International organizations aim to transform global ocean governance by enabling access to data, technology and analytics at scale Washington, D.C., May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new collaboration aims to boost equitable access to vital fisheries intelligence, data analysis and capacity building assistance to help developing maritime States combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. […]
Month: May 2022
Institutional Investor Publishes 2022 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Research Rankings, Including Local Regional Results
NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Institutional Investor’s 2022 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Research results, published on 30th May (5pm NY), reflected the independent feedback of 4,813 portfolio managers and analysts at 1,406 institutions, an increase of over 27% in voter participation from 2021. Results were collated across 36 sectors, comprising 24 Industry/Macro and […]
New Zealand Urges US Engagement With Pacific Island States
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged President Joe Biden to engage more with Pacific Island states amid China’s concerted push to increase its clout in the region when she met with the U.S. leader at the White House on Tuesday.”We’ll be enco…
S. Korea mulls lifting curfew at Incheon Airport from July
SEOUL– South Korea’s transportation ministry is considering lifting the curfew for arrivals at Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to the country, from July at the earliest, as part of efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, sources sa…
Convenience store chain CU to add 9 international payment methods
SEOUL– CU, South Korea’s second-largest convenience store chain by revenue, said Tuesday it will add nine payment options, mostly from Southeast Asian countries, in the latest move to boost the convenience of foreign tourists.The new payment options, …
Lotte Department Store in Busan to close due to dispute over landmark project
BUSAN– A branch store of Lotte Department Store in the southern port city of Busan will close, as the local government decided Tuesday not to extend its license due to the company’s reluctance to build a related landmark commercial and residential bui…
Yoon instructs officials to go all out to extinguish wildfire
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Tuesday to go all out to extinguish a wildfire spreading in the southeastern city of Miryang, his spokesperson said.The fire started early Tuesday in Miryang, around 280 km southeast of Seoul, and ha…
Civic groups, foreign envoys stage joint campaign against N. Korea over ‘enforced disappearance’ of persons
SEOUL– A group of nongovernmental organizations in South Korea and abroad condemned North Korea on Tuesday for its “systematic abduction, denial of repatriation and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons from other countries.”During a press conf…