Davos Forum invites LG Chem chief for his climate change plansLG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol has been invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to share the company’s strategies on the climate change. According to South Korea’s leading chemical company, Shin will give....
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Korean business leaders get ready for Biden eraAs the United States prepares to inaugurate Joe Biden as its 46th president, South Korea’s business community on Wednesday took swift steps to align itself with the new Democratic US government that will take charge of the world’s largest....
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N Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking stylesNorth Korea is imposing stiff fines or prison for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong Un steps up a war on outside influences and calls for better homegrown entertainment.....
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eBay Korea appoints new CEO amid speculation of Korean unit saleEBay Korea appointed Chunl Hang-il as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday, amid growing speculation the US e-commerce firm is poised to sell its business interests in South Korea. EBay Korea owns major e-commerce giants in Korea including....
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Speed skater sues ex-teammate over emotional distress following Olympic controversyA yearslong controversy in South Korean speed skating took another twist Wednesday, with the announcement that one athlete has sued her former teammate over emotional distress. Legal representatives for the speed skater Kim Bo-reum said she is seeki....
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'Child abuse is still a family matter, not a crime, in Korea'South Korea lacks a “big picture” for dealing with child abuse, and must break away from the idea that child abuse is a “family problem,” experts say. Although this is slowly changing, child abuse is still perceived as a fami....
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Qureshi says Pakistan's focus has shifted to geo-economicsFOREIGN Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and (right) Robin L. Raphel address the webinar on Tuesday.—White Star
KARACHI: A nasty and vulgar cyberspace invasion from Indian individuals tried, but failed, to sabotage a webinar on 'Reset of US-Pakistan Relations' organised....
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Additional bird flu case confirmed, total now at 68South Korea's agricultural ministry Wednesday confirmed yet another highly pathogenic bird flu case traced to a farm, with the total caseload of confirmed infections reaching 68. The latest confirmed case of the malign H5N8 strain of avian influenza....
Trump's presidential legacy is even worse than it looksWhen President Donald Trump delivered his bleak inauguration speech on Jan. 20, 2017, one declarative line clearly was immediately the most memorable: "This American carnage stops right here and stops right now."Though the country was far from perfect at the end of President Barack Obama's eight yea....
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Marking 1-yr fight against coronavirus, PM vows full effort to overcome itPrime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Wednesday the government will continue all-out efforts to end the COVID-19 crisis, a year after South Korea confirmed its first infection case. Chung pledged to place top policy priority on turning 2021 into the &q....
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Daewoo Shipbuilding teams up with Kepco E&C for offshore substationDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Wednesday that it has signed a deal with power plant builder Kepco Engineering & Construction Co. to develop offshore substations. The two South Korean companies plan to make inroads into the....
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Biden returns to Washington DC to be sworn in as the 46th US PresidentWashington: Four years after he left the Beltway for his hometown in Delaware, Joe Biden returned to Washington DC a day before his swearing-in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday with the message of unity and the enormous task of healing a bitterly divided country. “I am ....
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Samsung's chip R&D spending 2nd-largest in 2020: reportSamsung Electronics Co. was the industry's second-largest spender on semiconductor research and development (R&D) last year, a report showed Wednesday, as the South Korean tech giant tries to beef up its presence in the non-memory sector. Samsun....
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Naver to acquire storytelling platform for W653.3bSouth Korea's internet conglomerate Naver Corp. said Wednesday that it will acquire Canadian entertainment platform operator Wattpad Corp. in a stock transaction valued at 653.3 billion won ($593.6 million). The Toronto-based storytelling platform p....
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Common activities you should rethink because of the new coronavirus 'super strain'A new coronavirus strain that originated in the UK is said to be 50% more contagious.
The new strain has already been found in nine states and may become the dominant strain in the US over the next 2-3 months.
To date, more than 400,000 Americans have died from COVID since the pandemic beg....
