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Johnny Rockets Announces Largest International Growth Plans in Company’s History

Johnny Rockets Announces Largest International Growth Plans in Company’s History

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Johnny Rockets recently signed the largest development deal in the brand’s history with a plan to open 100 restaurants in China, with the first scheduled to open in 2016. Johnny Rockets has entered into partnership with a joint venture between AUM Hospitality and Parkson Retail Group Ltd.  [...]

Study Links Gender Diversity in Asia Pacific Boardrooms to Better Company Performance

Study Links Gender Diversity in Asia Pacific Boardrooms to Better Company Performance

SINGAPORE, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A major study that examined 1,000 companies across 10 Asia Pacific economies has, for the first time, associated better firm performance with companies that have at least 10 per cent of their board seats held by women. According to new findings published in the report, Diversity Matters: Adding Colour [...]

New FA Product Showroom Established in Republic of Korea

New FA Product Showroom Established in Republic of Korea

TOKYO, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today the establishment of a new showroom within the headquarters of Mitsubishi Electric Automation Korea Co., Ltd. (MEAK), a wholly owned Mitsubishi Electric Group subsidiary based in Seoul that handles sales and service of factory automation (FA) products in Republic of Korea. The showroom will open [...]

Singapore Airshow 2014 Generates S$319 million for Singapore Economy

Singapore Airshow 2014 Generates S$319 million for Singapore Economy

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest and one of the most important aerospace and defense exhibitions in the world, contributed S$319 million to the Singapore economy in 2014, according to a recent study by Kadence International. This represented a 25 per cent increase from the 2012 edition. The event, held from [...]

IndoorAtlas Receives US $10 Million Investment From Baidu and Signs Exclusive Agreement for Chinese Market

IndoorAtlas Receives US $10 Million Investment From Baidu and Signs Exclusive Agreement for Chinese Market

IndoorAtlas Poised to Capture Chinese Market With Access to a Billion Potential Subscribers BEIJING, CHINA and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and OULU, FINLAND, Sep 2 (Korea Bizwire) - IndoorAtlas, the global leader in magnetic positioning technology for indoor location, today announced that it has agreed to a $10 million investment from Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the world’s leading [...]

Asia-Pacific to be a Major Draw for International Market Players

Asia-Pacific to be a Major Draw for International Market Players

Singapore, Aug 12, 2014 – (Korea Bizwire) – OSEA2014 International Conference, a distinguished Asian platform where oil and gas industry thought leaders and experts from around the world come together, will return from 2 to 5 December at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore to unveil a new and stimulating programme that tackles the needs of [...]

Trade Expo Indonesia 2014 to be Held October 8-12

Trade Expo Indonesia 2014 to be Held October 8-12

Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug 13 (Korea Bizwire) - The Ministry of Trade of The Republic of Indonesia will hold The 29th Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), the largest international trade exhibition in Indonesia, on October 8-12, 2014 at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) with the theme “Towards Green Business”. The theme reflects Ministry’s objective to promote the potential and existence of [...]

Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort Celebrates Grand Opening

Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort Celebrates Grand Opening

Okinawa, Japan, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) - Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort today celebrated its grand opening at a Kagami Biraki Sake Barrel ceremony attended by Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Okinawa Prefecture, Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan Town, Yoshihiko Miyauchi, senior chairman of Orix Corporation, and Makoto Inoue, president and chief executive officer of Orix Corporation, along with [...]