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Fibre2Fashion
31-07-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Friday: Asian benzene prices jump
Benzene prices climbed in Asia due to optimistic buying sentiments in the region on Friday. In Korea, PX prices leaped higher by US$ 15/ton as compared to Thursday and secured at US$ 640/ton on Friday. In Japan, benzene prices edged up by US$ 15/ton on Friday and recorded at US$ 630/ton as compared to the previous day. Benzene prices climbed in Asia due to optimistic buying sentiments in the region on Friday. In Korea, PX prices leaped higher by...# In India, benzene prices lifted up to US$ 635/ton on Friday from US$ 620/ton on Thursday. Fibre2Fashion News Desk â€' India
Business Insider
09-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
A US Army vet thought he'd work into his 70s. A move to South Korea gave him the freedom to retire in his 50s.
For Steve Wilson, early retirement always felt like a distant dream. At 17, he enlisted in the military and served for two decades, moving from base to base — including a posting in South Korea, where he met his wife. At 38, he retired from active duty and eventually took a job with the state after moving back to Colorado, where he's from. He never imagined spending retirement overseas, but over time, he warmed to the idea and began researching popular destinations, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Costa Rica. "We looked at crime rates, we looked at real estate, we looked at expenses, but nothing really clicked. We didn't want to jump into something that we weren't comfortable with," Wilson, now 59, told Business Insider. He and his wife — who is Korean but became a US citizen — hadn't initially considered retiring in South Korea, since the country didn't offer a retirement visa. But after learning about the visa options for overseas Koreans and their spouses, they began to see it as a real possibility. Their research shifted to the cost of living in South Korea, and Wilson realized that he could actually afford to retire early if he moved there. His wife, who worked for a nonprofit, was equally excited by the possibility. "It was like, wow, OK, this is really doable compared to the US, where I would have to work until I was almost 70," Wilson said. "It's like retire at 54 or 70? I think I'll go with the 54." When they shared the plan with their daughter, now 31, she was all for it. "She said it was awesome, and she was pretty happy for us," he said. It took about two and a half months for their visas to be approved and for them to receive their resident IDs. Apartment-hunting in South Korea It's been about two and a half years since Wilson and his wife arrived in South Korea. They live in Pyeongtaek — a city about an hour and a half south of Seoul — that's home to a US military base, his wife's family, and where they first met. When it came to apartment-hunting, the couple knew they wanted to live in a newer complex that was walkable to grocery stores, bus stops, and restaurants. "As we get older, if we end up not being able to drive, at least we have public transportation, and that walkability," Wilson said. They also wanted to be close to the military base, which is just a five-minute drive away. "As a retiree, I have access to the military base, which has a commissary, a grocery store, and also PX — which is like a department store and stocks electronics and other home stuff," Wilson said. "Those prices are less than what you would get outside, so we wanted that as well." They paid 355,000,000 Korean won, or about $260,000, for their four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. Before they retired, they lived in a 3,800-square-foot home they owned in a small Colorado town, which they sold when they moved. In terms of the cost of living, Wilson says that almost everything in South Korea is less expensive than in the US. His monthly utility bills in Colorado — including property tax, electricity, gas, internet, cable TV, cellphones, and car insurance — were usually around $870. In South Korea, he pays about $465 each month. He has health insurance from being retired from the US military, which costs $300 yearly and offers medical coverage in the US, South Korea, and many other countries. Since he lives near the military base, his apartment complex — which has about 900 units — is home to a mix of residents, including military personnel, their families, Korean nationals, and civilian contractors, he said. There are over 900 US Army retirees living in South Korea, according to a Department of Defense report published in 2023. "It's really a diverse setting," Wilson said of his neighborhood. "You kind of feel like you have a little bit of America but you are in Korea, so we get that good mix." Adjusting to retired life abroad Wilson said his wife was happy about being closer to her family and looked forward to returning to South Korea, but she was concerned about how he would handle the transition. However, because he had lived there before, Wilson said retiring in the country came with little cultural adjustment. He speaks Korean, though he admits he's not as fluent as he feels he should be. "I can order food, I can read menus. My vocabulary is limited, but I can say hello and ask people how they are," he said. Even so, with the help of technology and translation apps, navigating the language barrier is now far