SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The news that South Korea had won its bid to host the 2023 World Scout Jamboree over Poland came as a surprise to many who felt the Asian nation had the cards stacked against it. The dream of hosting the global event began when the current governor of North [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical firm, said Thursday it has broken ground for a plant in Poland for electric vehicle batteries, hoping to become a leading EV battery supplier to European carmakers. The EV battery plant in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland, will cost 400 billion won (US$359 million), [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean TV sensation “Descendants of the Sun” has been exported to 27 countries and the number is set to grow, its production company said Wednesday. Next Entertainment World said that the burgeoning attention the drama has been attracting overseas raised the possibility of sealing more broadcasting contracts in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 2,500 North Korean workers have been forced to work in Mongolia and Poland under poor working conditions with their human rights being violated, a South Korean civic group said Wednesday. About 1,800 North Korean workers are being forced to work mainly in Mongolia’s construction sector or in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Pianist Cho Seong-jin has become the first South Korean to win the world-renowned Chopin competition, its organizer said Wednesday. The 21-year-old pianist won the first prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, after the final round of competition, which lasted for three days, ended Tuesday [...]
Amsterdam, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been awarded the Intergraf ISO 14298 certification for its operation in Gdansk, Poland. This official recognition by Intergraf, the Federation for Print and Digital Communication, places Gemalto in the unique position of having all its five ID document [...]