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) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Indonesia will carry out an irrigation modernization project that uses Korean technology to supply agricultural water to rice paddies. The Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC) said Monday that it won an order for the design and supervision of irrigation modernization and emergency renovation work for a total of 143,000 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, has signed an agreement with the East Timorese Ministry of Finance to improve the health and nutritional consumption of local youth by introducing a basic health and cafeteria system at schools. Schools in East Timor struggle with a [...]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) - DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been tasked to bring in the newly approved Covid-19 antiviral pills to South Korea to bolster its fight against the pandemic. The logistics Group has been heavily involved in the transportation of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense technologies were assessed to be the world’s ninth most advanced as of last year, a triennial government report showed Monday, noting progress in artillery, submarines and other sectors. According to the report by the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT), South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean defector crossed the border last week to return home last week, raising questions over why some defectors return to North after defecting to South Korea. According to the Ministry of Unification, the number of defectors who returned to North Korea after defecting to the South totaled [...]
GUMI, SOUTH KOREA, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The CoorsTek plant in Gumi, South Korea was recently presented with an award from the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) in recognition of the facility’s exceptional safety protocols and best-in class chemical accident prevention plan. CoorsTek, a leading manufacturer of technical ceramics, operates more than 30 manufacturing [...]
SINGAPORE, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign), Asia’s largest pure-play cybersecurity firm, announced today its partnership with Intel 471, a premiere cybercrime intelligence provider. The new partnership marks another milestone in Ensign’s expansion plan in South Korea as it reinforces its footprint in the market, further strengthening its position as a leading provider of [...]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Leading global logistics service provider Rhenus is offering a landbridge service in South Korea. Providing a viable alternative for time-sensitive cargo, the service includes rail connections between South Korea and Europe to cater to markets shipping higher value cargo with medium turnaround times that can be up to [...]