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FOUR SEASONS UNVEILS LANGKAWI'S MOST LUXURIOUS NEW HOLIDAY VILLA

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Welcome to a Langkawi vacation wrapped in a breathtaking seafront setting like never before. The highly anticipated Five-Bedroom Imperial Villa at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi is now accepting reservations. Experience island living at its most luxurious from this palatial waterfront residence, framed by dramatic limestone cliffs and just ...
SKY Technology and D'CENT Wallet Developer Sign Marketing MOU

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 7, 2022 , SKY Technology Co., LTD and IoTrust, the developer of the D'CENT cryptocurrency wallet, announced the signing of a MOU to cooperate on marketing for SKY Play, a major new NFT business platform launched by SKY Technology. SKY Technology, which recently created a Singapore -based corporation, is poised to issue its own cr...
[Today’s K-pop] Twice adds concert to LA show

K-popApr 7, 2022

Bambam of GOT7 will play the half-time show at the match between Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in the US, according to agency Abyss Company. He was chosen in January as the global ambassador for the San Francisco-based basketball team to which Stephen Curry belongs. He left for the US at the end of last month and earlier this week, met the team’s players includin...
Chinese envoy says S. Korea, China can overcome differences over THAAD

Foreign affairsApr 7, 2022

South Korea and China can overcome their differences over the former's hosting of a US THAAD anti-missile system, Beijing's top envoy here said Thursday, noting the thorny issue has hurt public sentiment in both countries. Amb. Xing Haiming made the remarks during a forum amid concerns the THAAD issue could resurface as a thorn in bilateral ties, as South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol adv...
Nurturing the next wave of metaverse startups to build on Klaytn

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

F10 and Klaytn Foundation announces the top 5 web3 startups selected for inaugural Klaytn Incubation Program powered by F10 F10 will provide a total of up to USD 500,000 worth of Klay in grants to the startups of 2022 SINGAPORE , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F10 and Klaytn Foundation are pleased to announce the first 5 startups that have been selected from over 100 applications to partic...
Jim Rogers hopes for open inter-Korean border

North KoreaApr 7, 2022

US investor Jim Rogers is in the city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, which includes a portion of the Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea, where he was previously tapped to become an inter-Korean project cooperation adviser. Rogers arrived in South Korea on Tuesday and was scheduled to sign the related agreement the following day. In an email interview Wednesday, Rogers expressed ...
Bora Chung’s ‘Cursed Bunny’ short-listed for 2022 International Booker Prize

BooksApr 7, 2022

South Korean novelist Bora Chung’s “Cursed Bunny,” translated by Anton Hur, has been selected as one of six books for the prestigious 2022 International Booker Prize short list, organizers said Thursday. “It’s getting even more unrealistic, but I’m thrilled to even witness that Korean genre literature is recognized this much and loved worldwide,” Chung told The Korea Herald after the announceme...
Agoda data indicates early signs of recovery for Bali following Indonesia's early reopening

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

About Agoda Agoda helps anyone travel anywhere with its great value deals on a global network of 2.9M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, airport transfers and more. Agoda.com and the Agoda mobile app are available in 39 languages and supported by 24/7 customer support. Headquartered in Singapore , Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and employs more than 4,0...
‘Disturbing, but important’: ‘I Want to See Your Parent’s Face’ deals with school bullying

FilmApr 7, 2022

Director Kim Ji-hoon’s new film, “I Want to See Your Parent’s Face,” tells a deeply uncomfortable story about school bullying. The cast, who have come to realize the weight of the subject matter, pleaded with moviegoers to come to the theater to watch the film during an online press conference held Thursday. “Since the movie is about school bullying, audiences might feel uncomfortable watching ...
[KH Explains] The collapse of press-prosecution conspiracy narrative

Social affairsApr 7, 2022

Han Dong-hoon, a high-ranking prosecutor and a close associate of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, was cleared Wednesday of accusations of collusion with members of the press. The findings come after two years of investigation into the claim that Han conspired with two reporters to threaten a news source into making a false accusation against a key Democrati Party of Korea ally, Rhyu Si-min. The t...
Posco Chemical starts building high-nickel cathode plant

IndustryApr 7, 2022

Posco Chemical, a chemical and battery materials producer under steel giant Posco Group, said Thursday that it had kicked off construction for a new plant that can produce 30,000 metric tons of high-purity nickel cathodes, a key material used in electric vehicle batteries. Targeting to begin operations in 2024, the new factory will be established on over 120,000 square meters of land in Pohang, ...
King Steel rolls out its proprietary mechatronic technology MICS

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

HONG KONG , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd ( King Steel ), a worldwide full service steel supplier with a long-term commitment to injection molding machines with multiple injectors and multiple tool workstations, has developed a multiple injectors and mold clamps system (MICS), a mechatronic system that can be equipped with four injector sets and can be used flex...
LG Energy Solution Releases Preliminary Earnings for First Quarter 2022

PR NewswireApr 7, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Energy Solution (LGES; KRX: 373220) today announced its preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2022. LGES reported revenues of KRW 4.34 trillion , a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous quarter. LG Energy Solution's first quarter operating profit of KRW 258.9 billion is expected to be 242% higher on quarter. Compa...
Watching YouTube, cooking become habits during pandemic: survey

CultureApr 7, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, watching videos on YouTube, cooking and regularly washing hands became part of a new routine to Koreans and foreigners alike, according to a recent survey by the Corea Image Communication Institute. The CICI’s survey titled “Effects of COVID in our daily lives” involved 417 participants -- 214 Koreans and 203 foreigners who have visited or resided in Korea, with mor...
Grain import prices to climb further: institute

EconomyApr 7, 2022

SEJONG -- Import prices of grain will likely continue to climb during the second quarter of the year amid deepening inflationary pressure worldwide, a state-funded agency predicted. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute, the projection index for import prices for edible grain and fodder grain reached 158.5 and 163.1, respectively, in the period of April to June. This is a rise by 10.4...