SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Record torrential rainfall battered South Korea’s southern regions Wednesday, leaving at least four people dead and disrupting train services, authorities said. Parts of North Jeolla Province experienced record downpours starting early Wednesday morning. Gunsan, 178 kilometers south of Seoul, received 131.7 millimeters of rain within a one-hour period until [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy held air defense drills with an SM-2 interceptor during a U.S.-led multinational exercise in waters near Hawaii this week, officials said Wednesday, amid efforts to bolster response capabilities against North Korean missile threats. The ROKS Yulgok Yi I destroyer successfully intercepted an unmanned aerial target Tuesday (local [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Marine Corps on Wednesday resumed full-scale live-fire exercises on islands near the tense inter-Korean maritime border for the first time in seven years, following South Korea’s suspension of an inter-Korean pact that had restricted such drills. This resumption follows South Korea’s complete suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean tension [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The country’s three major telecommunications companies are making a significant presence at Quantum Korea 2024, a premier event bringing together quantum technology experts, academics, industry leaders, and the public to explore the latest research trends and international innovations in the field. The event, held from June 25 to 27 at [...]
CHEONGJU, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Following the tragic discovery of three members of a family with intellectual disabilities found dead in Cheongju last month, the Chungcheongbuk-do Parents’ Coalition for the Disabled staged a peaceful protest on June 19, calling for an improved institutional support system for families with members who have developmental disabilities. Braving an [...]
TAIPEI, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – While the world’s attention at Asia’s largest IT expo, Computex 2024, is fixated on artificial intelligence and semiconductor giants, South Korean companies exhibiting at the event are also striving to showcase their capabilities on the global stage. Since June 4, the Nangang Exhibition Center in northern Taiwan has been hosting [...]
POHANG, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In a display of community service, the South Korean Marine Corps has announced its plans to provide much-needed assistance to farmers during the busy spring planting season in the Pohang region of North Gyeongsang Province. The agricultural support initiative, which commenced on April 16, will continue until May 31, with [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Much-anticipated pit stops, witnessed just once a year by fans at South Korea’s premier motorsports event, the Superrace Championship, will unfold at the Korea International Circuit (KIC) in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, on May 19. During the Super 6000 class final of the 2024 O-NE Superrace Championship’s third round, mechanics [...]
DAEGU, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Daegu, South Korea’s economic hub in the southeast, is gearing up to host the 11th edition of the Daegu International Beauty Expo, a three-day celebration from May 17 to 19 aimed at fostering synergy between the region’s beauty service sector and the nation’s prominent K-beauty industry. According to city officials, [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics, an official partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled the “Samsung Olympic Experience Center” in Paris, France, in anticipation of the 2024 Summer Olympics. On April 29, Samsung held an opening ceremony for the center at 125 Champs-Élysées in Paris. The event was attended by Roh Tae-moon, [...]