The privatization of the state-owned casino chain, proposed by Pagco’s chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and approved by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is expected to increase from $60 billion ($1.06 billion) to $80 billion ($1.41 billion) in the Philippines. According to reports, Tengco offered a price point in the House of Representatives on Aug….
Kim Tae-gun and Han Jun-su lead the stabilization of KIA’s home turf
The boundaries of the main players have become blurred. KIA Tigers is leading the league with 14 wins and 4 losses (0.778) until the 15th. Thanks to the powerful pitching and batting balance, it was considered a candidate for the championship even before the opening, but with unexpected power support, the lead Mercury began to…
Tottenham suffered a 0-4 defeat against Newcastle in the 33rd round of the 2023-24 English Premier League
Tottenham suffered a 0-4 defeat against Newcastle in the 33rd round of the 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL) held at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England on the 13th (Korea time). Tottenham dropped to fifth place with only 60 points (18 wins, 6 draws). For Tottenham, Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Mickey van der…
Universal Turns To Profits In 2022 As Okada Manila Rev Doubles
Japan’s Universal Entertainment, the founding parent of Okada Manila Casino Resort in the Philippines, posted a net profit of nearly 11.51 billion yen ($86.6 million) for all of 2022. That compared with a loss of 19.05 billion yen a year earlier. Overall group revenue rose 55.9% year-over-year to just under 141 billion yen in 2022,…
IR-backing Osaka governor re-elected, share of vote up
Hirofumi Yoshimura, the head of the Osaka Innovation party, was re-elected on Sunday as governor of Osaka prefecture, and with a 9.3 percentage-point increase in his share of the vote compared to the April 2019 election. Following his re-election, he gave comment on the Japanese metropolis’ tilt at having an integrated resort (IR) with casino….
Earth Day celebration to kick off at Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday
To mark Earth Day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the city’s Green Citizen Committee are hosting a commemorative event at Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday.Earth Day, an annual event on April 22, serves as a platform to showcase support for environmental protection. Initially established on April 22, 1970, it has since expanded to encompass a multitude…
How much in subsidies will Samsung Electronics get for US chip plant?
Samsung Electronics is expected to receive more than $6 billion in subsidies from the U.S. government for its semiconductor investments in the country, marking its entry into the heated competition for chip investments alongside Intel and TSMC, according to media reports on Tuesday.The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday revealed its support for chip factories…
Bank deposits diminish as stock, crypto markets grow
Nearly 15 trillion won ($11.06 billion) was withdrawn from fixed-term deposit accounts and installment savings accounts at five major commercial banks in Korea in the past month, according to data, Tuesday.A fixed-term deposit account is where a lump sum of money is invested all at once for a fixed duration, in return for a predetermined…
Hotel Shilla CEO signs block deal to pay inheritance tax
Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, the daughter of late former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, is seeking to sell over 5.2 million Samsung Electronics shares in an after-hours block deal, according to market sources, Tuesday. The 447 billion won ($330 million) to be cashed will be used to pay part of the inheritance tax total…
Daedong, LS Mtron, TYM hit by decreasing no. of North American hobby farmers
The declining popularity of hobby farming in North America after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the profitability of Korea’s three largest farming machine makers, which faced a sharp drop in their exports last year, according to industry officials, Tuesday. Daedong, LS Mtron and TYM, which have trisected the Korean agricultural equipment market,…