BANGKOK , Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A dazzling showcase of 30,000 eco-friendly firework lighting up the sky over a 1,400-metre stretch of Thailand's majestic Chao Phraya River serves ICONSIAM as one of the iconic global countdown destinations with following the strictest precautions and through global live streaming platforms on the memorable night of 31 st December 2021 . The 30,000 ...

Lee Naeun of April decided to drop charges against the person who claimed that Lee bullied her in school and accept the apology, said agency DSP Media on Friday. The claim surfaced in March, but the company has gathered enough evidence to prove it false and, after a monthslong investigation, police referred the person to the prosecutor’s office for defamation. The accuser since has expressed reg...

LAS VEGAS – With just one more day to go, the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, though requiring attendees to be fully vaccinated, is a potential incubator of next variant of you-know-what thanks to people without masks spread out all over town. An unpleasant experience began right after touching down at McCarran Airport on Sunday. Paul, a Lyft driver who gave a brief tour of the Strip throughout ...

The ruling and main opposition presidential candidates shared an understanding Friday that they should have more TV debates than the minimum three rounds required under law before the March 9 election. Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) told reporters that he welcomes a proposal from Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) who earlier called for holding presi...

South Korea will extend a travel ban on six countries in the Middle East and Africa as well as some parts of the Philippines for six months due to prolonged security risks, the foreign ministry said Friday. The ban was slated to expire on Jan. 31. It will be extended for Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan and the southern region of the Philippine archipelago -- the Zamboanga Peninsu...

From Monday, Korea’s vaccine pass regime is expanded to department stores and big supermarkets measuring 3,000 square meters or more. Following a weeklong grace period, people will be asked to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result before entering the retail outlets. The recent expansion of the vaccine pass mandate to those stores, announced Dec. 31, 2021, is part of the g...

LG Electronics has topped 70 trillion won ($58.2 billion) in full-year sales for the first time in its history in an earnings surprise, in the same year that the company took down its mobile phone business, a preliminary filing showed Friday. The revenue of LG Electronics came to 74.72 trillion won through 2021, up 28.7 percent from the previous year, according to its preliminary consolidated fi...

After another dramatic reconciliation with People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok, Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, took the subway to work Friday, and took another step to recovering ties with the party leader. The party chairman welcomed Yoon’s move, saying it signals “the start” for a big change. Lee had said he recommended a number of electioneering a...

K-Bank, a South Korean internet-only bank, said Friday it has begun the process of an initial public offering (IPO) as part of efforts to raise funds to strengthen its foothold as a major digital financial platform. K-Bank sent a request for proposal to local and foreign securities firms earlier in the day, the first step of a company going public. It also plans to select a lead manager for an I...

This is in line with Carbon to Green, a pledge first unveiled in July to cut direct and indirect carbon emissions entirely before 2050. The company plans to invest 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) to cut 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in petrochemical businesses, and to reduce 75 percent of emissions by 2050 from the whole value chain. The resolve comes to the fore as SK Innovatio...

Forum brings together governments, miners, investors and other critical stakeholders to shape the future of global mining RIYADH, Saudi Arabia , Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Saudi Arabia prepares to host one of the world's most important new events, the Future Minerals Forum, a number of the world's most influential mining experts have spoken of their excitement at the opportunities that...

Seoul shares ended higher Friday spurred by gains in tech shares, though investors remain concerned about the Fed's looming tapering move. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 34.36 points, or 1.18 percent, to close at 2,954.89 points. The KOSPI rebounded from a 2.3 percent drop in the previous two sessions. The decline was attr...

Woori Bank, one of five major local banks, said Friday it had stopped selling funds involving Osstem Implant, whose shares were suspended from trading on the Kosdaq after an employee was arrested for having allegedly stolen funds equal to 91 percent of the company’s equity as of last year. “It’s a precautionary measure to protect our investors and we do not know at this point when we will begin ...

- The fundraise will help Zuddl accelerate product development and scale globally BOSTON and BENGALURU, India , Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zuddl , the all-in-one platform for virtual and hybrid events, today announced it has closed $13.35 mn in Series A funding, led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), which is backed by DisruptAD, ADQ's venture platform, and managed by Falcon Edge Capital...

SK ecoplant, a construction unit of SK Group, unveiled a blueprint of what they call Zet Zero City, a circular economy system in line with the company’s focus on eco-friendly energy solutions, at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday. Debuting at CES, SK ecoplant said the purpose of Net Zero City is to solve environmental and energy problems by turning waste and air pollutant into reso...