Pietro Salini, CEO of Webuild. ROME, March 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (LaPresse) — Strong growth in 2022: Webuild exceeded expectations by closing last year with a turnover of €8.2 billion, 22 per cent higher than in 2021, and EBITDA at €572 million, up 27 per cent. The Italian multinational construction and engineering group saw […]
Day: March 17, 2023
Curia Appoints Philip Macnabb as Chief Executive Officer
Philip Macnabb ALBANY, N.Y., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curia, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced that Philip Macnabb has been appointed as chief executive officer, succeeding John Ratliff. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we thank John Ratliff for the tremendous progress that Curia made during his tenure,” […]
Main opposition slams Korea-Japan summit as ‘most humiliating’ moment in diplomacy
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung lashed out at President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, calling his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the “most humiliating moment” in the country’s diplomatic history.Lee, chairman …
Yoon tells Korean, Japanese students they are two nations’ future
President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Keio University in Tokyo on Friday, and told a gathering of Japanese and South Korean students they are the two nations’ future.Yoon spoke to the students during a two-day visit to Tokyo, where he held a summit with Pri…
(LEAD) Allies to resume large-scale amphibious drills next week after 5-year hiatus
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the United States plan to kick off their first large-scale amphibious landing exercise in five years next week, in a show of the allies’ “overwhelming” military capabilities, the Navy and Marine Corps here s…
FSS vows to focus on strengthening banking system stability
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday it will focus its bank supervision this year on strengthening stability in the banking system amid worries that it could be affected by the failures of major U.S. financial firm…
POSCO to relocate its headquarters to industrial city of Pohang
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — Shareholders of POSCO Holdings Inc. approved a proposal Friday to relocate the headquarters of the country’s top steelmaker.Last month, the company’s board of directors proposed the relocation of its headquarters to Pohang,…
Yoon, Kishida bond over drinks at popular eatery
TOKYO, March 17 (Yonhap) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have bonded over a couple of drinks at a popular eatery in Tokyo, a person familiar with the exchange said.The two leaders, who held summit talks earlier in …
Assembly speaker asks for Palestine’s support for S. Korea’s plan to bid for UNSC membership
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has met with the Palestinian prime minister and asked for support for South Korea’s plan to bid for nonpermanent membership of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for 2024 and 2025, Kim’s …
Xi Doubles Down On Putin In A Symbolic Moscow Trip With The Ukraine War In Focus
On March 22, 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first foreign trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and highlight the growing importance of Beijing-Moscow ties and send a signal to Washington that a geopolitical counterweig…