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SIMCom: 5G will bring a new revolution in IIoT

PR NewswireDec 8, 2021

SHANGHAI , Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 18th , together with the partner Qualcomm and Ericsson, SIMCom held a 5G webinar 'IIoT Revolution in 5G Era', sharing the latest innovation in 5G IIoT area. 5G is a game-changer which enables faster, more stable and more secure connectivity. With 5G Core evaluation, testing and launch activities growing significantly across all geographic ...
Nearly 1 in 3 households in S. Korea consists of one person last year

Social affairsDec 8, 2021

Nearly one in three households in South Korea consists of one person last year, data showed Wednesday, as the number of single-member families has risen amid a delay in marriage and rapid aging. One-person families accounted for 31.7 percent of the total last year, up from 30.2 percent the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. Households consisting of a single member total...
Huobi Primelist to List UNB, Backing Unbound Finance's Aims to Improve Liquidity for Decentralized Exchanges

PR NewswireDec 8, 2021

LONDON , Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Huobi Global, one of the world's leading digital asset exchanges, today announced its sixth Primelist event , offering its users privileged access to the DeFi project Unbound Finance and its token UNB. A decentralized, cross-chain liquidity protocol, Unbound Finance is building the next "money lego" by unlocking liquidity from the Automated Market Makers...
A 77-year-old rescued after being locked up in bathroom for 15 days

Social affairsDec 8, 2021

A 77-year-old man was rescued after being locked in a bathroom for 15 days at his home in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, local police said Wednesday. He lives alone in an apartment unit there. According to local media reports and the Iksan police, the man was found lying on the floor of the bathroom by a rescue team sent to check on him, following a police report field by an acquaintance that th...
Civic groups file petition with rights commission against teen vaccine pass

Social affairsDec 8, 2021

Civic groups opposing the government's plan to expand the COVID-19 vaccine pass program to adolescents filed a petition with the state human rights commission on Wednesday, arguing that the scheme would violate the learning rights of students. The decision to require teens aged 12 to 18 to present vaccine certificates at multiuse facilities, most notably public study rooms and cram schools, star...
Moon vows to support creation of mutually beneficial local jobs

PoliticsDec 8, 2021

President Moon Jae-in pledged Wednesday to provide a variety of support for an initiative to create jobs through joint cooperative projects between local governments, businesses and residents. The government has pushed for the initiative to create "mutually beneficial local jobs" in an attempt to build an economy in which workers and businesses can grow together by creating new jobs with labor a...
$Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins preorders for 100 excavators from N. America$

Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins preorders for 100 excavators from N. America

IndustryDec 8, 2021

Construction machinery manufacturer Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. said Wednesday that it has won preorders for 100 excavators from North America. Under the deals with dealers in North America, Hyundai Doosan Infracore will deliver the 10-ton excavators during the third quarter of next year, the company said. The South Korea's top construction equipment maker, however, did not reveal the value of...
2022 economic policy centers on support for merchants, economic recovery: minister

EconomyDec 8, 2021

South Korea's top economic policymaker said Wednesday the 2022 economic policy will be focused on supporting pandemic-hit small merchants and helping the country's economy pull off a full recovery. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki made the remarks at a meeting with heads of major economic institutes and experts from investment banks over the government's economic policy for next year. "Next year, w...
Lee pledges to increase budget for startups to W10tr

PoliticsDec 8, 2021

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party, said Wednesday he will increase the government's investment in startups to 10 trillion won ($8.50 billion) by 2027 and help create 300,000 annual jobs in new technologies and industries. If elected, Lee said he will also improve the financial, tax and regulatory system for small businesses and offer them tailored assistance ...
Peter Chung Soon-taick to take over as new archbishop of Seoul

Social affairsDec 8, 2021

Peter Chung Soon-taick will officially assume the role of the new archbishop of Seoul on Wednesday, succeeding Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, who served in the post for nearly a decade. Chung's installation ceremony and Mass will be held at Myeongdong Cathedral in central Seoul at 2 p.m., according to the Archdiocese of Seoul. During the ceremony, the 60-year-old archbishop will accept pastoral...
Military reports 31 more COVID-19 cases

DefenseDec 8, 2021

South Korea's military on Wednesday reported 31 additional COVID-19 cases, including 28 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 2,583. Of the new cases, 26 people are from the Army, two from the Air Force, two from the Navy and one from a military unit under the direct control of the defense ministry, officials said. Currently, 302 miliary personnel are under ...
S. Korea seeks Russia's cooperation on stable supply of urea and grain amid export quota

EconomyDec 8, 2021

South Korea has asked for Russia's cooperation to ensure the stable supply of urea, grain and other major items amid Russia's export quotas, Seoul's finance ministry said Wednesday. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki made the request Tuesday during a virtual South Korea-Russia joint committee meeting on the economy, science and technology with Yury Trutnev, Russia's deputy prime minister and president...
Seoul reports new record high of 2,901 daily COVID-19 cases

Social affairsDec 8, 2021

Seoul's daily coronavirus cases reached a record high of 2,901 on Wednesday as the country's total surpassed 7,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, officials said Wednesday. Seoul's total was up 781 from the previous day and up 628 from the previous high of 2,273 logged Friday, according to the Central Disease Control Headquarters. Of the total, 2,890 were local infections and 11 wer...
GWM Launches HAVAL DARGO globally at the Jeddah Motor Show

PR NewswireDec 8, 2021

BAODING, China , Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 6 , the new GWM model HAVAL DARGO was unveiled at the Jeddah Motor Show in Saudi Arabia and its global name was announced worldwide for the first time. The Jeddah Motor Show is one of the largest motor shows in the Middle East market and it is also the largest and most influential motor show in Saudi Arabia . This time, it a...
South Korean Agritech E Green Global Secures Investment from ADB Ventures to Enhance Asia-Pacific Food Security

PR NewswireDec 8, 2021

SEOUL, South Korea , Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced crop technology company E Green Global Co. Ltd. (EGG) announced today that it has raised additional equity funding from ADB Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). EGG has secured $15M Series B funding in total, including an investment from the YD-SK-KDB Social Value Fund, to scale its agri-biotech p...