Coronavirus temporarily shuts down Pokemon Centers, stores, and cafes across Japan
Aug 28, 2021 16:27 pm UTC| Life Economy
The Pokemon Company is indeterminately closing 14 Pokemon Centers, seven Pokémon Stores, and two Pokemon Cafes across Japan due to surging coronavirus infections in the country. The closures began...
S. Korea's online stores to issue NFT technology-based digital certificates for luxury goods
Aug 27, 2021 23:52 pm UTC| Life Digital Currency Economy
South Koreas online stores that sell expensive, high-end branded goods will be issuing non-fungible token (NFT) technology-based digital certificates on appraisal and warranty services to alleviate counterfeiting...
Music platform Royal to sell song rights as NFTs
Aug 27, 2021 18:47 pm UTC| Digital Currency Life
Founders Fund and Paradigm are leading an investment that aims to fuse music rights with NFT in a platform called Royal, which would allow users to buy shares of songs through the companys marketplace. The buyers would...
Purchases by S. Koreans of ready-to-consume coffee grow 5.9% to 672.9 billion won in H1
Aug 25, 2021 20:56 pm UTC| Life Economy
South Koreas market for convenient coffee beverages expanded 5.9 percent on year to 672.9 billion won in the first half amid the coronavirus pandemic. Canned coffee accounted for 258.6 billion won in sales, up 1.7...
Kakao Mobility to suspend affiliated drivers who ask passengers not to use its service
Aug 25, 2021 20:46 pm UTC| Life Economy
Kakao Mobility Corp. is threatening to suspend 33 affiliated taxi drivers who told passengers to stop using its taxi-hailing service Kakao T or recommended they use other platforms during the May to July...
Star Trek Wines adds two more varieties to grow to a six-bottle lineup.
Aug 24, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Life Economy
Star Trek Wines added the Andorian and Cardassian varieties for $50 and $60 per bottle to grow its wine list to a six-bottle lineup. This years new offerings were the United Federation of Planets Special Reserve...
PepsiCo challenging Coke Zero Sugar fans to shift to its Pepsi Zero Sugar
Aug 22, 2021 13:23 pm UTC| Life Economy
Pepsi challenged Coca-Colas fans to try Pepsis sugar-free soda and even offered to reimburse the cost of a 20-ounce Pepsi Zero Sugar for curious consumers. In a press release, Pepsi said it is welcoming former Coke Zero...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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