less daunting. "People are always helpful. People are more respectful here in Korea, or Asia, as a whole, seems to be more respectful than in the United States," he said. That said, there are several things he misses about living in the US. "I miss Home Depot, Lowe's, and gun stores; my wife misses Walmart. We both miss parking lots in the US — there is more parking in the US than in Korea," Wilson said. A slower, but fuller life Wilson says he is enjoying his retirement, especially since life has taken on a much slower pace. "When we were in the United States, I was working full time and I was on call, which was really hectic and stressful," Wilson said. Now, their schedule is more flexible. He and his wife can stay up late or sleep in whenever they want, but they generally follow the same routine. "We go to the gym three or four days a week, and then after that we'll go out to lunch or go to a coffee shop before coming back home," he said. "We also go to the open-air markets to get our fresh produce a few times a week." Even though South Korea is known for its fast-paced, high-energy lifestyle — especially in the cities — Wilson says that pace doesn't apply to him or his wife. "It's a weird dynamic. Everybody's bustling around in trains and everybody's busy, and we're just bebopping through," he added. Since retiring, he's also found the time to pick up a new hobby — making miniature models. "I hadn't done modeling since I was seven or eight years old, and I'd seen people paint these models of soldiers and stuff, and I decided to give it a shot," Wilson said. His passion quickly grew, eventually leading him to explore 3D modeling. He also started a YouTube channel dedicated to his hobby. "I knew that I had to take care of myself physically and then emotionally, and keep my mind engaged," he added. "We can't just sit around and watch TV. That's just too boring." Apart from being able to spend time with his family — including his daughter, who was recently assigned to the nearby military base — Wilson says he really appreciates having the time to enjoy the hobbies he had put off for so long. "My generation, it's like you start work, and you put all those childish things away. You retire, then you do the fun things," Wilson said. "It's letting me experience different parts of myself that I knew were down there somewhere, but now they're finally able to come out."
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Panasonic Information Systems Secures Access to Thousands of Servers with CyberArk
NEWTON, Mass. & PETACH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in identity security, today announced that Panasonic Information Systems Co. Ltd. has implemented the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to secure privileged access to thousands of servers across the Panasonic Group as part of its digital transition initiative. Now Panasonic Information Systems has a modern, automated privileged access management environment, ensuring that all users and identities across the organization are secured with the right level of privilege controls. The Panasonic Group is a Japanese multinational electronics company involved in consumer electronics, home appliances, automotive, industrial systems, and more. Panasonic Information Systems drives the IT strategy for the Group and oversees the planning, development, and operations of its information systems across its business including retail, distribution and manufacturing. As part of the Panasonic Transformation (PX) initiative, Panasonic Information Systems aimed to address inefficiencies arising from a manual approach to privileged access management across an estate of thousands of Windows and Linux servers, with server administrators also being responsible for inventory checks and asset management enquiries. In addition, Panasonic Information Systems intended to upgrade existing privilege management tools, which offered limited visibility into access requests and approvals. 'One of the key priorities of our digital transformation is strengthening our security defenses globally,' said Hiroshi Yagi, Director, Professional Services Department, Platform Services Division, Panasonic Information Systems Co., Ltd. 'With CyberArk, we have made significant progress by modernizing our approach to privileged access at scale and standardizing security policies throughout the organization.' Panasonic Information Systems implemented CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, part of the CyberArk Identity Security Platform, to centralize and automate the granting of privileged access to servers across the Group. Panasonic Information Systems now has visibility into who accessed which server, when, and what operations were performed, providing an audit trail and improving post-incident investigations. Credentials and passwords are hidden from users and automatically granted and rotated within CyberArk. 'Threat actors today continue to develop new identity-centric attacks, necessitating a shift in how privileged access is secured,' said Mitsuro Kakizawa, Regional Director, Japan at CyberArk. 'CyberArk has equipped Panasonic Information Systems with the ability to secure privileged access for all identities, in any environment, from anywhere, increasing cyber resilience and allowing for greater operational efficiencies.' 'We're proud to welcome Panasonic Information Systems to our customer community,' said Matt Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of CyberArk. 