WASHINGTON -- The United States has no hostile policy toward North Korea while it continues to wait for a positive response from the reclusive state to its outreach, a state department spokesperson said Monday. Jalina Porter, principal deputy spokesperson for the state department, also reiterated the US remains ready to meet with North Korea any time without any preconditions. "We remain commit...

BOSTON , Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) has appointed Michal Katz to its Board of Directors effective February 8, 2022 . Michal Katz joins PTC's Board of Directors. With a career spanning more than 20 years on Wall Street, Katz has emerged as a seasoned and trusted advisor to companies and boards in the areas of corporate finance, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, an...

SAN SEBASTIÁN DE LA GOMERA, Spain , Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, 107 rowers from around the world set off on a voyage across the ocean for the start of Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – an incredible 3,000-mile rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/8996351-107-rowers-around-the-world-tali...

In 1936, human rights advocates pushed for a boycott of the “Nazi Olympics,” two years after Adolf Hitler seized power and began persecuting Jews. Some critics claimed the move was hypocritical given the ongoing discrimination against Black people in the United States. In the end, however, the games went on, with Black US track star Jesse Owens winning four gold medals. Thus, the 1936 games deal...

In his quest to make his country the undisputed leader of the global economy, China’s President Xi Jinping can learn a lot from his next-door neighbor, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Not about what to do, but about what not to do. Except Xi just doesn’t seem to get it. Putin has been putting on a cram course of a clinic that you would think would be helping his nominally still-communist ne...

Cutting-edge vision processing software developer teams up with LG Electronics to accelerate adoption of the most advanced technologies, delivering the next level of driving safety SEOUL, Korea , Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- StradVision , a pioneer in AI-based vision processing technology for Autonomous Vehicles and ADAS systems, has announced that it provides its camera perception softwar...

RIVER FALLS, Wis. , Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiberstar, Inc., the leader of high performing citrus fibers, launches new methylcellulose-free solutions to create clean label meat substitutes. "This launch comes at a time when food manufacturers are scrambling for ways to improve meat substitute texture in addition to food labelling," says President and CEO John Haen . "Many clean label o...

- Expanded strategic partnership with Cisco positions Wipro as a leader in providing solutions & services to the digital advertising industry NEW YORK and BANGALORE, India , Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced Wipro VisionEDGE, a dynamic ...

A team behind the translation of “Yi Sang: Selected Works” received a literary translation award from the US-based Modern Literature Association, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea said Monday. This is the first time the award has been given for a work of Korean literature, according to LTI Korea, which sponsored the book‘s translation and publication. Jack Jung, a visiting assistant...

Cafe and restaurant owners and customers alike voiced complaints Monday as the government began enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine pass system in earnest in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. Following a one-week trial period, the country officially began its vaccine pass system Monday, requiring all visitors to cafes and restaurants to present a certificate proving they have completed their...

The ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Monday criticized Japan's excessive reactions to the South Korean police chief's recent trip to Dokdo for "meddling in another country's policy." The comment came during a telephone call with officers from Dokdo Security Police as part of his nationwide election campaign. Last month, National Police Agency Commissioner-Genera...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, South Korea's 15th largest conglomerate by assets, said Monday its refining affiliate Hyundai Oilbank Co. filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with local bourse operator Korea Exchange. Hyundai Oilbank aims to trade its shares on South Korea's main KOSPI market in the first half of 2022, the group said. The proposed initial public offering is the third of i...