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Kenya
Kenya Power to import 340,000 meters for new grid connections
Kenya Power is eyeing a shipment of over 300,000 electricity meters early next year to resume stalled power connections around the country.
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USA
Inside William Ruto's pitch for multi-billion business deals in the US
International firms such as VIsa, Google and Microsoft have pledged to do business in the country. Hustler Fund also got a shot in the arm with companies saying they will support it.
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Nigeria Pakistan
NDLEA Intercepts 1.7m Pills Of Illicit Drugs In Noddles, Others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted at least 1,760,460 pills of Tramadol and other opioids hidden in packs of Noodles and others at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, as well as in Gombe State. While over 600,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg coming from Karachi, Pakistan ...
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USA
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Has a Subdued Start at the Box Office
Ticket sales totaled $134 million in North America, nearly doubling the opening for the first ‘Avatar.’ But Hollywood was expecting more.
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USA
Local News Outlet in New York Faces New Hurdle: A Declined Visa
Phil O’Brien, a Briton who has run a Manhattan publication for several years, had his visa denied because immigration officials deemed his struggling business “marginal.”
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Brasile USA Venezuela
Venezuela’s debt to Brazil reaches US$1.2 billion in arrears
By Isabella Mayer de Moura Venezuela’s debt with Brazil has reached the billion-dollar mark. According to the Ministry of Economy, on Nov. 29, 2022, the arrears of the neighboring country in the payment of its debts to Brazil totaled US$ 1.225 billion, equivalent to R$ 6.3 billion, including interest. Venezuela’s ...
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USA
Minister confirms South Korea’s participation in US-led chip alliance
South Korea is highly expected to join a strategic chip alliance proposed by the United States, as the trade minister stressed the country “cannot miss out” in the semiconductor industry, a key pillar of the Korean economy. Minister of Tr
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Vietnam
Can Vietnam mirror success of 'Miracle on the Han River'?
HANOI, Vietnam -- Behind the explosive economic growth of Vietnam, which achieved a 5 percent growth of real gross domestic product annually for two decades -- 1.7 times faster than the global average -- lies its dependence on foreign government aid
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Vietnam
Provincial governments pin high hopes on elevated ties of Korea-Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam - Provincial governments of Korea and Vietnam boasted their abundant infrastructure, key industries, and investor incentives during the Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum held on Friday in Hanoi, Vietnam, pinning high hopes on el
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Thailandia Vietnam
Boosting healthcare partnership between Korea, Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam - South Korea’s Myongji Hospital and Vietnam’s Thai Binh Province on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to boost the healthcare partnership between the two parties, on the sidelines of the Korea-Vietnam Economic Co