Photo=Nonshim South Korea’s Nongshim has named K-pop sensation aespa as the first-ever global brand ambassadors for its flagship instant noodle brand, Shin Ramyun, the company announced Tuesday.  The move is part of Nongshim’s broader push to expand the product’s global footprint under the slogan “Spicy Happiness in Noodles.” The partnership comes with a new commercial in music-video format, released on

Photo=Motionelements Investor sentiment in the crypto market has deteriorated sharply in November, pushing nearly $1.8 billion out of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF in just the first 18 days of the month. According to data cited by CoinDesk on Nov. 19, BlackRock’s fund recorded $1.26 billion in net outflows between Nov. 1 and 18 — the largest monthly withdrawal since the ETF debuted

Photo=Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor is expanding its push into the North American off-road market with a new design studio dedicated exclusively to its growing lineup of XRT (Extreme Rugged Terrain) vehicles. The company’s U.S. design arm, Hyundai Design North America (HDNA), recently opened The Sandbox, an off-road innovation space located inside its Redlands, California facility, Hyundai said on Nov. 18. The

(Photo=Gemini Generated) Prices of yttrium oxide — a critical coating material used in semiconductor manufacturing — have surged nearly 1,500% this year, hitting a record high as China tightens restrictions on rare-earth exports. The spike is adding new pressure to an already fragile global chip supply chain. According to Mining.com, the rare-earth compound was priced at less than $3.63 per

(Photo=Lotte Chemical) South Korea’s Lotte Chemical plans to source U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for its newly completed petrochemical complex in Indonesia — a move expected to improve cost efficiency while supporting a recent tariff-reduction agreement between Washington and Jakarta. According to Bloomberg, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Lotte Chemical has applied to import roughly 1.3