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US Chamber Hosts Coupang CEO "Bom Kim"
Washington, DC — The US Chamber of Commerce¡¯s International Affairs Division hosted an on-the-record conversation with Bom Kim, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Coupang on July ...

Singapore's 50 Richest on Forbes List See Collective Wealth Rise 25%
SINGAPORE (August 12, 2021) — Amid a rebounding stock market and economy, 36 tycoons on the 2021 Forbes¡¯ Singapore Rich List saw their fortunes rise. This year the list has 42 fortunes worth ...

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"Get Ready to Change, Adapt to Environment!"

No One Can Survive without Transformation, Innovation
By Oh Byoung-Joo
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More than half century ago in 1960s there were Dongmyeong Timber Co. and Chungju Fertilizer Co. two of the 10 major business companies in South Korea. Now the two companies stoped being ...

Forbes Asia Releases "Inaugural 100 to Watch"
Small Companies, Startups on the Rise on the List
SINGAPORE (August 10, 2021) — Forbes Asia released the inaugural 100 to Watch list, which spotlights notable small companies and startups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region. The 100 to Watch ...

Montreal Is The Most Instagrammed Olympic Stadiums Of All Time
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Letters from America
There Is Buzz with Elon Musk — Will Dogecoin Go to the Moon or Collapse in Titanic Fashion?

By Greg Evans
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The world of cryptocurrency for some is an enigma, for others, it is a joke, and for the financially savvy, it is a goldmine. For Elon Musk, it is a little bit of everything. The billionaire eccentric CEO of ...

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A Glimpse of Chinese Ballistic Missile Submarines

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Tucked away on the southern edge of Hainan Island sits one of China¡¯s most important military facilities — Yulin Navy Base. Located near the beachfront resorts of picturesque Sanya, the eastern portion of ...

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Inside Africa — A Missionary¡¯s Work in Africa and Search for Family History

By Greg Evans
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It was a blank space on the map, commonly referred to as ¡°the Dark Continent,¡± synonymous with traveling into the unknown, a land rife with man-eating beasts and bloodthirsty savages. But what is ...

Concern in Pyongyang over Protests in Havana?
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On July 11, 2021 mass demonstrations erupted in Havana and other cities throughout Cuba, with thousands of Cubans demanding that Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel step down. It ...

Here's Today's Tip ... Swing Sequence.
If you¡¯re always looking for ways to add more distance to your game. Whether it¡¯s an extra 20 yards off the tee, or being able to hit an 8 iron instead of a 7 iron on your approach shot hitting the ball ...

Bolshoi Theatre Ends Its 245 Season with Premiere of Handel's Opera Ariodante
The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia has finished its 245 Season with the premiere of the opera Ariodante by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The premiere series ran at the New Stage from July 22 ...

Placido Domingo Gives Large-Scale Concert in Russia on Occasion of His 80th Birthday
Bolshoi Theatre recently announced that the outstanding singer Placido Domingo completed his unprecedentedly large-scale Russian season in the year of his 80th birthday on June 30, 2021 ...

US Defense Chief Austin Accomplishes Two Missions in Southeast Asia
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spent this week in Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The choices are telling. Among the 10 countries of Southeast Asia, those are the ...

A Bouquet of Novel Compounds: New Treatment Options for HIV
It was 40 years ago when the first case of HIV infection was diagnosed. Since then, 77.5 million people have been infected with the virus and 34 million people have died from AIDS-related causes. ...

Tibet Sympathizers to Lodge Protest against China¡¯s Aggression
Guwahati — Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, an umbrella body of Indians supporting the Tibet Mukti Sadhana (Tibetan freedom movement) has decided to observe forthcoming Oct. 20, 2021 as a protest day ...

Moritzburg Festival Starts Open Air and with a Digital Premiere on Aug. 7, 2021
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