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Nexen Tire releases second annual Sustainability Report

ESG report outlines the company’s sustainable practices including eco-friendly initiatives and win-win management

Nexen Tire Releases Second Annual Sustainability Report

Nexen Tire Releases Second Annual Sustainability Report

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nexen Tire, a leading global tire manufacturer, today released the 2020/21 edition of its ESG Report.

Following the publication of its first CSR Report (2019/20) last year, Nexen Tire has released its second report, with the commitment of expanding ESG management and becoming a full-fledged customer-oriented organization.

The report documents Nexen Tire’s ESG progress as well as major efforts in the fields of environment, society, and governance, providing stakeholders with a range of consistent and transparent information.

It outlines the various eco-friendly management operations conducted by the Company to minimize environmental impact, such as reducing pollutant emissions and conducting research and development to manufacture eco-friendly products. The report also includes the community-based ESG programs it is engaged in, and efforts to identify diverse customer demands and reflect them in products.

“Nexen Tire’s mission is to enrich human lives by creating more opportunities and values through new connections to the world. By building an ESG-oriented management structure, we will continue to fulfill our corporate social responsibilities,” said Travis Kang, Global CEO of Nexen Tire.

The report was prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, with improved objectivity and reliability by taking into account recommendations from global institutions such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and was verified by third-party assurance institution Korea Management Register (KMR).

The 2020/21 ESG Report is available for download on the Nexen Tire website at https://www.nexentire.com/international/company/csr_report/

About Nexen Tire

Nexen Tire, established in 1942, is a global tire manufacturer headquartered in South Korea. Nexen Tire, one of the world’s fastest growing tire manufacturers, currently interacts with approximately 150 countries around the world and owns four manufacturing plants – two in Korea (Yangsan and Changnyeong) and one in Qingdao, China. Another plant in Žatec, the Czech Republic has also begun operation in 2019. Nexen Tire produces tires for passenger cars, SUVs, and light trucks with advanced technology and excellence in design. Nexen Tire supplies OE tires to global car makers in various countries around the world. In 2014, the company achieved a grand slam of the world’s top 4 design awards for the first time amongst the various tire makers in the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.nexentire.com/international/

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CONTACT: Sylvia Chang, sylvia.chang@pivotp.co.kr

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Bright Domino Corporate University Launches Groundbreaking Business Master’s Degree in Latin America

Set to mark a before and after in the corporate university category in early 2022

Founding partners of Bright Domino

Founding partners of Bright Domino

MIAMI, Oct. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Oct. 11, the Master of Business Management (MBM) – an innovative business master’s program – was simultaneously launched in all Latin American countries. The program is designed to develop leading entrepreneurs through practical training led by mentors and business experts from across the globe.

“The business ecosystem is constantly evolving and it is essential to develop practical execution skills. There is a pressing need to train managers and leaders, and not just administrators,” asserted Julio Zelaya, president of Bright Domino Corporate University, during the press conference where the new master’s degree in business was unveiled.

The Pandemic brought about changes

Juan José de Dios, Director of Bright Domino Corporate University, said: “We are living in a time of constant change that challenges us to innovate. Higher education offerings have diversified as a product of the world’s reshaping brought about by COVID-19. Mindful of this, we created a master’s degree that breaks every traditional educational paradigm and business model, resulting in this Master of Business Management.”

Sergio Paiz, Director of Bright Domino Corporate University, stated during the press conference: “Smart people learn from their mistakes, but wise people learn from other people’s mistakes. Our mentors are smart because they not only know but have also built successful companies, ensuring that their learners become wise by passing their experience on to them.”

The best business master’s degree

The disruptive, 100% virtual methodology of this master’s degree provides the perfect balance between academia and practical application. The goal is to develop management, leadership, entrepreneurial, and networking skills through experiences that students can take at their own pace, albeit with a higher, more rigorous level of commitment, since this MBM was specifically designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.

Its content and experiences are the product of a meticulous selection of global experts who have earned their place as mentors for the MBM students.

Furthermore, participants will be able to travel to companies that are driving change in the world such as Silicon Valley (Google, Facebook, Tesla,) the World Business Forum in New York, the World Leadership Forum in Mexico and firms in Israel, Dubai, and China, among many others.

What you will experience during your apprenticeship

What they refer to as the Student Journey consists of 16 months of collaborative learning organized into weekly, bi-weekly and monthly experiences that are designed to strengthen competencies and provide high-level networking opportunities. Business travel options are also considered.

In addition, entrepreneurs who complete the master’s program will have the opportunity to select one of three specializations for their graduation project. Coupled with their broad experience, mentors will accompany these projects as they are applied to their businesses, which will ensure their success:

  1. Corporate track: Strengthens management and leadership skills to become a key part of a high-impact business team.
  2. Entrepreneurial track: Strengthens management and leadership skills to design and implement a startup that will provide innovative solutions.
  3. Digital business track: Strengthens management and leadership skills to provide disruptive solutions to the virtual ecosystem of goods and services.

