Shell is paying $111M for oil spill in Nigeria that happened 50 years ago
Aug 13, 2021 06:10 am UTC| Business Economy
Shell or the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a British-Dutch oil, and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, is set to pay $111 million or around 80 million for the oil spill that happened 50 years ago, in the...
S. Korea signs 2.3 trillion won currency swap deal with Turkey
Aug 12, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Economy Business
South Korea and Turkey have signed a three-year currency swap agreement for 2.3 trillion won to boost trade between them. The agreement was signed by the Bank of Korea and the Central Bank of the Republic of...
Hyundai Heavy developing AI systems in efforts to transform as platform for vessels
Aug 12, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Economy Technology
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group will offer AI-powered smart ship and vessel lifecycle solutions that can analyze big data on operations and components for more efficient and safer navigation as it transforms into a global...
S. Korea's online food transactions up 45% in H1 amid pandemic
Aug 12, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Economy Business
South Koreas online food transactions jumped 45.5 percent on-year to 27.8 trillion won in the first half to post the largest half-year tally, surpassing the previous record of 24.1 trillion won from the second half of...
Alchemy Pay to roll-out cryptocurrency cards in collaboration with Visa, Mastercard
Aug 12, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Alchemy will roll out cryptocurrency cards allowing users to pay through both Visa and MasterCard networks seamlessly and use them on eBay and Amazon. The setup will support above 40 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin with...
Visa inks deal for crypto service providers to use its cards
Aug 12, 2021 23:46 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Visa inked three partnership deals for crypto service providers Tala, FTX, and CoinZoom to offer its cards, according to its CEO and Chairman Al Kelly. The deals would also address the complicated regulatory policies...
Blockchain Australia seeking to change govt's poor perception of industry
Aug 12, 2021 23:41 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Blockchain Australia laments that the Australian government is judging the industry through malicious scammers and actors whore tarnishing its image and wants authorities to engage with the industry to develop regulations...
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