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Thailand Intends to Showcase its Great Innovation Capabilities at Dubai Expo 2020
The PTTEP has announced its partnership with Choice owing to its competitive performance and innovation based on long-term value creation. The company’s operations span from Southeast Asia to the Middle East.
The PTTEP will be continuing to showcase these values at its dedic...
Thailand’ Smile Parade at Dubai Expo 2020
Thailand celebrated its National Day on 5th December at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The event included a flag-raising ceremony at the Al Wasl plaza and a series of performances including the ‘Smile Parade’.
The Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, we...
JAPAN’S ECONOMY FELL BY 4.6 PERCENT IN FY 2020 OVER PANDEMIC
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- Japan’s economy fell by 4.6 percent in FY 2020 over pandemic.
- GDP in the January-March period shrank an annualized real 5.1 percent from the previous quarter.
- Exports of goods and services plummeted 10.4 percent.
TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS ORGANIZERS TO A HOLD JOINT MEETING
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- Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizers to hold a joint meeting.
- Representatives of the central and Tokyo municipal governments are also said to attend the meeting.
- Seiko Hashimoto is the new President of the Tokyo 2020...
JAPANESE COMEDIAN ATSUSHI TAMURA WITHDRAWS FROM THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
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- Japanese comedian Atsushi Tamura withdraws from the Olympic torch relay.
- The comedian withdrew from the relay over the president of the organizing committee Tokyo Olympics’ controversial remarks.
- Tamura expressed sk...
LG ELECTRONICS REPORTS $233 MILLION NET PROFIT IN Q4 2020
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- LG Electronics reports a $233 million net profit in Q4 2020.
- For the whole of 2020, LG Electronics’ net profit increased to 2 trillion won.
- The company saw an increase in sales of its home appliance & air soluti...
HYUNDAI REPORTS 2020 Q4 NET PROFIT TO RISE BY 78% AMID THE PANDEMIC
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- Hyundai reports 2020 Q4 net profit to rise 78% amid the pandemic.
- Net profit jumped to 1.37 trillion won from 772 billion won.
- The car company’s operating profit rose 41 percent to 1.64 trillion won in Q4.
ALL K-POP TWICE SINGERS COME HOME SCOT FREE AFTER TESTING NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19
- Band mates of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested negative for the new coronavirus, their agency said Tuesday.
- TWICE band members, that also include Sana, and their manager have all got away from contracting the virus and have tested negative for the new coronavirus, JYP Enterta...
NISSAN MOTOR CO. UPGRADES ITS FISCAL 2020 EARNINGS, EXPECTS GROUP NET LOSS
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- Nissan Motor Co. upgrades its fiscal 2020 earnings, expects group net loss.
- Nissan expects a group net loss of $5.8 billion.
- Nissan had previously expected 670 billion yen in loss for fiscal 2020 through next March. ...
U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP OK WITH SPENDING OWN CASH TO GET REELECTED
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• The President of the United States, Donald Trump has currently started a tour of five swing states
• According to the reports, the people of North Carolina are currently inclined towards Democrat Joe Biden
• President Trump and Biden, both...
TRUMP’S RHETORIC IS PROBLEMATIC SAYS ZUCKERBERG
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• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he had certain discussions with the U.S. President Donald Trump in the past, where he told him that he thought some of the rhetoric was problematic
• Facebook on Thursday came up with new measures to prevent election int...
RELIANCE: THE ONLY INDIAN NAME IN THE LIST OF TOP 100 GLOBAL COMPANIES
According to the 2020 Fortune Global 500 list that was released on August 11, India’s most valuable company led by Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has made it to the list of top 100 companies in the world. Riding high on some serious investments in its telecom arm Jio Platforms, Reli...
UAE ALL SET TO HOST IPL 2020, IF BCCI FINALIZES ABROAD LOCATION
HIGHLIGHTS
- If BCCI plans to keep the match amid the pandemic to abroad location, probably it will be held in UAE
The UAE is all set to welcome Indian Premier League 2020 as they hosted 2017, for the month of late September and November this yea...
APPLE TO COMMENCE 2020 iPHONE SE PRODUCTION IN INDIA SOON: REPORTS
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• As per the reports, Apple has asked one of its suppliers in China to ship components for the 2020 iPhone SE to India
• In the period between March 2018 and March, AppleInsider reported sale of $1.5 billion for Apple India
• The Indian gove...
AIR INDIA TO CANCEL BOOKINGS UNTIL THE END OF APRIL 2020
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- Air India will not take any bookings until the end of April 2020
- These instructions to the national carrier come from the government
- The private flights have not been issued any such instructions
The 21-day lockdown calle...
CORPORATE CULTURE TRENDS 2020
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- Equality at the workplace is crucial
- Companies shall provide development programs that has a learning quotient
Few of the corporate culture trends that 2020 is likely to witness are as below
Equality at the...
KIA TO INTRODUCE NEW LOGO
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- The new logo of Kia Motors is expected to release around October 2020.
- The new logo is expected to be saved for hybrid and electric models.
- The production of the imaging concept is underway.
The new logo for Ki...
HEALTH TRENDS 2020
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- Plant based foods are preferred over meats
- Importance of sleep is gaining importance
Plant based foods were the trend for last year and they will continue to be the trend for this year as well. It is so much trending in t...
BEAUTY TRENDS FAVORED BY FEMALE CELEBRITIES
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- Each year start brings about new beauty trends and some revived ones
- This list is curated by famous women who themselves own beauty companies
Influencers and beauty gurus define the trends every year. Each year sees the a...
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TRENDS 2020
Biotechnology is a growing industry. It is observing rapid technological advancements that not only help the economy but also helps in the welfare of the society. It has a huge scope for innovation and serves as a backbone for several industries.
Biotechnology exp...