The head of South Korea’s largest air carrier said Thursday that the company‘s acquisition of its domestic rival Asiana Airlines will contribute to enhancing the bilateral economic relationship between South Korea and the United States, expressing hope for Washington’s approval of the merger. “We are committed to increasing our activity in the US given the positive environment and we will contin...

On the wall are drawings Kim did using chalk, chalk-paintings that show the original ideas that he worked with when creating the massive installations. “I do a lot of sketches. I did not intend to do it (wall drawings) for the biennale, but I wanted to give it a try on the wall,” he said. The 59th International Art Exhibition of Venice Biennale with the title of “The Milk of Dreams” runs through...

Mintus, the new online, art investment platform offers a new way to buy shares and invest in exceptional contemporary art opening up the annual $65bn art market The first artworks available are iconic paintings by Andy Warhol and George Condo , with more pieces by established and emerging artists to follow Discover more: www.mintus.com LONDON , April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mintus, ...

Singers and actors Lee Jun-ho and Yoona are set to star in an upcoming rom-com with the working title “King the Land.” According to local production company Npio Entertainment, the actors are confirmed to play the lead characters in the series and filming is scheduled to begin in the fall. While Lee plays an heir to a conglomerate, Yoona takes the role of a hotelier. Lee, who debuted as part o...

The incoming government to be led by President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is at a crossroads over how its policy support to nurture the domestic chip industry will take shape, as the global chip arms race and state-led support intensifies. On Thursday, presidential transition committee deputy spokesperson Kim Gi-heung told reporters that the committee was briefed about a proposal to establish a state-r...

On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company has secured 100,000 customers registered to their full self-driving program, a subscription program to OTA updates to receive advanced driver assistance features at $199 per month. “When Hyundai Motor Group secures its OTA technology competitiveness and expands it to apply to future models, it can pivot to a subscription-based service for O...

President Moon Jae-in hands Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong a certificate of appointment as the chief of the nation’s central bank at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Thursday. Rhee, the former director of the Asia and Pacific department at the Washington-based International Monetary Fund, was nominated last month by Moon to succeed former BOK Gov. Lee Ju-yeol, whose term ended on March 31. The high-...

Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Manufacturing Excellence; Marks Fifth Consecutive Year Receiving Award AUBURN HILLS, Mich , April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive has been recognized as a winner of two 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its outstanding achievement in Digital Network Connectivity and Enterprise Integration and Technology. In the Digital Network Connecti...

SINGAPORE, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Esports Federation today announces the appointment of IMG , a global leader in sports, fashion, events, and media, as its Strategic Partner. IMG will collaborate with the GEF and its Strategic Partner for Esports Services, FACEIT , to shape the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships in Birmingham this August. IMG will also suppo...

Posco said its eco-friendly steel brand received certification from Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas. DNV provides testing, certification and technical advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables, oil and gas and energy management. DNV signed a memorandum of understanding to issue a material type approval on Posco’s Greenable brand of steel materials cert...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands , April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEG Asset Management Limited (IDEG), a professional digital asset manager and member of CTH Group, announced today the appointments of two senior executives to lead the investment process and institutional sales of the firm's TIMES suite of digital asset products. (left) Kevin Loo, Head of Investment Insights;(middle) Gigi Luk...

South Korean shares closed higher on Thursday as institutional investors picked up large-cap chipmakers. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar. After a choppy session, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) went up 9.52 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,728.21 points. Around 988 million shares worth some 9.87 trillion won ($8 billion) changed hands, with gainers slightly ou...

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is reviewing the foreign minister’s residence as a new candidate to use as the presidential residence, after finding that the initial choice, the residence of the Army chief of staff, would cost too much to renovate. But with the change in decision coming less than three weeks before the presidential inauguration, it has been met with public criticisms for being “he...

This year's 51-100 list includes bars spanning 24 cities Japan and Singapore lead with 9 bars each Hong Kong boasts 5 bars, with Bangkok , Seoul and Taipei close behind with 4 each Nepal marks its debut to the list with with Blackbird at No.96 You can view the 51-100 list here . LONDON , April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022, sponsored by Perrier, today re...