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Parascript Is Upping the Game in Intelligent Document Processing with a New Version of CheckXpert.AI®

PR NewswireFeb 17, 2022

Parascript CheckXpert.AI® Reads Checks at Better than Human Speed and Accuracy . LONGMONT, Colo. , Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parascript, which has been delivering high-performing automation for over 25 years and processing more than 100 billion documents annually, released today a new version of CheckXpert.AI that again represents the latest advancements in Deep Learning applied to Paym...
FANDOM ANNOUNCES YAMINI JOSHI AS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SALES FOR APAC REGION

PR NewswireFeb 17, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandom , the world's largest fan platform, is expanding its sales leadership team with the appointment of Yamini Joshi as the new Managing Director in the APAC region. Joshi is based out of Singapore and will report to Ken Shapiro , Chief Revenue Officer at Fandom. Joshi will be responsible for growing Fandom's business in the APAC region,...
Enfinity Global consolidates platform in Japan through the acquisition of 250 MW solar portfolio

PR NewswireFeb 17, 2022

TOKYO , Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The portfolio includes 70 MW of operating assets across three PV plants, and 180 MW under construction across five PV plants, all operating under the Feed in Tariff program The total enterprise value of the portfolio at acquisition was $1 billion Enfinity Global plans to continue its growth in Japan´s renewable energy market in 2022 Enfinity Global In...
[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short track champion considers Beijing gold her most valuable medal

Olympic GamesFeb 17, 2022

Of the five Winter Olympic medals she has won in short track speed skating, Choi Min-jeong sees the most recent one as her most valuable, because of the emotional roller-coaster ride she had leading up to that victory. Choi said she still had to pinch herself on Thursday, a day after capturing gold in the women's 1,500m in Beijing. "This gold medal means more to me than all the other medals I'v...
[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short tracker skates around officiating controversy

Olympic GamesFeb 17, 2022

Having collected two medals in the aftermath of a refereeing controversy at Beijing 2022, South Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon is staying above the fray. "I was very disappointed at the time, but it's now up to others to handle this going forward," Hwang said at a press conference at the Main Media Centre in Beijing Thursday, a day after the end of the short track competition. "I...
Three weeks before election, Yoon still leads Lee in polls

PoliticsFeb 17, 2022

Main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is leading his ruling party rival Lee Jae-myung by 9 percentage points and 4 percentage points, two polls respectively showed Thursday. Yoon of the conservative People Power Party earned 40 percent support against Lee of the liberal Democratic Party's 31 percent, according to a poll conducted on 1,012 adults from Monday to Wednesday by Embrain...
[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korea eliminated in women's curling

Olympic GamesFeb 17, 2022

South Korea was knocked out of the women's curling tournament at Beijing 2022 on Thursday following an 8-4 loss to Sweden in the final round-robin match. South Korea, which won a surprise silver medal in 2018, finished in eighth place in the 10-team round robin session, with only the top four advancing to the semifinals. At 4-5, South Korea, lead by skip Kim Eun-jung, had an identical record wi...
[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen to host fan meeting in March

K-popFeb 17, 2022

Girl group Cherry Bullet is making a comeback after about a year with its second EP, said agency FNC Entertainment on Thursday. The seven members are featured in two different posters -- one in dreamy purple setting and the other in black-and-white. The second EP will take the “lovely energetic” team one step further and will be more mature and heavier on concepts, noted its management compan...
[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Curlers determined to keep going after emotional loss in Beijing

Olympic GamesFeb 17, 2022

The second Winter Olympics together for South Korea's Team Kim ended prematurely in women's curling on Thursday, but the curlers said missing out on the knockout stage in Beijing doesn't have to mean the end of their run together. Needing to beat Sweden in the final round-robin game to sneak into the semifinals, South Korea instead lost 8-4 at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital....
KRX to review delisting Osstem Implant

MarketsFeb 17, 2022

The Korea Exchange said Thursday that it has put Osstem Implant under review to determine whether to delist the company amid a probe into a massive embezzlement scandal. A review committee will convene a meeting in March to make a decision on whether to allow the implant maker to continue trading or grant it a one-year grace period. Listed companies are suspended from trading and face delisting ...
CU iHub's New Breed of Startups to Internationalize the Thai Economy

PR NewswireFeb 17, 2022

Chula's strategy to push CU Innovation Hub (iHub) to produce quality graduates and a new breed of startups to drive Thailand 4.0 through innovation now pays off with a 16-billion-baht valuation of innovative products. BANGKOK , Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Currently, innovation is what drives global economic trends, as reflected in national policies of many countries, namely Made in China ...
Efforts to recover from ‘blacklist’ scandal still ongoing: culture minister

CultureFeb 17, 2022

Five years after a blacklist of cultural figures drawn up by previous administrations was first revealed, efforts to recover from the scandal and prevent a repeat are still ongoing, the minister of culture, sports and tourism said on Thursday. Culture Minister Hwang Hee named a legislation that guarantees status and rights of artists, which is expected to take effect in September, as the biggest...
Critical cases spike as COVID-19 continues record spread

Social affairsFeb 17, 2022

The number of critically ill patients in Korea rose to 389 on daily figures released Thursday, up 76 from the previous day. COVID-19 cases reported during the 24 hours of Wednesday increased to hit another high of over 93,000, health authorities said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Thursday that the country’s daily COVID-19 cases reached a fresh high of 93,135, which raise...
NK defector gets US doctorate under Hanmi Global chief‘s support

IndustryFeb 17, 2022

A North Korean defector sponsored by a South Korean company received a doctoral degree in international relations from a US university. Kim Seong-ryeol, a 37-year-old from Chongjin, North Korea, made three failed attempts to flee North Korea with his family by crossing the Tumen River to China since 1997, and was subsequently jailed. Kim finally fled the North in 2004, and settled in South Korea ...
Yoon once again haunted by ‘kkondae’ image

PoliticsFeb 17, 2022

Presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party came under fire earlier this week after a picture of him putting his feet on a train seat went viral. The photo, uploaded on social media by his aide Lee Sang-il, showed Yoon’s legs all stretched out with his feet on the seat opposite of him with his shoes on. The train was chartered by his party as part of his presid...