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Defiant Paine wants to lead Australia to South AfricaBRISBANE: Australian captain Tim Paine insists he is the right man to lead his team to South Africa and to the possible Test championship final at Lords despite a sub-par performance in the Test series against India.India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba on Tuesday, the first time.......
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Pakistan players assemble in Karachi ahead of first TestKARACHI: Pakistan’s players are expected to begin the final leg of training for the forthcoming two-Test series against visiting South Africa from Thursday after going through the Covid-19 testing protocols.With the first Test set to get underway here at the National Stadium from January.......
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Defiant Paine wants to lead Australia to South AfricaBRISBANE: Australian captain Tim Paine insists he is the right man to lead his team to South Africa and to the possible Test championship final at Lords despite a sub-par performance in the Test series against India.India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba on Tuesday, the first time.......
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Tabish to focus on swing against Proteas batsmenKARACHI: One of the great success stories of Pakistan’s domestic cricket is fast bowler Tabish Khan who has been picked in Pakistan’s initial 20-member squad for the Test series against South Africa.Tabish although is 36-year old but he has the capability to swing the ball and always.......
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Nauman vows to prove himself if given chance against SAKARACHI: Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali on Tuesday said that if given a chance in Pakistan’s playing XI in the Test series against South Africa he would put in his best to contribute effectively in the team’s success.“If given a chance I will give hundred percent to perform. Even if......
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SA name second string team for T20I series against PakistanKARACHI: South Africa on Tuesday announced a second string team for next month’s three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan.The South Africans were forced to bring in their second tier cricketers in the squad in order to allow the top players, who are part of the squad that.......
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Pakistan players assemble in Karachi ahead of first TestKARACHI: Pakistan’s players are expected to begin the final leg of training for the forthcoming two-Test series against visiting South Africa from Thursday after going through the Covid-19 testing protocols.With the first Test set to get underway here at the National Stadium from January.......
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Defiant Paine wants to lead Australia to South AfricaBRISBANE: Australian captain Tim Paine insists he is the right man to lead his team to South Africa and to the possible Test championship final at Lords despite a sub-par performance in the Test series against India.India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba on Tuesday, the first time.......
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Tabish to focus on swing against Proteas batsmenKARACHI: One of the great success stories of Pakistan’s domestic cricket is fast bowler Tabish Khan who has been picked in Pakistan’s initial 20-member squad for the Test series against South Africa.Tabish although is 36-year old but he has the capability to swing the ball and always.......
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Nauman vows to prove himself if given chance against SAKARACHI: Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali on Tuesday said that if given a chance in Pakistan’s playing XI in the Test series against South Africa he would put in his best to contribute effectively in the team’s success.“If given a chance I will give hundred percent to perform. Even if......
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SA name second string team for T20I series against PakistanKARACHI: South Africa on Tuesday announced a second string team for next month’s three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan.The South Africans were forced to bring in their second tier cricketers in the squad in order to allow the top players, who are part of the squad that.......
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Pakistan players assemble in Karachi ahead of first TestKARACHI: Pakistan’s players are expected to begin the final leg of training for the forthcoming two-Test series against visiting South Africa from Thursday after going through the Covid-19 testing protocols.With the first Test set to get underway here at the National Stadium from January.......
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Defiant Paine wants to lead Australia to South AfricaBRISBANE: Australian captain Tim Paine insists he is the right man to lead his team to South Africa and to the possible Test championship final at Lords despite a sub-par performance in the Test series against India.India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba on Tuesday, the first time.......
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Tabish to focus on swing against Proteas batsmenKARACHI: One of the great success stories of Pakistan’s domestic cricket is fast bowler Tabish Khan who has been picked in Pakistan’s initial 20-member squad for the Test series against South Africa.Tabish although is 36-year old but he has the capability to swing the ball and always.......
TheNews.com.pk
Nauman vows to prove himself if given chance against SAKARACHI: Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali on Tuesday said that if given a chance in Pakistan’s playing XI in the Test series against South Africa he would put in his best to contribute effectively in the team’s success.“If given a chance I will give hundred percent to perform. Even if......
