Coffee chains in S. Korea compete in offering seasonal drinks for spring
Mar 21, 2022 22:56 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
Franchise coffee chains in South Korea such as Caffe Pascucci, Starbucks, Angel-in-us Coffee, and A Twosome Place are introducing seasonal drinks for spring as the weather begins to warm up. Caffe Pascucci has three new...
Adidas to change 'mountain range' logo
Mar 21, 2022 22:13 pm UTC| Economy Business Sports
Adidas is tweaking its iconic Adi emblem by ditching the word Adidas that accompanies the three stripes, and by making the stripes a little closer to one another, though not noticeably. The new insignia is expected to...
S. Korean tax agency ordered to refund ₩11.3 billion to Samsung over Microsoft patent deal
Mar 21, 2022 17:01 pm UTC| Law Business Economy
South Koreas Supreme Court has ordered tax authorities to refund Samsung Electronics Co. 11.3 billion won in undue corporate taxes from a former patent deal with Microsoft Corp. South Korean tax officials purported that...
Debt repayment in roubles, a possible economic counterattack for Russia?
Mar 21, 2022 15:25 pm UTC| Economy
The Russian response to Western sanctions took a rather original form on Monday 7 March: to draw up a list of hostile countries and to authorise Russian individuals and companies to repay their debts in roubles, despite...
Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Mar 21, 2022 15:20 pm UTC| Economy
Russias first McDonalds store in opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing. Now every McDonalds in Russia is...
Mar 21, 2022 15:16 pm UTC| Economy
While Russia is leading a merciless war in Ukraine that has resulted in millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, Western brands are on the exodus from Russia. The closure of over 800 McDonalds...
Russia's energy clout doesn't just come from oil and gas – it's also a key nuclear supplier
Mar 21, 2022 15:16 pm UTC| Economy
As Western nations look for ways to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas, another aspect of the Ukraine crisis has received less attention: Most of the 32 countries that use nuclear power rely on Russia for some...
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