drivers aged 65 or older in South Korea voluntarily gave up their licenses in the January-September period, the National Police Agency and the Road Traffic Authority said Thursday. The number of such elderly drivers came to 43,449 in the reported period, up 530.50 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A prestigious private high school in the southwestern city of Jeonju on Friday retained its special status, which guarantees greater autonomy in admissions, financing and curriculum, for another five years despite the government’s efforts to reduce the number of such elite schools blamed for deepening educational inequality. The Education [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s financial regulator is expected to give preliminary approval next week to a consortium to set up the nation’s third Internet-only bank, senior officials at financial authorities said Wednesday. Two consortia, one led by fintech firm Viva Republica and another by brokerage Kiwoom Securities, have been short-listed for [...]