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Spark Networks Announces the Appointment of Ken Chin as Chief Product Officer

PR NewswireMar 16, 2022

In a category that is expected to grow by $3.56 bn from 2019 to 2024 , Spark's appointment shows focus on true innovation NEW YORK , March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark Networks SE, a leading social dating platform for meaningful relationships, which includes premium brands such as Zoosk, EliteSingles, SilverSingles, Christian Mingle , Jdate and JSwipe, today announced that Ken Chin w...
[Herald Interview] Solar expresses individual beauty through ‘Face’

K-popMar 16, 2022

“I had a specific role in Mamamoo. For example, I would mostly be in charge of singing high notes, and people would be surprised if I sang in a low-tone voice. I think I never had a chance to start the song with my voice when I sang in a group,” she said, reminiscing about how she decided to branch out to a different side of her. “The whole recording for this track was tricky because it felt wei...
Hyundai to produce IONIQ 5 in Indonesia plant

TransportMar 16, 2022

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will produce the IONIQ 5 all-electric model in its first manufacturing plant in Southeast Asia. Hyundai Motor completed the 150,000 unit-a-year plant in the Deltamas industrial complex near Cikarang, 40 kilometers east of Jakarta, in December. The Indonesian plant is already producing the compact Creta SUV, a strategic model for the region, and ...
President-elect Yoon has phone conversation with Australian PM

Foreign affairsMar 16, 2022

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday spoke with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the phone, Yoon's spokesperson said. The talks last for about 25 minutes from 6 p.m., according to his spokesperson Kim Eun-hye. It was Yoon's fourth call with a foreign leader. He spoke with United States President Joe Biden on Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday ...
[Today’s K-pop] Big Bang gearing up for return: reports

K-popMar 16, 2022

Lisa of Blackpink topped the record set by her own band with the performance video of her solo song “Money.” The video reached 500 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, 173 days since it was uploaded. It is the shortest time for a dance video from a K-pop artist to have achieved the feat, according to label YG Entertainment Wednesday, and replaced the record Blackpink held with that of “How Yo...
Nexteer Automotive Launches eDrive Product Line

PR NewswireMar 16, 2022

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive announces a new eDrive product line with the launch of a 48-volt Integrated Belt-Driven Starter Generator (iBSG) that hybridizes conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Nexteer's innovative, cost-effective approach helps OEMs meet emissions and fuel efficiency regulations and enhances driving comfort for en...
Pianist Kim Sun-wook to return in May

MusicMar 16, 2022

Concert pianist Kim Sun-wook is poised to hold three recitals in May, Vincero, a classical concert production company, said on Wednesday. At his first recital in Korea this year, Kim will showcase three different colors of three great composers with a program of Schubert’s Four Impromptus D. 899, Albeniz’s ‘Iberia’: Book II and Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor S. 178. The first concert will take...
Renault‘s Korean unit carves out Samsung from its brand name

TransportMar 16, 2022

Renault’s Korean unit announced Wednesday that it has started the process of removing Samsung from its name and rebranding itself as Renault Korea Motors. The carmaker explained that it hopes to enhance its brand image as a domestic carmaker with its new name by replacing Samsung with Korea despite being part of Renault Group and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. “Under the new name Renau...
Cellist Kim Hyo-jeong to offer familar tunes at upcoming recital

MusicMar 16, 2022

Cellist Kim Hyo-jeong is set to play familiar favorites when she takes the stage on Sunday for her solo recital. At Sunday’s recital at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei in Seoul, Kim, 26, will perform Mendelssohn’s “Lied Onhne Worte,” Op. 109, Faure’s “Sicilienne,” Op. 78, Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65, and Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 49. “I chose familiar melodies by Mendelssoh...
[Photo News] Ring the bell

MarketsMar 16, 2022

(From left) Lee Jane, president of the Korea Women Startup Forum, Kim Sang-kyung, chairperson of the Korea Network of Women in Finance, EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo-Fernandez, Sohn Byung-doo, chairman and CEO of the Korea Exchange, Kwon Choon-taek, secretary-general of the UN Global Compact Network Korea, Lee Bok-sil, president of the Women Corporate Directors Korea, and British Ambassad...
Korea mulls downgrading COVID-19’s threat status as cases cross 400,000

Social affairsMar 16, 2022

South Korea has begun discussing changing the classification of COVID-19 so that it is no longer considered to be among the most threatening infectious diseases. The discussion comes as Korea approaches the peak of the omicron wave that has gone on for about two months. The number of COVID-19 cases hit a fresh high of 400,741 over 24 hours on Tuesday, according to the official statistics. The av...
Chang Il-Moo, a former head of R&D department at KGC, wins James A. Duke award from the American Botanical Council

PR NewswireMar 16, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea and ANAHEIM, Calif. , March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chang Il-Moo, who successively served as the head of R&D department at the Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC, CEO Kim Jae-Su ), won the 2021 Duke Award, the top writing award granted by the American Botanical Council (ABC), for A History of the Korean Ginseng Industry (2021), the first book in 50 years in the English la...
Korea backs US economic framework for Indo-Pacific

IndustryMar 16, 2022

South Korea‘s trade minister and businesses on Tuesday voiced their support for the new US economic framework for the Indo-Pacific, saying that the 10-year-old bilateral trade agreement between the two countries should be the foundation for the new economic order. At an occasion held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Korea-US FTA on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Woo Tae-hee, executive vice...
Kansong Art Museum sells national treasure to Heritage DAO

Arts&DesignMar 16, 2022

A national treasure that failed to find a new owner after the Kangsong Art Museum put it up for auction in January has been bought by a cryptocurrency-based decentralized autonomous organization. Heritage DAO purchased National Treasure No.73, Portable Shrine of Gilt-Bronze Buddha Triad, and permanently entrusted the Buddhist relic to the museum for physical exhibitions, the museum announced Wed...
Abu Dhabi organizes the largest exhibition for hunting, equestrian and heritage preservation in the Middle East and Africa

PR NewswireMar 16, 2022

ABU DHABI, UAE, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emirates Falconers Club began its preparations for organizing the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2022) from September 26 to October 2 , the largest event of its kind in the Middle East and Africa region, which established its regional and international position in its last edition ADIHEX 2021, witnessing...