S. Korea's LG Uplus to collaborate with Japan's KDDI to develop 5G, 6G tech
Jul 16, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Economy Business
LG Uplus Corp and Japans largest mobile carrier KDDI will collaborate on finding new 5G business applications and in preparing for future 6G networks. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two firms aim to share...
S. Korea, WTO members agree to expedite ban deal on fisheries subsidies
Jul 16, 2021 23:49 pm UTC| Economy Nature
South Korea and World Trade Organization (WTO) member states agreed to redouble efforts on banning subsidies for illegal fishing to clinch a deal this year. South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and her counterparts...
Stellantis to bring Wrangler EV to S. Korea this year, 5 more EVs by 2026
Jul 16, 2021 23:49 pm UTC| Economy Business
Stellantis Group will bring six electrified models to South Korea by 2026, including the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle this year, to capture a share of the emerging local EV market. The multinational...
Recycling efforts insufficient to solve the plastic crisis: CEO
Jul 16, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Economy Nature
The world is unable to recycle its way out of the plastic crisis, with only about 9 percent of what is placed in recycling bins being recycled, said Grove Collaborative Co-Founder and CEO Stu Landesberg. Unrecycled...
Plunge in energy demand almost twice than predicted by BP
Jul 16, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Economy Business
The global 4.5percent drop in energy demand was close to twice the size of the 2.5 percent that BP predicted, says the companys executive vice president of strategy and sustainability, Giulia Chierchia. The BP executive...
China's bitcoin mining slumped even before crackdown: research
Jul 16, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Economy Digital Currency
Chinas share of global bitcoin production has dropped sharply even before its authorities cryptocurrency mining crackdown in late May, a University of Cambridge research revealed. With cryptocurrency mining being an...
Dollar General is planning to recruit 50,000 workers by Labor Day
Jul 16, 2021 10:10 am UTC| Business Economy
Dollar General announced its intention to hire 50,000 new workers by Labor Day in the United States, which is on Sept. 6. This American chain of variety stores latest push to recruit so it can fill out the job vacancies in...
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