Day: December 24, 2021

S.Korea’s Moon pardons disgraced Park amid tight presidential race

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Published by
Reuters

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who was in prison after being convicted of corruption, the justice ministry said on Friday, amid a tight presidential race. Park, 69, became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office when the Constitutional Court upheld a parliament vote in 2017 to impeach her over a scandal https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-park-idUSKCN1HD0MN that also landed the heads of two conglomerates, including Samsung, in jail. Sh…

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InsurTech Carrot Continues On Its Explosive Growth Trajectory With Written Policies Surpassing 400k Mark

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Published by
The Street

By PR Newswire SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Carrot General Insurance Corp. (“Carrot” or the “Company”), one of the fastest-growing South Korean InsurTech announced today that the company recently surpassed 400,000 written contracts for its pay-per-mile auto insurance program. The news follows the announcement made 11 months ago that it had made 100,000 registrations back in January. Speaking about the achievement, Paul Jung, CEO of Carrot, commented, “What’s remarkable when you consider our accrued number of written policies is that Carrot has been commercially in operatio…

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Juventus and Azzurri Star Federico Chiesa Announces Genesis NFT Drop With Kreation on 29 Dec 2021

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Fine art gallery HOFA launches Kreation, a new and highly curated NFT marketplace for digital sport & entertainment art collectibles LONDON, Dec. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today a new and ground-breaking NFT platform, Kreation.io (built on the Solana Blockchain), announces their forthcoming launch featuring a unique collaboration with Juventus and Azzurri football star, Federico Chiesa. […]

Dot Inc. Selected To Be Participant In Google For Startups Accelerator: Sustainable Development Goals Program

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Published by
The Street

By PR Newswire SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dot Inc. was selected to participate in the Google for Startups Accelerator: Sustainable Development Goals (GfSAS) program. Dot Inc. is a social venture and a member of Born2Global Centre, that creates barrier-free products and services for visually-impaired individuals (with a focus on touch displays) as part of its broader effort to build an inclusive public infrastructure. The program selects 60 startups from all over the world whose mission aligns with the UN SDGs, which then receive concentrated support from Google for their…

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FDA Authorizes Marketing of 22nd Century Group’s VLN® as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product

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VLN® Cigarettes VLN® Is World’s First and Only Combustible Cigarette to Receive FDA MRTP Designation FDA Adds Evidence-Based, Headline Claim “Helps You Smoke Less” to Company’s Requested Claims VLN® 95% Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes to Launch in the U.S. Within 90 Days VLN® to Launch Outside the U.S. in First Quarter 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. […]

South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye

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Published by
The Bangkok Post

SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a pardon, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption, the justice minister announced Friday, saying the reprieve was in the interests of national unity. Park became South Korea’s first woman president in 2013, casting herself in the role of the daughter of the nation, incorruptible and beholden to none. Less than four years later, she was impeached and ousted after a corruption scandal sparked huge street protests. On Friday, Justice Minister Park Beom-kye told reporters the former leader was included in a list of…

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