For further information please visit us at: https://corporateuniversity.brightdomino.com

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Julio Zelaya, President, Bright Domino

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3rd ASEAN-China TV Week to be co-hosted this month by Laos, China

On the morning of October 9, 2021, the third ASEAN-China TV Week press conference was held in the Guangxi Press Conference Hall. Reporters learned at the press conference that the 3rd ASEAN-China TV Week with the theme “Mutual Assistance, Convergence and Innovation” will be held in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China from Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2021.

This TV Week has specially invited the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos to be the co-sponsor. This is also the first time the TV Week is co-hosted with ASEAN countries. The TV Week will focus on showing the fruitful results of China and ASEAN countries’ efforts to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, deepen the cooperation in radio and television and audio-video, and actively explore and look forward to future cooperation and development. Based on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Laos and China, and which is the year of friendly exchanges between Laos and China. The TV Week will be co-hosted by the China State Administration of Radio and Television, the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos, and the People’s Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

This is an innovative attempt by China and ASEAN countries to co-host the TV Week. The TV Week has signed cooperation agreements with the Lao National Television Station and the New Media Platform(ASEAN Technology Company) to host the China-ASEAN Excellent Audiovisual Programme Exhibition and Broadcast Week, and select influential works for exhibition and broadcast, including works on poverty alleviation themes.

Some excellent films have been selected with Lao language translation and dubbing, all of these Laotian TV series is jointly implemented by Lao National TV Station, Guangxi Nanning Daquanjing Network Information Company.

The Drama of China will be broadcast by Lao National TV Station from Oct 27 to Nov 4 along with documentary , according to Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of China-ASEAN TV Week, Mr Deng lianghui.

Source: Lao News Agency

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Lao Ambassador takes office as ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General

Ambassador Ekkaphab Phanthavong, former Permanent Representative of Laos to ASEAN, on October 12 assumed the position of Deputy Secretary General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).

Phanthavong will support the ASEAN Secretary General in the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint 2025, lead the ASCC Department of the ASEAN Secretariat and oversee the realisation of ASCC projects, focusing on establishing a common identity and building a caring and sharing society.

He will serve a three-year term, from 2021 to 2024.

Prior to assuming the post, Phanthavong was Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Laos to ASEAN for the 2018-2021 tenure. He was also Deputy Director-General of the ASEAN Department at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pursuant to the ASEAN Charter, the Secretary General will be assisted by four Deputy Secretaries General who have nationalities different from that of the Secretary General and come from four different ASEAN member countries.

Two Deputy Secretaries General are nominated by ASEAN member states on a rotational basis for a non-renewable term of three years while two others are openly recruited for a three-year term which may be extended for another three years. Phanthavong is one of the two nominated Deputy Secretaries General.

Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Duc Binh took office as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs at a ceremony in Jakarta in February./.

Source: Lao News Agency

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A charity programme launched to raise funds for migrant workers amid Covid-19

The Lao Red Cross has launched a fundraising campaign “Prevent and Control Covid-19” with an aim to help migrant workers in mandatory quarantine across the country.

The campaign is designed not only to provide assistance to migrant workers but also to support Covid-19 control and containment efforts.

General public members can make donation via the following PREVENT AND CONTROL THE Covid-19 accounts of the Lao Development Bank: 03020000 10004137 (LAK), 0302001010001498 (US$), and 0302002010001685 (THB).

Donation can be also made via the smartphone applications of the Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public: BCEL One, or OneHeart.

More information about the donation is available at: 020-995 89893. 020-5999 6059 and 020-5689 8079 or Facebook Lao Red Cross and its website: https://laoredcross.org.la

“The Lao Red Cross realizes the difficulties the Covid-19 outbreak has posed for families, jobs and businesses. Anyone, charities wishing to donate can do so by contacting the Lao Red Cross in Xiang Yuen village, Chanthabouly district, Vientiane or all Red Cross branches countrywide,” said President of the Lao Red Cross Society Phouthone Muangpak.

Source: Lao News Agency

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Storm Leaves 11 Dead in Landslides, Floods in Philippines

A tropical storm set off landslides and flash floods as it barreled over the tip of the northern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and seven missing, officials said Tuesday.

More than 6,500 villagers were evacuated from homes in several towns and cities swamped by floods and battered by pounding rains and wind that toppled trees and knocked down power.

Tropical Storm Kompasu was last tracked over the South China Sea heading toward China’s Hainan island and later Vietnam with sustained winds of 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour and gusts of 125 kph (78 mph), government forecasters said.

Six villagers died in landslides that hit their houses in the northern mountain province of Benguet and three others in the region remain missing. A security guard was swept away by strong waves while inspecting a seaport and drowned in Claveria town in Cagayan, disaster response officials said.

In western Palawan province, four people died and four others went missing in flash floods in Narra town, which was drenched by monsoon rains enhanced by the storm.

The coast guard its personnel rescued elderly residents and children trapped in submerged homes Monday and carried them through floodwaters in a rural village in Brooke’s Point town in Palawan.

About 20 storms and typhoons each year lash the Philippines, which also lies in the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region often hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, making the Southeast Asian archipelago one of the most disaster-prone in the world.

Source: Voice of America