[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]KyungHee Univ. NGO Internship Program, sponsored by Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) and run by KyungHee Graduate School of Public Policy & Civic Engagement (President Kim, Tae-young, www.khu.ac.kr), came to a close with the course completion ceremony and the program evaluation session held at the Grand Ballroom on the 2nd fl. of KyungHee Univ on Feb. 28. The program that has lasted for two months is aimed at promoting the development of civic society and nurturing the young leaders who will head NGOs in the future. The NGO internship program was
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]CannaVest Corp. (OTC:CANV), the world‘s leading hemp-based investment company spearheading the development of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp oils and other hemp industry-related products and services, recently was featured by Fox 5 News in San Diego. Fox 5 reporter Heather Ford’s feature story, “Healing with Hemp,” included U.S. hemp industry pioneer and Vice President of Product Development for CannaVest, Chris Boucher, and integrative physician John Hicks III, MD. Mr. Boucher is the first to have legally planted a domestic hemp field in America in over forty years at the U
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Euravia (Manchester, England), the leading PT6 repair and overhaul facility in Europe, recently signed a cooperation and consignment agreement with Alpine Aerotech LP (Kelowna, BC, Canada). Under this agreement, Alpine Aerotech will stock Euravia PT6T exchange and lease engines (Power Sections and Reduction Gearboxes) at its Abbotsford, BC facility, and provide related PT6 MRO support to North American customers. “We have had a desire to support the PT6T engine for a long time,” said Alpine Aerotech President Jim Campbell, “as it will allow us to offer one-stop support to
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Deutsche Bank today releases its twelfth annual Alternative Investor Survey, which stands as one of the largest and longest standing hedge fund investor surveys available. This year over 400 investor entities participated, representing over $1.8 trillion in hedge fund assets and over two thirds of the entire market by assets under management (AuM). Barry Bausano, Co-head of Global Prime Finance at Deutsche Bank, said: “Hedge funds continue to establish their growing position within the broader asset management industry, alongside some of the more mainstream asset managers
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that in1SIM, the global M2M connectivity supplier and a subsidiary of Siptronix, has selected its M-Connect solution to offer optimum mobile connectivity to M2M players. Together the two companies answer the need for a global and reliable solution to connect smart objects to mobile networks. OT’s M-Connect solution has been designed, in line with the current GSMA standardization, to securely activate and change subscriptions in these objects remotely. It will enable
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Acerde, an innovative company specializing in the development of rotating anodes for X-ray tubes used in the medical imaging industry, today announced (i) the signature of a development contract with a major China-based player in medical imaging, (ii) its achievement of a number of industrial development milestones and (iii) the preparation of the company's next generation of highly innovative rotating anodes (which are now composite-based rather than graphite-based). “We are very excited about this agreement with a China-based medical imaging giant that underpins our rec
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Today Oriflame, the international beauty company selling direct, announced the official launch of its WTA Strong is Beautiful range. The sportswomen of the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) have been working exclusively with Oriflame on this world-first collaboration, the result of which is three products at the top of the tennis players’ wish list. “We are a beauty company inspired by dreams. So when we asked the players of the WTA about their dream beauty products, we found that they want high performance personal care for daily freshness and hydration. That was when the
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, one of the top academic institutions in China, and Kellogg School of Management (http://goo.gl/t47Ca) at Northwestern University today launched the Guanghua-Kellogg Executive MBA Program, a two-year joint degree program beginning in fall 2014. Based in Beijing, the program will bring together the best of Guanghua with the best of Kellogg, educating executives on the nuances of the Chinese business environment and equipping them with the tools to excel as global business leaders. The Guanghua-Kellogg program will be f
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LitePoint®, a leading provider of wireless test solutions, announced today that TCL Communications has achieved breakthrough production volumes using LitePoint technology to test and verify TCL’s new lines of innovative smartphones. “We are very pleased to work with LitePoint and their leading-edge technology,” said Mr. Lv Well, Senior Vice President and TMC General Manager at TCL Communications. “The ability of LitePoint solutions to deliver speed and high capacity throughput has helped us get our products to market fast, meeting the extremely high demand for TCL smartph
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ACE Group announced today the creation of a Construction Industry Practice Group to serve the expanding risk management needs of Contractors and Principals in the Asia Pacific region. The new Construction Industry Practice Group will leverage ACE’s global strengths in Construction, Project Cargo, Casualty, Surety, Environmental and Project Professional Indemnity to develop customized solutions to meet Client’s needs. Serving all of Asia Pacific, the Construction Industry Practice Group is backed by ACE’s financial strength, deep industry insight and large capacity. Mr. An