VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and Universities Canada are excited to invite members of the media to the inaugural Canada-in-Asia Conference 2023 in Singapore on February 21-23, 2023. A signature event for Canada-connected individuals, businesses, and institutions across Asia, the Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2023) […]
SEOUL– Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Choi Ji-man has been cut from the South Korean national team for next month’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to medical reasons, officials here said Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that …
SEOUL– Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. on Monday reported its 2022 net profit of 131.1 billion won (US$105.1 million), down 4.4 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 222.9 billion won, up 22.3 percent from the previous year, the co…
SEOUL– Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay US$150 million to Nanoco Technologies in settlement for a patent lawsuit over a technology used in Samsung’s quantum-dot LED TV, a litigation finance firm for the British company has said.GLS Capital an…
SEOUL– Boy group Tomorrow X Together claimed the first No. 1 in its career on Billboard 200 as its latest album, “The Name Chapter: Temptation,” debuted atop the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart.Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) the South Korean ban…
SEOUL– Older adults in Seoul estimate the average age of senior citizens at 72.6 years, a survey by the metropolitan government said Monday.The city government conducted the survey on 3,010 men and women over the age of 65 living in the capital for tw…
SEOUL/SINAN– Rescuers searching a 24-ton fishing boat that capsized off the southwestern coast found three missing crew members dead inside the shipwreck Monday, Coast Guard officials said.Seawater started to flood the ship’s engine room, causing the …
SEJONG– South Korea and Australia renewed their currency swap deal Monday, the finance ministry and central bank said, to ensure a steady exchange of goods and services between the two countries.The renewed five-year deal, signed by the Bank of Korea …