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Seegene's Allplex™ RV Master Assay receives Australian TGA approval, European CE-IVD mark

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022
ARC Group Launches $20 Million Venture Capital Fund to Help Startups with Disruptive Technology to Grow and Expand their Business

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022

SHANGHAI , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC Group is pleased to announce the official launch of its Venture Fund, ARC Group Ventures. ARC Group Ventures fund invests and assists entrepreneurs to build and grow technology focused companies globally. We co-invest alongside the most reputable Venture Funds in the world and seek out start-up companies with a proven product with exceptional grow...
Ceres Nanosciences Establishes Sixteen Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Centers of Excellence Under NIH RADx Initiative

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022

MANASSAS, Va. , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceres Nanosciences (Ceres), a privately held company that makes innovative products to improve life science research and diagnostic testing, is announcing the establishment of six new wastewater-based epidemiology centers of excellence. The new centers add to the nine existing centers of excellence previously announced in November 2021 and to the...
[Today’s K-pop] TXT to return in May: report

K-popApr 6, 2022

Itzy will release its first original single in Japan Wednesday, said label JYP Entertainment. The single, titled “Voltage,” consists of four tracks: the titular main track, “Spice” as well as instrumental versions of the two songs. The main track compares the band’s signature confidence to electric voltage, mixing powerful raps and rock sounds to matching performances. It was released in ...
Transition team chief seeks China‘s cooperation for stability on Korean Peninsula

PoliticsApr 6, 2022

Transition team Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo on Wednesday called for China‘s cooperation for stability on the Korean Peninsula, as he met with Beijing’s top envoy to Seoul. Ahn and Ambassador Xing Haiming met at the transition team‘s office and discussed bilateral relations at a time of heightened tension surrounding North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. “One of my concerns is that North Korea ...
Don’t politicize BTS, some fans tell South Korea’s incoming president

K-popApr 6, 2022

Should BTS perform at the inauguration ceremony for South Korea’s incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol? Some fans say just leave the group alone. After a member of Yoon’s transition team said Tuesday that a BTS performance is being discussed for the May 10 event, fans of the K-pop juggernaut flooded the committee’s website with posts opposing it. “Please do not politicize BTS,” one post uploaded on...
High-ranking prosecutor close to Yoon cleared of charges in blackmail case

Social affairsApr 6, 2022

Han Dong-hoon, a senior prosecutor considered a close associate of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, was cleared Wednesday of attempted coercion charges in a highly-watched blackmail case involving a liberal television commentator, officials said. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office cleared the charges for Han, vice head of the Judicial Research & Training Institute, on the grounds of in...
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022

Global Highlights · US institutions lead in 28 of the 51 subjects ranked. Harvard University and MIT remain the strongest-performing institutions, ranking number one in twelve subjects. · Fifteen subject tables are topped by a British university, with the University of Oxford leading in six. · ETH Zurich is continental Europe's top university, achieving number-one spots in three su...
HABANOS, S.A. PRESENTED THE NEW H. UPMANN MAGNUM 52 TO COMMEMORATE THE YEAR OF THE TIGER ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022

- The Pacific Cigar Co. LTD and Infifon Hong Kong Limited, exclusive distributors of Habanos, S.A., have presented in a 'virtual unboxing' the new H. Upmann Magnum 52 vitola, in commemoration of the Chinese New Year HAVANA , April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Habanos, S.A., together with its distributors for Asia Pacific and China , The Pacific Cigar Company and Infifon Hong Kong Limited, pres...
Private companies to take over role of securing raw materials

EconomyApr 6, 2022

Private companies will take over from state firms in pursuing raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel to better respond to supply shortages stemming from global political unrest, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition committee said Wednesday. “The supply bottlenecks are getting worse because geopolitical unrest is taking place worldwide and supply chains are held hostage. Demand fo...
S. Korea views N. Korea’s warning to use nuclear weapons as ‘existential threat’

North KoreaApr 6, 2022

South Korea’s Unification Ministry views North Korea’s recent warning that it would strike South Korean conventional forces with nuclear weapons as an “existential threat,” while keeping close tabs on potential accidental conflicts between the two Koreas. Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful younger sister, on Tuesday warned that the country will inevitably use nuclear weapons...
MMCA to build Daejeon venue, host joint shows with world’s renowned museums

Arts&DesignApr 6, 2022

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea will build its fifth venue in Daejeon and cement ties with internationally renowned museums to promote Korean art as part of its new plan to reach local and international audiences. The museum’s venue in Daejeon -- the country’s fifth-largest city -- will open in early 2026, occupying the building of the former South Chungcheong provincia...
YouTube’s top five Korean teachers for English-speaking viewers

PeopleApr 6, 2022

Buoyed by the popularity of Korean cultural products, a Korean language learning frenzy is spreading around the world. Unlike in the past, when most Korean learners studied for practical reasons like for academic research or jobs, more people now seem to do so out of interest in the country itself. As of 2020, some 1,669 elementary, junior high and high schools in 39 countries have opened and op...
Game, set, and match: How the UAE's premier sports complex is protecting fans with an advanced security system from Hikvision

PR NewswireApr 6, 2022

DUBAI , UAE, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect 1.7 million visiting sports fans each year, Zayed Sport City – the largest sports complex in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – has deployed a site-wide security system from Hikvision. Incorporating more than 670 integrated cameras, the solution reduces workloads and costs with cool AI features, while also providing super high-resolution im...
Yoon delegation discuss possible deployment of US strategic assets with US

PoliticsApr 6, 2022

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s delegation discussed the possible deployment of US strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, as they agreed on the need for extended deterrence against Pyongyang’s nuclear threats, the chief delegate said Tuesday. In their 40-minute meeting in Washington, the delegation and the US side recognized North Korea’s develo...