AI will not take all jobs nor end civilization. But it will help businesses make better decisions. CARY, N.C., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. And stories are rampant about its promise and its threat. Will AI's potential be realized in the year ahead? SAS, the leader in AI and analytics, asked executives and experts across the company to predict trends and key business and technology developments in AI for 2024. Below are some of the predictions they

PR Newswire Dec. 1, 2023

CJ Olive Young Corp., the distribution unit of South Korean food-to-cosmetics conglomerate CJ Group, on Wednesday opened a foreigner-focused outlet in Seoul as travelers return to the country after years of the COVID-19 pandemic. CJ Olive Young's outlet in Myeongdong, central Seoul, underwent a large-scale renewal to serve as an online-to-offline (O2O) shopping platform mainly for the convenience of foreign customers. O2O commerce is a business model that draws potential customers from onli

Industry Nov. 1, 2023

Rapid Business Recovery for the Group with Limited-service Hotels Meeting Rigid Market Demand SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 23rd to 25th, the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific ("HICAP") 2023 was successfully held in Singapore. This conference focused on the dynamics and future prospects of the hospitality and travel industry in the Asia-Pacific region, discussing topics related to emerging travel trends, new developments in the hotel indust

PR Newswire Oct. 31, 2023

Ten years ago this November, the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its Third Plenum, outlining a series of far-reaching reforms designed to sustain China’s rapid economic growth. Around that time, a naive extrapolation based on the difference in growth rates between China and the United States suggested that China’s GDP would overtake America’s by 2021. Some speculated that this could happen as early as 2019. These predictions have been far off t

Viewpoints Oct. 23, 2023

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In August 2022, students at the Mabalacat City College (hereinafter referred to as "MCC") in the Philippines had a particular hybrid learning class. Unlike classes in the past, the teaching content was explicit at a glance on the smart screen, and the teacher in the classroom could communicate and interact smoothly with online students throughout the entire class. Everyone immersed themselves in lively discussions and enjoyed the char

PR Newswire Oct. 17, 2023

Despite coming from vastly different beginnings -- one of us comes from a fishing district in Malawi with one of the country’s highest adolescent pregnancy rates, the other grew up in West Germany during the height of the women’s movement -- we have both seen the transformative impact of empowering women and girls. What also unites us is the same sense of urgency for more to be done -- faster and at a bigger scale. During the first 20 years of this century, progress toward equality w

Viewpoints Oct. 10, 2023

The 21st edition of CACLP and the 4th edition of CISCE will take place from 16 - 18 March at Chongqing International Expo Center, China. Concurrent with the tradeshows, the 9th China Experimental Medicine Conference and Series Sessions, the 11th China IVD Industry Development Conference and Series Forums and a diverse range of activities will kick off from 15-17 March in Chongqing as well. CACLP & CISCE 2024 have already confirmed over 1,100 global exhibitors since the sales kick

PR Newswire Oct. 9, 2023

BANGKOK, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chula Marketing professor draws attention to Chula's readiness to drive research and social innovation to create the leaders of the future and drive Thai soft power to the global society. Chula Joins the Move for Economic Advancement with Thai Soft Power through Research and Innovations Thai soft power is trending at the moment. This trend helped revive the Thai economy and tourism after the great slump of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020

PR Newswire Oct. 9, 2023

CHONGQING, China, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GTChair ("the Company") recently took part in Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2023 which returned as an in-person event for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and took place at the Makuhari Messe exhibition center from September 21 through 24th. The four-day gaming and anime fest, the largest of its kind in Asia, saw the Company showcasing its flagship gaming chairs whose designs are centered on versatility, ergonomics, and adaptability

PR Newswire Sept. 28, 2023

BANGKOK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chula Marketing professor draws attention to the strengths and weaknesses that Thai entrepreneurs and related sectors should immediately address so that the Thai economy can soar with soft power while revealing Chula's readiness to drive research and social innovation to create the leaders of the future and drive Thai soft power to the global society. Thai soft power is trending at the moment. When "Lisa BlackPink wore a traditional Tha

PR Newswire Sept. 21, 2023

This April, tragedy narrowly averted a GS Construction Consortium’s apartment construction site in Geomdan New Town, Incheon. The upper layers of an underground parking garage, designated as a children's playground, gave way, triggering a chain collapse. While no casualties were reported as the accident happened late at night, the subsidence revealed a grim scenario had it occurred post-completion. A month later, GS Engineering & Construction, the builder, admitted to omitting ste

weekender Sept. 16, 2023

The coast of Ulsan, a major industrial city in the southeast, was once a site where pods of gray whales were easily spotted, a scene that has become rare as marine pollution and whale hunts took a toll. Among the factors that made the whales disappear, the marine waste issue was what inspired Byun Eui-hyun, CEO of Usisan, to start a business to help clean up the ocean and save the endangered largest animal on Earth from dying from ingesting plastics. "We are the first plastic upcycling comp

Industry Sept. 14, 2023

PARIS, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After the brilliantly successful launch of the new version of Artprice.com by Artmarket at the beginning of September, our initial analyses and statistics show an overwhelmingly positive response from our customers and new users as well as a very considerable increase in logged activity (+441%) on a 10-month moving average basis. This surge in activity is expected to directly translate into a substantial boost in our revenue. (See: https://www.artprice.com

PR Newswire Sept. 13, 2023

For four decades, “Made in China” has been a defining feature of global capitalism. China has manufactured a majority of global exports since 2010, and many countries are emulating its development paradigm. But a wave of disappointing economic news from China has given rise to increasingly gloomy forecasts, with some going so far as to argue that decline is imminent. There has been much speculation about this reversal’s implications for the global economy, but what does it mean

Viewpoints Sept. 11, 2023

TAIPEI, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian Hardware Online Exhibition (AsianHardware 2023) is a virtual and physical integration targeting Asian suppliers, importers, and exporters. It will be exhibited from September 07, 2023, to March 06, 2024, and will be an excellent opportunity for exhibitors to expose their brands. This transnational trade event, jointly organized by AsianNet and TradeAsia (www.e-tradeasia.com), be held once a year starting in 2022. In terms of quality and quantity, there

PR Newswire Sept. 7, 2023

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will launch the all-new Santa Fe SUV in the domestic market this week, with the goal of selling 28,000 units this year. The fifth-generation Santa Fe, set to go on sale on Wednesday, will be available with a 2.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine or a 1.6 turbocharged gasoline hybrid engine, the company said in a statement. The 1.6 gasoline hybrid model sells at 40 million-48 million won ($30,000-$36,000) depending o

Industry Aug. 14, 2023

Innovative Investment Model Partners with Kibbutzim to Prototype and Test Emerging Technologies to Scale Globally TEL AVIV, Israel, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FLORA Ventures™ announces the launch of its $80M fund, and its first closing with commitments of $50M, making it the largest Israeli-based AgriFood VC. And, according to IVC data, it is the largest Israeli new VC fund to have completed a first closing during 2023 across all tech investment verticals. Gil Horsky,

PR Newswire July 20, 2023

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island -- Gone are the days when it was sufficient for companies to have the upper hand in the global market by sharpening their competitive edge on their own. Governments and corporations teaming up together has become a global phenomenon to deal with uncertainties induced by supply chain disruptions and economic rivalry between the US and China, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Wednesday. Fragmented global markets unfolded new ways of survival, requiring governments to partne

Industry July 13, 2023