Walmart in search of cryptocurrency expert to drive its digital strategy
Aug 17, 2021 08:31 am UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Walmart is looking to hire a digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead, who will drive the retail giants digital currency strategy by leading the identification of technology and customer trends. According to the...
Korea’s Financial Services Commission chief prohibited from regulating KakaoBank
Aug 17, 2021 08:30 am UTC| Business Economy
South Koreas chief of the Financial Service Commission will reportedly be banned from monitoring KakaoBank, the countrys mobile-only bank and financial technology company that was launched in 2016. It was said that he...
S. Korean investors losing appetite for Tesla stocks
Aug 17, 2021 08:04 am UTC| Economy Investing
While South Korean investors made Tesla a top pick among US-listed stocks with combined holdings of $9.7 billion as of Aug. 10, many had begun selling off shares in the worlds largest electric car maker in June while...
LG Energy Solution inks deal with Australian firm for battery materials supply
Aug 17, 2021 07:31 am UTC| Business Economy
LG Energy Solution Ltd. reportedly inked a deal with an Australian producer and supplier of technology metal materials for a steady supply of battery materials. On Monday, Aug. 16, it was said that the South Korean battery...
Lotte E&C picked as the preferred bidder for the construction of a hospital in Hanam
Aug 17, 2021 07:30 am UTC| Business Economy
Lotte Engineering Construction was reportedly picked as the preferred bidder for the construction of a new hospital that will rise in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province. The medical facility is said to be part of the territorys...
HSBC acquiring Axa’s Insurance assets for $575M
Aug 17, 2021 05:49 am UTC| Business Economy
HSBC or the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is buying Axa Singapores insurance assets for $575 million. The acquisition plan was revealed on Monday, Aug. 16. It was reported that HSBC agreed to...
Japan's animation industry suffers sales drop of 1.8% in 2020
Aug 16, 2021 22:38 pm UTC| Economy Business
Japans animation production industry suffered a sales drop of 1.8 percent on-year from 255.7 billion yen in 2019 to 251.1 billion yen in 2020 due to the pandemics impact, according to a credit research firm Teikoku...
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