SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has announced the results of its 2021 Global Risk Management Survey for South Korea. The study gathers input from thousands of risk managers globally every two years to identify key risks and challenges their organisations are facing. The [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — N2Growth, a global leadership consulting and executive search firm, announced today the firm’s expansion in Asia with the appointment of Gene W. Oh as Managing Partner and Country Head, who will be leading the firm’s newest location in South Korea and reporting directly to the firm’s CEO, Kelli Vukelic. N2Growth is pleased to welcome Gene, who [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — While foreigners living in South Korea think highly of the country’s medical system, their satisfaction with living here is low. The Expat Insider 2022, a report containing data from a survey of foreign residents conducted by international networking site InterNations, showed that Asia’s fourth-largest economy was the 40th country out [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked second at this year’s youth international mathematics competition in Norway earlier this month, with China clinching the top spot, the event’s organizers said Friday. The six-member South Korean delegation earned a combined 208 points with three gold medals and as many silvers at the International Mathematical [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As the U.S. Supreme Court reignites abortion debate following its decision to overturn its 1973 abortion ruling known as Roe v. Wade, South Korea has yet to introduce legislation that enforces abortion rights. In South Korea, one can easily find advertisements about pregnancy interruptions on social media and portal [...]
MIAMI, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fight against money laundering will soon be bolstered by new recruits from the public and private sectors after lawmakers, academics, and other stakeholders gather at the National Assembly on June 8th for a seminar on the evolution of the nation’s anti-financial crime (AFC) regime. Hosted by the Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s presence in the Chinese import market has fallen significantly over the past five years, compared to other major countries, a South Korean business lobby said. The Federation of Korean Industries compared the market share of the Group of Five (G5) states, Taiwan, the six ASEAN states and South Korea [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of hard-core vegetarians has turned out to be minimal in South Korea, a survey showed Monday. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) conducted a survey of 5,510 adults, in which only 7.6 percent (418 people) were vegetarians and the remaining 92.4 percent were non-vegetarians. The [...]
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a leading agricultural biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction, reduced nicotine tobacco, and improving health and wellness through modern plant science, today announced the $1.6 billion1 South Korean tobacco market will be the first international market to commence sales of its VLN® reduced nicotine [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid intensified global competition to attract high-caliber talent in the science and research areas, South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) brain drain remains at a serious level, a state-backed science education institute said. Asia’s fourth-largest economy scored -35.04 in the index indicating the flow of AI talent (AI talent index) [...]