NEOM and McLaren Racing will come together as 'NEOM McLaren Electric Racing' to compete across Formula E and Extreme E, driving innovation at the forefront of sustainable motorsport. McLaren Racing will become a founding tenant in the Research and Innovation Campus of OXAGON, NEOM's home to advanced and clean industries. NEOM, Saudi Arabia , June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NEOM announced toda...

CANCUN, Mexico , June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with GSMA Intelligence and ITU, Huawei hosted the LATAM ICT Congress 2022, aiming to build a global industry communication platform and promote the rapid development of 5G and digital transformation in Latin America . Representatives from operators, regulators, industry organizations, 5G ecosystem partners, analysts, and media partners ...

With IP3 token IEO on FTX exchange, CRIPCO launches IP-based blockchain and NFT business Investments secured from global blockchain venture capitals such as FTX Ventures, SOLANA Ventures, and DAO's inclusion of IPX (formerly LINE FRIENDS ), NAVER Z (ZEPETO) and street fashion legend Hiroshi Fujiwara , demonstrate the company's growth potential CRIPCO presents 'IP 3.0 Hub' vision where anyon...

TVXQ! announced that it will put out a new single in Japan on Aug. 17. The duo has been touring six cities in the country under the title “The Garden” and greeted fans 21 times. On the last day of the fan meet marathon, the two told fans about the upcoming single “Utsuroi.” It has been about 2 1/2 years since the band performed in front of its fans, and the single comes almost two years s...

Developed in celebration of Klaytn's 3rd anniversary, the Klaytn Metaverse Museum is free for all visitors. Through collaboration with Klaytn-based projects, exclusive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be minted and air-dropped to museum visitors. SINGAPORE , June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Klaytn, an open-source blockchain ecosystem backed by internet giant Kakao Corp, has developed a Metaverse...

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a constitutionality review of a series of prosecution reform laws passed during the final two weeks of the previous Moon Jae-in administration. In a press release, the ministry said it has asked the Constitutional Court to determine whether it was within the jurisdiction of the National Assembly to restrict the functions delegated to the prosecution by the Cons...

Hyundai Heavy Industries obtained an order worth $573 million on Monday to make six 2,400-metric-ton Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Philippine Department of National Defense. The Philippine Navy OPVs will be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard until 2028. The vessel is to be equipped with a 76-millimeter main gun, two 30-mm secondary guns, a helideck capable of operating a helico...

South Korea’s top business leaders assembled for the wedding of Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun’s eldest daughter at a small church in Seoul on Monday. The VIP list included Samsung Electronics Lee Jae-yong and his daughter, Lee Won-ju. The Samsung chief and his daughter, in a $2,000 Versace sleeveless mini dress and a pair of Gianvito Rossi Portofino sandals, grabbed attention as they...

Min-hyuk not only wants to display his musical ability through his second LP, but he also expressed hopes of unveiling who “artist Huta” is. “I want to brand ‘Huta’ through my new album. Hopefully, more people would be able to know that there's an artist that does this kind of music.” Min-hyuk said his music can’t fit everyone's taste and definition of “good music.” “We all have different pref...

Park argued that Busan is well suited to host the Expo. “The World currently needs transformation, and Busan is a city that can show what type of transformation the world needs in the future,” Park said. Park highlighted Busan’s plan to build the world’s first floating city prototype, which will consist of 15.5-acre-wide interconnected platforms that can initially accommodate 12,000 residents an...

Star couple Son Ye-jin, 40, and Hyun Bin, 39, on Monday, confirmed that Son is pregnant three months after their March wedding. “New life has arrived,” Son announced on her Instagram account with a picture of wildflowers on Monday. “We are still bewildered, but with concerns and excitement, I‘m going through the daily feeling of the changes in my body.” “We will protect the precious life that h...

State-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. said Monday that it would raise the electricity rate by 5 won (0.4 cent) per kWh, the maximum level it can raise, starting July in response to rising fuel costs and record losses. Following the rate hike, both electricity and gas rates will be increased from next month, imposing heavier burdens on businesses and households already being concerned of s...

BANGKOK , June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thailand's makers of decorative items, furniture, fashion and other lifestyle goods have been anticipating the rising global consumer demand for environmentally friendly products, by creating innovative solutions based on locally available bio resources and increasingly engaging in recycling, in line with the country's Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic m...

Woori Bank, one of the five largest lenders in South Korea, is under investigation over suspicious money transfers totaling 800 billion won ($623 million) as one of the bank employees is standing a separate trial on charges that he stole 61 billion won in the largest bank theft local lenders have seen. A Woori branch in Seoul had sent the money overseas in the last year in what the bank and auth...

A 2.4 trillion won ($1.86 billion) seawater desalination project in Oman overseen by GS Engineering & Construction subsidiary GS Inima has kicked off, officials said Monday. GS Engineering & Construction has signed financing documents for GS Inima’s project to build a Barka 5 Independent Water Plant in Oman, a deal reached with Oman Power & Water Procurement Co. in 2020, the company said. Of th...