South Korea’s instant noodle exports hit new record-high during the pandemic
Jul 26, 2021 10:10 am UTC| Business Economy
South Korea is a country where instant noodles are very much loved by its citizens. In fact, there is no home in the country that does not have even a pack of instant noodles that they called ramyeon. New record for the...
Australia's Lorna Jane activewear fined AU$5 million over false COVID-19 claims
Jul 26, 2021 09:06 am UTC| Business Economy
Lorna Jane, an Australian activewear company, was recently fined AU$5 million after claiming that its new line of active clothing can stop the spread of COVID-19. The firm said that its clothing could eliminate the virus,...
Cheerios, Harley-Davidson, Kimberly Clark, and other US companies are raising prices
Jul 26, 2021 08:41 am UTC| Business Economy
Cheerios, Harley-Davidson, Kimberly Clark, and Whirlpool are just some of the companies in the United States that are raising the prices of their products. The price increases were said to be due to higher costs of...
GM, Cruise filed a lawsuit against Ford for alleged ‘BlueCruise’ copyright infringement
Jul 26, 2021 07:13 am UTC| Business Economy
GM and its subsidiary Cruise LLC have sued Ford Motor over the use of the BlueCruise name that refers to the hands-free driving technology. The filing of the lawsuit was revealed on Saturday, July 24. Copyright...
Kia halts operations in its Sohari plant due to COVID-19 infections
Jul 26, 2021 06:38 am UTC| Business Economy
Kia Motors announced on Sunday, July 25, that it had suspended the works in one of its plants in South Korea. Starting on Monday, the companys Sohari plant will temporarily cease operations as the number of COVID-19...
Frito-Lay union workers end strike after 20 days
Jul 26, 2021 05:50 am UTC| Business Economy
Frito-Lays union workers have been on strike for three weeks, and it finally ended last weekend. The striking workers were from the snack makers Topeka, Kansas plant, and hundreds have joined the protest. After...
Japan's Haneda Airport automates processes to deal with virus, labor crunch
Jul 25, 2021 23:42 pm UTC| Economy Business
Tokyos Haneda Airport is automating check-in and other procedures to address health issues due to the COVID19 pandemic as well as personnel shortages. Aviation industry officials and air carriers began bolstering their...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects