Vincent van Gogh’s masterpieces have arrived in Seoul, offering a journey through the artist’s 10-year career. The exhibition “The Great Passion: Van Gogh” at Seoul Arts Center’s Hangaram Art Museum marks the Dutch Postimpressionist’s largest exhibition in the city by number of works. The exhibition showcases 76 oil paintings and drawings from the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands, which holds the second-largest collection of Van Gogh’s works

Hanwha Ocean, a shipbuilding unit of Korea’s Hanwha Group, announced Wednesday that its offshore oil platform began to produce crude oil two weeks before the expected date in Qatar. The fixed platform first saw oil spring out on Sunday in the Al-Shaheen oil field, one of the world's biggest offshore oil fields located 80 kilometers northeast off the coast of Qatari capital, Doha. It has been five months since the facility left Hanwha Ocean’s shipbuilding yard in Okpo, Geoje, Sou

Toss Securities continues to see compelling opportunities in U.S. equities in 2025 Market corrections in the summer could provide attractive entry points Opportunities in Financials, Energy, Consumers and AI benefiting from Trump policies and corporate investment SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Toss Securities, a fintech securities firm with the largest data-driven investment platform in South Korea, has projected continued growth in U.S. equities in 2025. It highligh

HOUSTON, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Performance Materials announced today the successful production of acrylonitrile, hexamethylene diamine, adipic acid and nylon 6,6 from feedstocks derived from used cooking oil, expanding its Bioserve portfolio. The resulting nylon 6,6 has a 25% lower product carbon footprint than nylon 6,6 made from fossil-fuel derived feedstock. Using an ISCC Plus-certified mass-balance approach allows for industrial-scale production of sustainable materials wi

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Julien's Auctions will present "Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive, T Bone Burnett, & More" on January 18, 2025, at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, TN. The event features 60 items, including 50 from the collection of journalist Al Aronowitz. Highlights include two pages with three typewritten drafts of the lyrics to "Mr. Tambourine Man," estimated between $400,000 and $600,000. An early

TAIPEI, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) commenced in Baku, Azerbaijan, with Cathay Financial Holdings (Cathay FHC) hosting its second consecutive side event, the "Global Climate Leaders Roundtable." This roundtable brought together over 20 prominent climate organizations, businesses, and policymakers from across the globe to engage in multi-sector and cross-border discussions about the challenges and solutions surrounding climate

Bitcoin hit a record high above $106,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a US bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its strategic oil reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best known cryptocurrency, hit a high of $106,533 and last traded up 2.6 percent at $103,917 at 12:15 GMT (9:15 p.m. in Korea). Smaller crypto ether was up 0.4 percent at $3,918. "We're in blue sky territory here," said Ton

Vegetarianism has become more prominent in recent years -- whether for ethical reasons, in pursuit of better health, animal welfare, or out of a desire to reduce one's carbon footprint for a more sustainable future, many South Koreans are joining the move as well. That has reshaped the Korean food scene, leading to a surge in innovative vegan restaurants. According to the Korea Vegan Union, the number of vegans in South Korea has increased more than tenfold over the past decade, reaching 2

HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CNOOC Limited (the "Company", SEHK: 00883 (HKD Counter) and 80883 (RMB Counter), SSE: 600938) announces that CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. Inc., a US-based subsidiary of its wholly owned subsidiary CNOOC International Ltd., has entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with a subsidiary of INEOS Energy for the sale of CNOOC Holdings U.S.A. Inc. The SPA involves the Company's upstream oil and gas business locate

PARIS, Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On this day, HUAWEI hosted GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity at its Flagship Store Opéra in Paris. This event, led by two talented illustrators, Mayada and Kenza, highlighted the potential of digital art and the ease of accessing creativity through the GoPaint app, available on Huawei MatePad Series. GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity Lands at the HUAWEI Flagship Store Opéra in Paris During this event, 30 participants explored

BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation's (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") has successfully obtained ISO's approval for the Technical Specifications for Multi-element Thermal Composite Flooding of Heavy Oil (the "Technical Specification") proposed by academician Sun Huanquan's team. Leveraging Sinopec's independent innovative technologies, the Technical Specification is China's first to receive approval in the field of heavy oil thermal

WEIFANG, China, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 10, the 2025 Weichai Global Partners Conference overseas session was held in Weifang, China, drawing global customers, partners and key stakeholders from the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The event served as a platform for reviewing past collaborations, deepening ties, and strategizing future ventures aimed at driving sustainable growth in the global energy sector. Driving Growth through Global Collaboratio

How the political uncertainty caused by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Dec. 3 martial law declaration and the opposition party’s push to remove him from power is resolved may change the course of the country’s economy. The market is keeping a close eye on Yoon’s political future as the main opposition Democratic Party will put to a vote a second motion to impeach him on Saturday. Yoon’s immediate removal and earlier election Market experts believe an early presidenti

Korean Air is set to finalize its long-awaited 1.8 trillion won ($1.4 billion) merger with Asiana Airlines Thursday, marking a significant step toward positioning the airline among the world’s top 10 carriers and solidifying its status as the largest in Northeast Asia. On Wednesday, Korean Air completed payments for Asiana shares to secure a 63.9 percent stake in the smaller rival, putting an end to the four-year-long journey. The merger marks the end of an era in which the nation’s

Korean oil refiner S-Oil on Tuesday honored eight members of the Korea Coast Guard for their life-saving efforts with awards totaling 90 million won ($62,800). The annual 2024 Hero Maritime Officers awards ceremony was held Monday at a Seoul hotel, with S-Oil CEO Anwar al-Hejazi, Korea National Council on Social Welfare Chairman Kim Seong-yee and Korea Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Jong-wook in attendance. Han Seung-man, a senior police officer of the Gunsan Coast Guard Station in Gunsan