TheNews.com.pk
SA name second string team for T20I series against PakistanKARACHI: South Africa on Tuesday announced a second string team for next month’s three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan.The South Africans were forced to bring in their second tier cricketers in the squad in order to allow the top players, who are part of the squad that.......
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Irish Starbucks fined after server put racist drawing on cupA Starbucks in south Dublin has been fined after a barista drew slanted eyes on a customer's matcha tea latte in place of her name, according to a decision issued by a workplace tribunal this month.....
New virus cases rise from low plateau 1 year after COVID-19 outbreakSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggles to further slow down the third wave of the pandemic with an enhanced social distancing scheme. The country added 404 more COVI....
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops slim 3-socket MLCC for 5G smartphonesSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronic components maker in South Korea, said Wednesday it has developed an ultra-slim multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with a three-socket structure that can be used in 5G smartphones as the company targe....
US defense nominee vows to quickly conclude cost-sharing talks with S. KoreaThe nominee for US secretary of defense on Tuesday said he will seek to quickly conclude stalled negotiations with South Korea to set the latter's contribution toward maintaining US troops on the Korean Peninsula. Lloyd Austin said an early conclusi....
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Cosmic beasts and where to find themTwo giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa's powerful MeerKAT telescope. These galaxies are thought to be amongst the largest single objects in the Universe.....
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Here's how to watch Inauguration Day 2021This year, Inauguration Day promises to be unlike any other. Not only are we swearing in President-elect Joe Biden as the nation’s 46th president only 14 days after an attempted coup, we are also swearing in Kamala Harris as the very first woman, Black person, and South Asian person as vice pr....
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Josh Duhamel in Talks to Replace Armie Hammer in 'Shotgun Wedding'Josh Duhamel is in talks to star opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Lionsgate romantic adventure “Shotgun Wedding,” replacing Armie Hammer in the lead role. Duhamel would star as Tom, opposite Lopez’s Darcy in the film about a couple who gathers their families together for a destinatio....
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Brazilian Firm Plans to Export Russian COVID Vaccine to South AmericaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica plans to press ahead with production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine with a view to exporting it to other parts of South America. It and Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF, which is marketing Sputnik V for Russia's Gamaleya Insti....
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COVID sinks Boston St. Patrick's Day parade for 2nd yearBoston's St. Patrick's Day Parade was officially nixed on Tuesday due to the pandemic, marking the second straight year the streets of South Boston will be robbed of the bagpipes and billowing Irish tricolours that typically mark the beloved Beantown event.....
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Achievers: South OKC Chamber of Commerce announces TEAM South Class XIIIStaff reportsThe South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce has announced members of TEAM South Class XIII.
Members of this year's class include: Marna Asbury, True Sky Credit Union; Jennifer Atchley, Village on the Park; Megan Belford, Norman Regional Health System; Jeanette Capshaw, Moore Norman Tec....
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South Africa rest leading players for T20 series against PakistanSouth Africa have selected a much-changed squad for their three-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan to allow members of the Test side to prepare for a home series against Australia that is scheduled to start in April.
The T20 matches will be played from February 11-14 in Lahore and will feature ver....
Inside the lab that discovered new Covid-19 variant in South AfricaResearchers warn South Africa's new coronavirus variant is highly contagious and spreads fast. Without widespread access to vaccines, the situation in the country could only get worse. CNN's David McKenzie reports.....
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China CDC deposits, shares COVID-19 variantThe Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deposited a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa and shared the strain information with research institutes and sci-tech resource sharing platforms in the country.....
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Report claims Leeds could be prepared to pay around £22m for South AmericanReport claims Leeds could be prepared to pay around £22m for South American - originally posted on Sportslens.com
Leeds United are interested in signing the Chilean international Erick Pulgar. According to Italian outlet Calciomercato, the Premier League side are prepared to pay up to €25 millio....
