South Korean builder Daewoo Engineering & Construction said Monday that Chairman Jung Won-ju recently visited Turkmenistan to attend CIET2024, an annual event focusing on the country’s construction, industrial and energy sectors. During the event, which took place in the capital Ashgabat from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, Jung met with key officials to discuss Daewoo’s plans for local business growth, build...

South Korea's top tobacco company KT&G unveiled a new program designed to enhance its corporate value, primarily focused on increasing shareholder returns, Monday. The program centers on improving profitability, optimizing asset efficiency and streamlining financial operations to reach a return-on-equity target of 15 percent by 2027. To drive profitability, KT&G will focus on its three core bus...

As Korea’s foreign workforce nears the 1 million mark, JobKorea, the nation’s leading online recruitment platform, has launched the spinoff Klik, or Kickstart Life in Korea, to bring quality jobs and community to foreign national job seekers. Chris Heo, a 33-year-old Canadian national who leads the Klik team, said that the platform’s birth was largely inspired by his own experiences and challeng...

SINGAPORE , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has unveiled a selection of five must-do road trips across Asia . The routes offer travelers a chance to explore the continent's diverse landscapes and cultures. From Thailand's famous and scenic Mae Hong Son loop to other captivating routes, these journeys promise unforgettable experiences for road trip enthusiasts....

- Additional returns to be executed in share buyback and cancellation worth KRW 150 billion within the year, with total return to shareholders exceeding 100 percent SEOUL, South Korea , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KT&G Corporation ("KT&G" or the "Company") (KRX:033780), announced the 'KT&G Corporate Value-up Plan' on the 7th, that includes their goal of achieving 15% ROE and returning KR...

BANGKOK , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Exhibition Industry Summit 2024, the first exclusive event held by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB, was a major success. Executives of leading exhibition organisations from Europe and Asia expressed strong confidence in Thailand's potential and readiness to become the preferred exhibition destination. The...

Effortless Comfort: Smartmi Evaporative Humidifier 3Lite Offers Mist-Free, Filter-Free, Smart Humidification BEIJING , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Smartmi, a global pioneer of home appliance consumption upgrade, today is thrilled to announce the launch of the Smartmi Evaporative Humidifier 3lite . This innovative humidifier is designed to enhance everyday living with its slogan, "Smart Hu...

JEJU, South Korea , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Narayanan Parameswaran's team at the Department of Physiology at Michigan State University announced the results of a study that showed that consuming red ginseng is effective for bone and intestinal health through intestinal microbiota balance at the Korea Ginseng Society International Conference held from October 27 (Sun) to 30...

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Jae-sub (People Power Party) ● This amendment expands the Act's regulatory scope to cover distribution systems involving atypical securities, paving the way for innovative solutions in fractional investing, such as "investing in bits and pieces" or "fractional share trading." It es...

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group announced Monday its commitment to further enhance its governance structure by expanding the board's role beyond decision-making to setting directions and evaluating performance, intent to better navigate the era of artificial intelligence. At SK Directors’ Summit 2024 in Seoul on Thursday, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and chief executives of ...

Hwang also hinted that Season 2 will feature cast members with personal connections. "Unfortunately, we killed off most of the popular characters, so new actors have been brought in. Just as Ki-hun and Sang-woo were childhood friends from the same neighborhood in Season 1, this time, there will be more participants with personal ties, so you can look forward to that," Hwang explained. "Squid Ga...

Ukraine's defense intelligence agency has released an audio clip of what it claims to be intercepted radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia speaking in coded military terms. The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine uploaded a post on Sunday (local time) of what it claimed to be intercepted radio transmissions of a group of North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia's western Kursk...