Korea’s OGQ content platform set to acquire Getty Images’ unit
Sep 14, 2021 08:39 am UTC| Business Economy
OGQ Corp., a Korean content platform, is reportedly buying Getty Images local unit. The acquisition is part of its move to expand its contents and improve the firms financial structure. OGQ is a startup company but...
LG Chem signs joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland to produce corn-based bioplastic
Sep 14, 2021 08:13 am UTC| Business Economy
LG Chem announced on Tuesday, Sept. 14, that it has teamed up with Archer Daniels Midland for a joint venture to produce bioplastic made with corn. Starting in 2025, the Korean chemical company and the Chicago, Illinois...
Whirlpool offering $1,000 incentive for workers to get vaccinated
Sep 14, 2021 07:47 am UTC| Business Economy
Whirlpool wants its workers to get their COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible so it launched a new incentive scheme. It was reported that the Benton Charter Township, Michigan headquartered manufacturer and marketer of...
Sep 14, 2021 06:56 am UTC| Economy
EUR/GBP chart - Trading View According to data released by the Office of National Statistics, UK unemployment rate fell 0.3 percent in the last quarter as businesses continued on a hiring spree. UK the unemployment...
Walmart refutes Litecoin crypto payments team-up announcement
Sep 14, 2021 05:59 am UTC| Business Economy
Walmart, one of the biggest retail chains in the United States, denied the reports that it is now accepting cryptocurrency as payment. It also refuted the claims it has signed a partnership with Litecoin, a peer-to-peer...
Japan's Next Meats to operate plant-based meat facility in Singapore
Sep 13, 2021 23:21 pm UTC| Economy Business
Food-tech company Next Meats will establish Singapores first plant-based yakiniku meat production facility in the last quarter that would allow it to process and market plant-based meats in the city-state. Hideyuki...
Metapurse to hold world’s first NFT festival ‘Dreamverse’
Sep 13, 2021 23:14 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
NFT investment fund Metapurse announced that Dreamverse, a unique festival that focuses exclusively on NFT music, art, and technology, will take place in November at Terminal 5 in Manhattan. Dubbing it as the worlds...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
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