NCSoft partners with Sony Music Korea to boost its content and entertainment business
Aug 24, 2021 06:31 am UTC| Business Economy
NCSoft is a leading game developer and publisher in South Korea, and it has expanded its business that now includes content and entertainment. In an effort to bolster these ventures, the gaming company recently signed a...
Disney shops coming to Target stores as it closes over 50 locations across the US
Aug 24, 2021 05:44 am UTC| Business Economy
Target announced on Monday, Aug. 23, that it will be putting in more Disney shops inside its store outlets as the holiday season is coming. It was said that the retail company is planning to triple the number of outlets of...
Over 85,000 Swiss merchants now accept cryptocurrency payments
Aug 24, 2021 02:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Over 85,000 merchants in Switzerland now accept cryptocurrency payments from customers through a collaboration between Swiss crypto-financial services company Bitcoin Suisse and French payment and transactional services...
Thief returns final tranche in $610 million cryptocurrency heist
Aug 23, 2021 23:19 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
The hacker that stole over $600 million worth of digital tokens from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network in the all-time biggest cryptocurrency heist has granted access to the final tranche of stolen...
Aug 23, 2021 11:59 am UTC| Economy
The European Union is pressing ahead with carbon border levies charges on carbon-intensive goods from countries such as Australia that havent taken strong action to reduce emissions. The EU will impose such measures on a...
Namyang Dairy chairman Hong Won Sik reportedly retracts pledge to resign and holds on to his post
Aug 23, 2021 09:24 am UTC| Business Economy
Namyang Dairys chairman Hong Won Sik previously made a pledge to resign following the scandal involving its Bulgaris yogurt products where the company falsely claimed it could help prevent COVID-19. He made the promise to...
PayPal adding cryptocurrency to its service offerings in the UK
Aug 23, 2021 09:12 am UTC| Business Economy
PayPal is reportedly set to open its own cryptocurrency service in the United Kingdom. The American company operating an online payments system announced on Monday, Aug. 23, that it will allow its users in the region to...
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