November 14, 2021 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – On June 14, 2021, Royal Philips’ (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) subsidiary, Philips Respironics, initiated a voluntary recall notification* for certain sleep and respiratory care products to address identified potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam in these devices. Following the substantial ramp-up of […]
Day: November 14, 2021
Trauma follows Myanmar torture victims after release
Detainees who’ve endured torture and other forms of abuse at the hands of Myanmar’s junta security forces say they suffer from severe depression and mental illness long after their release…
Dolkun Isa re-elected as head of World Uyghur Congress in diaspora vote
Veteran activist Dolkun Isa, whose elderly parents both died in custody at the start of a Chinese mass internment campaign, has been re-elected president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC)…
Culture ministry to co-host in-person K-pop concert for 3,000 people
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CJ Logistics to invest 2.5 tln won by 2023 to foster high-tech business sector
SEOUL– CJ Logistics Corp., the logistics arm of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, said Sunday that it will invest 2.5 trillion won (US$2.12 billion) by 2023 in a project to…
Samsung heir Lee due in Canada, U.S. for chip plant project, vaccine consultation
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Fully healed from injury, Cuban ace ready to chase 3rd championship ring
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Revenge not on mind of sophomore starter in Korean Series
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Number of ‘wealthy’ S. Koreans grows to nearly 400,000 last year: report
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Vice foreign minister due in Washington to meet U.S., Japanese counterparts
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