HONG KONG, CHINA, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of Hong Kong’s most celebrated festivals, is fast approaching on 24 September (the 15th day of the 8th month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar). Said to have evolved from a moon-worshipping ceremony ahead of the autumn harvest, the festival provides a peek inside [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) - The ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong (EMFHK) returns this summer with professional gamers competing for glory at three international e-sports tournaments from 24 to 26 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the second annual [...]
TOKYO, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Creative Technology (CT), a worldwide outsourced technical production partner for corporate live events and exhibition producers and an NEP Live Events Company, announced the opening of operations in Tokyo to meet the growing demand for its services in Japan. CT Japan will provide extensive audio, lighting, LED and projection, [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jul. 2(Korea Bizwire) — NRT Technologies Inc. (“NRT”), has acquired the gaming ATM assets of U.S. Bank National Association (“USB”). Fifth Third Bank acted as NRT’s lead arranger of a bank syndicate that includes Capital One, CIBC, and Umpqua Bank, for financing of the transaction. Terms of the agreement are not disclosed. NRT [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Madame Tussauds Hong Kong today invited Angelababy (Yeung Wing) to unveil her world-first wax figure and became the first actress to join Fashion Zone. Angelababy wore a Dior glittering blue gown and stood side-by-side with her figure, attracting visitors from all over the world to meet her [...]
HONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) - Sony Music Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Grouptoday announced in Hong Kong the launch of electronic dance music label, Liquid State. Liquid State is the new home for electronic and EDM artists from the Asia region and internationally. The label will be discovering, showcasing and developing the abundant existing local talent to create original [...]
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — San Diego-based Ballast Point®, a pioneer in the craft beer industry and one of the nation’s leading craft breweries known for high-quality, award-winning and innovative beers, today announced the opening of a brewery, tasting room and kitchen in the Downtown Disney® District at the Disneyland® Resort. The opening [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Chartbeat, the leading content intelligence platform for publishers, today announces the 100 Most Engaging Stories of 2017, the articles that were read most this year based on highest Engaged Time. Selected out of over 39 million stories on over 50,000 media sites around the world, the top 100 [...]
DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Fouad Maksoud was named the Arab world’s top innovator in a supercharged finale of Stars of Science. His journey on the ninth season of the Qatar Foundation (QF) hit TV show captivated audiences across the Middle East and beyond. While competition was fierce, Fouad and his Nano-shielding Textile [...]
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Globecomm announced today the introduction of Vector℠, a virtualized video headend system able to support hundreds of channels and deliver content across multiple platforms. Vector’s IP-centric platform simplifies the processing, packaging and customization of video content from acquisition and contribution to playout and distribution for delivery across DTH, [...]