'In today's modern enterprise, any identity can become privileged at any moment, making it essential to have strong identity security controls in place. That's why leading organizations trust CyberArk to protect their most critical assets.' Please refer to the following link for details of this case study: About CyberArk CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the global leader in identity security, trusted by organizations around the world to secure human and machine identities in the modern enterprise. CyberArk's AI-powered Identity Security Platform applies intelligent privilege controls to every identity with continuous threat prevention, detection and response across the identity lifecycle. With CyberArk, organizations can reduce operational and security risks by enabling zero trust and least privilege with complete visibility, empowering all users and identities, including workforce, IT, developers and machines, to securely access any resource, located anywhere, from everywhere. Learn more at
Sky News AU
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Wild wine and ice cream trend takes London and Paris by storm: 'Surely no one in their right mind'
Is this the most disgusting wine trend of all? Wine with ice cream is trending in Paris. And despite the sniggers from the wine elites, Gen Z-ers can't seem to get enough of it. There are long queues outside Folderol 'Vins et Glaces' bar in the hip 11th arrondissement. There are wildly different combinations: fruity red wines are served with chocolate ice cream while sauternes are recommended as a match for the coconut ice cream. Surely the combination of sangiovese or shiraz with chocolate ice creams is too much of a good thing? Perhaps it's not such a bad idea after all, say some sommeliers. Folderol was swamped by TikTokkers from the day it opened and had to engage security guards to manage the crowds. And it banned TikTok filming for safety and privacy reasons. The wine with ice cream craze has quickly spread to London and I have no doubt it will soon arrive Down Under. In England, The Dreamery opened at Islington, London and again a TikTok contagion turned a humble artisanal ice cream parlour into a lick and slurp tourist attraction. Folderol offers unusual ice cream flavours like fig shortcake, nectarine and hibiscus. Critics in London are divided on the whole idea of pairing ice cream with wine. The top wine critic Victoria Moore said she liked tawny port with millionaire's ice cream - where the vanilla ice cream is covered with salted caramel sauce and coated in milk chocolate and served with crunchy biscuit chunks. And she says Pedro Ximenez sherry ('reminiscent of molasses: dark, viscous and very sweet') could be served affogato-style with the PX replacing the coffee. Pedro Ximenez has been the dessert wine happily served in Australia alongside a Scottish toffee and raisin pudding with vanilla ice cream - but not tipped on top of it, surely. Puddings like this would equally be enlivened with classical Australian muscat like those made by Campbells of Rutherglen. A surprising red wine pairing was pinot noir with chocolate and cherry flavoured ice creams. But surely no one in their right mind would pollute their fine burgundy with ice cream. Ms Moore said sweeter wines are a more comfortable match, and sugary food and spätlese riesling will work. 'It has notes of nectarines and sweet apple which meld with the peach melba. Also lovely with apple ice cream or sorbet,' she wrote in The Telegraph. Prosecco lovers would not miss out. Marco Leanza, who runs a family pizza restaurant, Dough, in Bath in England says sgroppino cocktails are popular there. It's a drink originally from Venice and now served all over Italy where prosecco is mixed with lemon sorbet. Leanza adds vodka 'for that extra kick.' Now that is a simple recipe to try at home. A popular New York food blog, NewSuperVinoBros, recently focused on wine and ice cream and in a video on Instagram they paired ploussard wine with Honey Lavender ice cream. Ploussard from France is also known as peloussard and delivers delicate, pale, floral reds with rosehip and hibiscus, and watermelon notes. It comes from Jura, a department in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté known for its breathtaking scenery with vine-clad slopes and finger lakes. Sommelier Federica Zanghirella from the UK Sommelier Association is more sceptical about wine and ice cream matches. She believes it is impossible to match all wine with ice cream due to the temperature of ice cream that will impact the wine flavours. 'Cold brings out the 'hard' parts of wine — the acidity, savouriness, tannins and bubbles. Those sensations can be too sharp if the wine is made cold in the mouth by ice cream, the taste can be unpleasant,' she told reporters. Ms Moore said her star match was given to her by a colleague who recommended hand making the ice cream and matching it with sauternes, the famous French sticky from Sauternes, a small sub-region of Bordeaux. Sauternes' fruit flavours with hints of pineapple with crystallised fruit and saffron works brilliantly with coconut ice cream, she reported. Perhaps coconut ice cream may be one to try with our own leading dessert wine De Bortoli Noble One that shows orange blossom honey, apricot marmalade and toffee flavours and aromas.
