HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam , Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Masan Group Corporation ( HOSE: MSN , "Masan") today announced the signing of a USD350 million primary investment in The CrownX Corporation (the "Company", "TCX") by a consortium of investors, including TPG, Platinum Orchid (a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority) ("ADIA"), and SeaTown Master Fund, managed by a ...

TAIPEI , Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innodisk has announced its all-new EGPL-T101 M.2 2280 10GbE LAN module, the first 10GbE LAN designed in M.2 form factor, features flexible integration and excellent compatibility with existing network infrastructure for crucial backward compatibility. Innodisk has announced its all-new EGPL-T101 M.2 2280 10GbE LAN module, the first 10GbE LAN designed in ...

Kim So-won, 18, who has joined the program since 2017, said she was one of the beneficiaries of the Dream Gream program. Thanks to the help she received, she has been accepted to the arts college. “It was really helpful to learn about designing game graphics through this program. I learned which tools to use and how to make game graphics and based on that, I chose my major, submitted my applicat...

Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said it would power all its worksites with renewable energy by 2040 and cut 30 percent of energy use by 2030 in its green campaign announced Monday. Under a vision of “Green Transformation to 2045 Net-Zero,” the company said it would produce environment friendly products and technology to establish an ecosystem for carbon neutralit...

Collier sources the images from vintage American romance comic books that targeted adolescent female readers at the time. The cropped images allow viewers to reflect on the cliched narratives that tend to reinforce a submissive image of women. Collier’s “Woman Crying (Comic)” and “Tear (Comic)” show close-up images of women with a tear rolling down a cheek, a nod to the early works of Roy Lichten...

Her eye-popping breaking skills have bagged her second place at Taipei B-boy City in 2017, a bronze medal at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018, top prize at Red Bull BC One Cypher South Korea 2019 and a bronze medal at the Asian Dancesport Games 2019. And Kim won a ticket to next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou by coming in first place at the inaugural Breaking Project Korea in November. Ul...

“Osulloc Tea Museum is trying to provide the best possible experience for foreign customers. (...) We are planning to launch various activity programs in foreign languages in the near future,” the firm said in an official statement sent to The Korea Herald.

South Korean stocks retreated for a second straight session Monday as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later this week. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 8.57 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 3,001.66 points. Trading volume was moderate at about 368 million shares worth som...

Ven. Seongpa was chosen to be the spiritual leader of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, on Monday, The 82-year-old priest is to start his five-year term as the 15th Supreme Patriarch on March 25 when current leader Ven. Jinje's second five-year term ends, the Jogye Order said. The Supreme Patriarch, or "Jongjeong" in Korean, is the highest authority in the Buddhist sect, but...

South Korea’s exports from the beginning of the year to Monday surpassed the record-high annual outbound shipments of $604.9 billion, observed in 2018, setting a new all-time high. According to data compiled by the Trade Ministry and Korea Customs Service, total outbound shipments surpassed the ful-year export record at 11:36 p.m. Monday. It is projected to surpass $640 billion on current trends...

For hotel bakeries, the notion that Christmas is a time people deserve to indulge in “small luxuries” have helped boost sales. Seasonal cakes on offer are priced at between 60,000 won to 120,000 won on average, but the hefty price tag didn’t seem to faze customers. One such extravagant example is the White Tree Christmas Cake from Josun Palace Hotel. The cake’s price is a jaw dropping 250,000 wo...

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Monday was attacked with eggs by a protester opposing the US THAAD anti-missile system in the central county of Seongju while campaigning. The male protester threw two eggs at Lee from across a road while the candidate was heading toward a fruit farm in the county, 217 kilometers southeast of Seoul, as part of his campaign in the region. ...

As the prolonged pandemic has continued to take a toll on people’s mental health, Koreans are increasingly turning to different sound genres to unwind. In Korea, Kokkiri and Mabo are two apps that are looking to tap into the market for ambient music. The apps have themes describing the user’s state of mind -- from anxiety, depression to anger and sleeplessness. There are subcategories of medita...

The so-called "Nth room prevention law" is facing growing criticism from the public, with critics accusing the measure of censorship and violation of free speech. A legislative revision to the Telecommunications Business Act went into effect Friday, requiring internet platforms with yearly sales of 1 billion won ($848,800) or those with more than 100,000 daily users to engage in removing illegal...

AU$1 billion defense deal On the same day, Australia signed a defense contract worth 1 billion Australian dollars ($720 million) with South Korea’s Hanwha Defense for supplying 30 self-propelled howitzers and 15 armored ammunition resupply vehicles. The Australian government said it would also procure “weapon-locating radars that help find enemy artillery” from Hanwha Defense. More importantly...