The expanded integration will see both companies build on the successful integration of car rentals with things-to-do The integration will support travel recovery in Asia - bringing West to East as borders and measures ease SINGAPORE , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Klook, a leading travel and leisure e-commerce platform and KAYAK, the world's leading travel search engine, today announced an...

SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Tuesday it is investing $110 million in a US carbon capture and storage (CCS) project as it ramps up its push for its renewable energy business. The project, joined by other American energy firms, aims to capture and store up to 12 million tons of carbon dioxide a year from 32 corn ethanol plants in five Midwest states in the...

SEOUL, South Korea , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it will bring its next-generation OLED solutions to the 2022 Society for Information Display (SID) held in San Jose, California from May 10 to 12 . LG Display unveils 97-inch OLED.EX TV display, the biggest of its kind, during SID 2022. By introducin...

My fellow Koreans, seven and a half million fellow compatriots living overseas, fellow citizens around the world, I stand before you today, humbled by the trust and responsibility that you have given me and mindful of my solemn duty to rebuild this great nation. It is our generation’s calling to build a nation that espouses liberal democracy and ensures a thriving market economy, a nation that fu...

On the topic of semiconductors, Failla explained the European Union’s adoption of the EU Chips Act. The Chips Act provides financial support for R&D and production in EU countries, including incentives for private investment to bolster resilience in semiconductor technology and applications. “In view of the sound strategic partnership that Italy has with Korea, Italian authorities are extremely ...

Samsung C&T Corp., the construction unit of Samsung Group, has partnered with NuScale, the leading small modular reactor (SMR) technology provider, to expand its SMR business into the global market. Samsung C&T CEO Oh Se-chul and NuScale CEO John Hopkins gathered at the headquarters of NuScale Power in the US state of Oregon on Monday to form a comprehensive partnership for joint global SMR mark...

The Consortium jointly, through Aztiq II HoldCo , has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Alvogen Emerging Markets Holdings Limited, thereby becoming the leading shareholders in Lotus Pharmaceuticals and Adalvo Róbert Wessman, Chairman and CEO of Alvogen and Founder of Aztiq Pharma Partners, will continue as Chairman of the board of Lotus and Adalvo. The Consortium's collective in...

President Yoon Suk-yeol prioritized liberal democracy and market economy, believing freedom and rapid growth can resolve the multiple challenges the nation faces in his inaugural address on Tuesday. He also pledged to strengthen North Korea’s economy if it embarks on the denuclearization process. The inauguration ceremony was held at the National Assembly at 11 a.m. and had around 41,000 people ...

In 2022, after a nationwide discussion, Uzbekistan adopted the Development Strategy for 2022-2026. To fully understand the essence of Development Strategy - Development Program, I consider it necessary to draw special attention to the following fundamental issues. Firstly, Uzbekistan’s presidential elections, held in 2021, created completely new conditions for domestic political development and ...

- UNLIMEAT, the leading plant-based meat company from Korea, has begun crowdfunding through Kickstarter to bring its plant-based jerky products to the US market. - It is the first Korean-made Asian flavor inspired jerky to be introduced to the US market. LOS ANGELES , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNLIMEAT, a plant-based meat brand from Korea, will officially launch its plant-based jerky in the...

Bond issuance in South Korea decreased in April from the previous month due to concerns about the US-led tapering, industry data showed Tuesday. The value of bonds sold in Asia's fourth-largest economy came to 69.8 trillion won ($54.6 billion) in April, down 900 billion won from a month ago, according to the data from the Korea Financial Investment Association. The KOFIA attributed the issuance...

BANGKOK , May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the university's 105th anniversary, Chula President has announced the success of the "Speedboat Strategy" in steering Chula through a volatile world to drive social innovations, focusing on being a research university that teaches, overhauling curriculum and building graduates' competencies for the future. Professor Dr. Bundhit Eua-arporn,...

The chief of the Bank of Korea (BOK) has been elected to the highest decision-making body of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Seoul's central bank said Tuesday. BOK Gov. Rhee Chang-yong was elected to the 18-member board of the Switzerland-based BIS on Monday (local time) and began his three-year term, the BOK said in a press release. Rhee is the second South Korean central banker ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to formally ask the National Assembly to approve Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo on Tuesday after he takes the oath of office, the floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said. PPP floor leader Rep. Kweon Seong-dong told CBS radio that Yoon plans to file his first motion to ask the National Assembly to approve Han later in the day. "Under the Nation...