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Kim Taehyung responds to fellow soldier who credited him for inspiring dream career; fans proud of BTS singer
BTS Kim Taehyung, who is currently serving in the South Korean military, has won fans' hearts with his sweet gesture. Recently, a fellow soldier in the army shared how the BTS singer has been an inspiration for his dream career. (Also Read | BTS' Kim Taehyung sets internet on fire with 10 kg weight loss transformation, flaunts his chiseled body in new pics) On Instagram, the soldier said that he now has stronger hopes to become a rehabilitation trainer in physical therapy. He wrote that even with Taehyung's shoulder and thigh injuries, he ranked first in target shooting, first in winter urban warfare training, and received the Military Police Exemplary Award. The soldier whose Instagram account is win._.min_223, wrote, "To. Taehyung hyung. Taehyung hyung, there were so many things I was thankful for during my military service, but I couldn't express them in words, so I'm here to convey my sincerity like this. Even though his shoulders, thighs, and overall body were not in good shape, he won first place in shooting as a full-shot marksman, first place in winter urban training and shooting, and even received the Military Police Model Award for his fighting spirit after being injured. I was really inspired by that." A post shared by 이승민 (@win._.min_223) He also shared how they ran three kilometres together and that Taehyung bought him "a lot of delicious food". The soldier added, "And in the last physical test that I took with my brother, when we ran 3km together, we tried to make it to the special class somehow, pulling each other and cheering each other on, and when we came in much earlier than the special class standard, it was really romantic, and I think it will be very memorable. And the time I went to work out with Sunghyun, rain or shine, and the time I sweated while working out in a better environment thanks to the equipment my brother donated, are all precious memories. Also, I was so grateful that he bought me a lot of delicious food when I went to the PX when I went out or stayed out overnight. In particular, I still can't forget the eel sushi my brother bought me. It was really delicious..." The soldier shared how Taehyung helped him solidify his dream of becoming a rehabilitation therapist. "More than anything, thanks to the consistency and passion my brother showed me, I was able to solidify my dream of becoming a rehabilitation therapist and work hard without giving up on both exercise and study throughout my military service. Even after I was discharged, I gained more passion to quickly run towards my dream. Thanks to my brother, my military service was more enjoyable. I will also live steadily and without giving up like my brother. Stay healthy, brother!" concluded his note. Reacting to the post, Taehyung wrote, "Haha, don't give up on becoming a rehab trainer, player. Make your dream come true, and be sure to come find me. I'll be waiting." A fan said, "We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for leaving us these photographs, but above all for the kind words you dedicated to our Taehyung. I'm so proud of your hyung's beautiful heart, of the way he knows how to guide, give good advice, and that you all look up to him as an example." A comment read, " It's good to see him living his military time to the fullest. I hope he doesn't miss out on anything... your words are so heartwarming it's good to know that he is spreading his love everywhere he goes." The singer is part of BTS, which also features--RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, and Jungkook. Taehyung, aka V, began his service in December 2023. He will complete his service in June and get discharged along with RM, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook. Both Jin and J-Hope were discharged from the military last year. On November 29 last year, Taehyung released his digital single Winter Ahead with Park Hyo Shin. His single Fri(end)s was also released last year.
