Failed Casino Cruise Business Jointly liquidators of Genting Hong Kong Limited recently approved the disposal of the trademark linked to the group to Resort World Inc Pte Ltd, a Singapore-registered casino cruise business founded by Malaysian entrepreneur Lim Kok Thay, founder of Genting Hong Kong. The consideration involved is US$3.5 million, and the net profit…
Month: April 2024
Golf membership is also rich, rich, poor, poor
Amid poor internal and external economic conditions and a noticeable decline in the golf-related industry, which has been booming since COVID-19, golf courses far from the Seoul metropolitan area are also shrinking at a faster pace, and golf membership is also becoming rich and poor amid difficulties in the golf-related equipment and clothing market. Famous…
Lee Jung-hoo’s proprietary levitation swing
Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) started as the first batter and center fielder in the 2024 Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks match held at his home stadium (Oracle Park in San Francisco, California) on the 21st (Korea time), and led his team San Francisco to a 7-3 victory by scoring two hits, two RBIs,…
Corona Endemic in 4 years and 3 months
In May, the hospital will also release the mask The crisis stage of infectious disease disasters related to COVID-19 will be lowered to ‘interest’, the lowest level, from the 1st of next month.At the end of August last year, the infectious disease grade became the same as that of seasonal influenza, and then it was…
Post-election disposal of political banners raises environmental concerns
Environmental concerns are arising as a considerable amount of waste from political banners used for elections is being incinerated rather than recycled.According to data reported by the Ministry of Environment, the total amount of waste generated since 2018 from banners reached 20,000 tons as of last year.Specifically, there were 1,557 tons of disposed political banners after…
Korea ‘thoroughly’ monitoring FX market, having response plans ready
Korea is “thoroughly” monitoring developments in the foreign exchange market with scenario-based response plans in place, its finance chief said Thursday, amid concerns over the recent depreciation of the Korean won.Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok made the remarks a day after he and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Janet Yellen and Shunichi Suzuki, acknowledged “serious concerns”…
Seoul to remove ‘The Host’ monster sculpture amid aesthetic concerns, taxpayer backlash
A monster sculpture inspired by the film “The Host” at Yeouido Hangang Park will be removed, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Thursday.Along with the sculpture, some other public artworks that are deemed to detract from the city’s aesthetics will be removed. This move follows criticisms regarding the perceived misuse of taxpayers’ money on public…
Hangeul Kwaja bakes Korean alphabet into new snack sensation
Imagine a cookie that speaks volumes — quite literally. American Tyler Rasch and Indian Nidhi Agrawal, both famous TV personalities in Korea, have baked a whole new way to experience the Korean language courtesy of Hangeul Kwaja.These are the first-ever “hangeul” character-shaped biscuits, launched to celebrate Hangeul Day, which commemorates the promulgation of Hangeul —…
Yoon pays respects to victims of 1960 democracy uprising
President Yoon Suk Yeol paid his respects to the victims of a 1960 pro-democracy civil uprising Friday, the 64th anniversary of the watershed event that led to the ouster of South Korea’s first President Rhee Syng-man.Yoon visited the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul, which holds the remains of 186 people killed in the…
Niagara Falls Predicts New Toronto Casino Will Affect Tourism
The announcement of a new CA$1 billion Las Vegas-style casino in Toronto, Ontario, has Niagara Falls alarmed about the impact on its operations. The new casino resort is on schedule to launch in the summer of 2023, but Niagara Falls officials expect that the property will affect foot traffic and finances as a major tourist…