Category: PMN Business

Jul 18

North Korea plans to launch major tourism site next year though it still blocks foreign tourists

Article content SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a major tourism site being constructed on the country’s eastern coast and discussed steps to open the zone by next year, state media reported Thursday, though the country still blocks visits by most foreign tourists. The Wonsan-Kalma zone is one of […]
Jul 16

PepsiCo Signs Fertilizer Deal With Yara to Cut Food Emissions

Article content (Bloomberg) — PepsiCo Inc. struck an agreement with fertilizer giant Yara International ASA to secure lower-emission crop nutrients for farmers it buys from in Europe, as food and beverage companies push to become greener. Yara will initially mostly supply PepsiCo farmers with traditional products made using natural gas, but plans to boost volumes […]
Jul 15

Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months, launching drive to improve reliability

Article content BERLIN (AP) — One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer (45-mile) stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing for five months starting Monday as the country launches an effort to get its notoriously disruption-prone network into shape. State-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn is closing the route until Dec. 14 and […]
Jul 15

‘Anti-scab’ law could wreak havoc on telecom networks during strikes, industry warns

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business PMN Technology Author of the article: The Canadian Press Sammy Hudes Published Jul 15, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content The industry representing Canadian telecommunications carriers and manufacturers is warning that new “anti-scab” legislation could leave Canadians in the dark if a network goes down during a labour […]
Jul 14

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince’s Transformation Stress-tests Economy and Stretches Petrowealth

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Saudi Arabia faces the most precarious moment yet of its economic reinvention. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Abeer Abu Omar Published Jul 14, 2024  •  5 minute read b{virrqb}bz}9uhsb8o5a4(n_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg Article content (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia faces the most precarious moment yet of its economic reinvention. Eight years after […]