An illustration of Seoul Ring Zero (Seoul Metropolitan Government)The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to build the world's tallest hubless Ferris wheel on the banks of Han River near the World Cup Stadium in northwestern Seoul.The 180-meter Ferris wheel on the landfill-turned-grassland Haneul Park, which is located on a hilltop, will be the tallest one of its kind, the city government said. The world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheel, at 145 meters, opened in Shangdong province in China in 2017.

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16:30 UTC+8, 2023-04-23        Shanghai's imports and exports reached 1.05 trillion yuan (US$152.3 billion) in the first quarter of this year, up 3.5 percent year on year, local customs said Sunday.   16:30 UTC+8, 2023-04-23        Shanghai's imports and exports reached 1.05 trillion yuan (US$152.3 billion) in the first quarter of this year, up 3.5 percent year on year, local customs said Sunday. Over the period, Shanghai's imports rose 6.9 percent year on year to 639.32 billion yuan, while its exports dropped 1.

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[Photo by Han Joo-hyung] Starting next month, South Korean electric vehicle (EV) owners will be able to access EV chargers run by different operators with a single membership procedure, thanks to a nation-wide agreement reached between the government and charging station operators for a unified charging service.If individuals are already members of companies participating in the agreement, no additional procedure is required to sign up.On Thursday, the Ministry of Environment signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the service with 86 EV charging station operators at the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul.

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A national review of primary care workforce regulations is investigating ways to increase Australians' access to quality health care. Peter Breadon Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Aaron Yin Associate, Health & Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute The review is considering how health-care workers can use more of their skills and training, to work to their full scope of practice. This includes exploring who should be allowed to prescribe medications.

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Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Cheniere Energy, Inc. ( NYSEAMERICAN:LNG – Get Rating ) by 109.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,836,348 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 959,800 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC's holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $275,379,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company.

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. ( NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Rating ) by 23.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,309,640 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 252,609 shares during the quarter. Alphabet comprises approximately 1.0% of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

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Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Leave for 80 per cent of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) officers and personnel has been frozen in preparation for any emergency during the Aidilfitri festive season. JBPM director-general Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin said the move involves 10,174 personnel and takes effect from today until April 30. 'To prevent fires during the festive season, we are conducting a fire safety awareness campaign targeted at housing communities, business centres and others.

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Lee Jung-won, the second deputy director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, briefs details on the regulatory innovation strategy meeting at the Sejong Government Complex on Thursday. (Yonhap) The South Korean government announced plans to more than double the number of foreign workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture and services to address the country's growing labor shortages.During the public-private joint regulatory innovation strategy meeting at Guro Digital Complex in Seoul on Thursday, Yoon called for deregulations on hiring foreign workers.

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RFP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Bank of America Co. ( NYSE:BAC ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,452 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $280,000. Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC increased its position in Bank of America by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter.

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Centre Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ( NYSE:ADM – Get Rating ) by 1.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,899 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the quarter. Centre Asset Management LLC's holdings in Archer-Daniels-Midland were worth $6,126,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company.

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Two crappy guys saying crappy things about one another, yet one of these crappy guys is crappier.   By Walter Einenkel for Daily Kos Daily Kos Staff RSS Wednesday, August 09, 2023 at 3:11:13p MDT   REPUBLISHED BY Blue Country Gazette Blog Rim Country Gazette Blog   Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's chance of winning the Republican nomination for president is next to nil. That being said, Christie is doing the one thing every single candidate facing Donald Trump should be doing: going directly after him.

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BENGALURU  – Thailand's central bank will leave its key policy rate unchanged at 2.25 percent on Wednesday and likely through 2024, marking an end to a year-long tightening cycle, according to a Reuters poll, though a few economists still expect one final hike. Despite inflation in Thailand edging up slightly to 0.88 percent in August, it remained below the central bank's 1-3 percent target range for a fourth consecutive month, suggesting little need for the Bank of Thailand (BOT) to continue hiking.

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The search giant is joining Microsoft in sealing a nuclear partnership for its artificial intelligence ambitions

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More than 2.5 million people have been vaccinated in the Western Cape, Premier Alan Winde says.

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Israel Adesanya expressed confidence he would beat Sean Strickland in a potential rematch in his first comments since losing the UFC's middleweight championship...

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International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Sri LankaSri Lankan elderly men and women hold portraits of relatives who went missing, during a protest demanding justice for the disappearances of their loved ones, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 31 August 2023. Sri Lankan Civil rights activists and family members of enforced disappeared persons gather outside the Ministry of Justice in Colombo to demand justice for their loved ones. According to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the United Nations, Sri Lanka has the second-highest number of cases in the world.

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KEPCO-new CEO Ex-lawmaker to be appointed as new KEPCO chief SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A former lawmaker is likely to be appointed as the new CEO of the troubled state-run utility firm Korea Electric Power Corp. later this month, company officials said Friday. The company held a special meeting of its board of directors and approved the agenda for the shareholders' meeting later this month, which aims to select Kim Dong-cheol, a four-term lawmaker, as its new CEO, officials said. On Thursday, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy recommended Kim as the sole candidate for the next CEO of KEPCO.

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In the book, RM aka Kim Namjoon has said that the misogyny controversy set a culture of gender-sensitivity which feels is right way ahead Source: Bollywoodlife.com

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