South Korea reported less than 140,000 cases of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day Tuesday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but virus-related deaths remained high amid the fast spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. The country reported 138,993 new coronavirus infections, including 138,935 local cases, raising the total caseload to 3,273,449, according to the Korea Disease Con...

North Korea has reported to the World Health Organization that the country has seen no cases of the coronavirus after more than 56,000 people have undergone tests so far, WHO data showed Tuesday. The North has claimed it has remained coronavirus-free since the pandemic began two years ago. According to the latest WHO statistics, 56,227 North Koreans have been tested for COVID-19 so far, but non...

The two leading presidential candidates are expected to highlight their plans for relations with Japan on Tuesday as the country marks the anniversary of a 1919 uprising against Tokyo's colonial rule. Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) are expected to use their campaign rallies in Seoul to outline how they will hand...

The United States and nine other member countries of the UN Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's recent missile launch while urging Pyongyang to engage in sustained dialogue. The call came in a joint press conference that followed a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss issues including North Korea's latest missile test. "The DPRK's February 27 (local time) lau...

The East-meets-street style of beats were once censored and unwelcomed here, but now, the blossoming genre is topping charts and has become a musical staple. Not only are the rapping styles leading trendsetters, but the genre has built its own culture to represent the nation. But unlike other entertainment companies, the hip-hop scene is made up of smaller labels that specialize only in the genr...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Goya Europa, the European arm of Goya Foods Inc., will distribute hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to the people of Ukraine in response to the international call for critical aid of food, fuel, and medicine. Through Goya's facilities and distributors throughout Europe , Goya is positioned to provide humanitarian aid and quickly mobil...

- NVX-CoV2373 demonstrates protection against symptomatic and asymptomatic infection - High level of vaccine efficacy maintained over a 6-month period of surveillance - Continued reassuring safety profile in line with previous trials GAITHERSBURG, Md. , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-gener...

In 1955, then-US Federal Reserve Chair William McChesney Martin famously said that the Fed’s job was to take away the punch bowl “just when the party was really warming up,” rather than waiting until the revelers were drunk and raucous. Decades later, in the aftermath of the 1970s inflation, it became an article of faith among monetary policymakers that they should not wait until elevated inflati...

A decade ago, I was a US diplomat serving in Warsaw, Poland. I had a close group of Polish friends who, while not in the field of foreign affairs, had a strong fear of Putin’s Russia. They were concerned his aggression and resentment would lead him one day to launch war again in Europe. I dismissed their concerns as a Cold War hangover. Poland then seemed so prosperous and at peace, and Russia s...

SHENZHEN, China , Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today announced that under the theme "Inspire the Digital World" it is showcasing "Simple, Fast and Green" innovative ICT solutions and practices for B2C, B2B and Business to Home (B2H)...

Quixant unveils a new corporate brand and improved customer support platform, reflecting its continuous evolution and pursuit to enable customers to deliver the ultimate gaming experiences. CAMBRIDGE, England , Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Quixant announced a corporate rebrand, with a new logo, visual identity, and enhanced product and support platform, the Quixant Hub . Over the pas...

Immediately Accretive Combination Creates a Unique Global, Vertically Integrated Biosimilars Leader BENGALURU, India , Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocon Biologics Ltd. , a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd. (BSE code: 532523) (NSE: BIOCON), has entered into a definitive agreement with its partner Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS). Accordingly, Biocon Biologics Ltd. (BBL) will acquire Viatris' biosimil...

Utimaco was recently named as the Overall Leader and Top Implementer by ABI Research in its Competitive Ranking of Hardware Security module Original Equipment Manufacturers. Utimaco offers a range of IT security solutions for the payment, telecommunications and automotive industries as well as the public sector SINGAPORE , Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Utimaco, a leading global provider of IT...