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^{At a presentation ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of UL Solutions, presents Peter Hildebrand, general manager of the Grand Hyatt Seoul, with a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Environment plaque to commemorate the hotel’s achievement. Pictured left to right: Alex Park, president, Seoul Miramar Corporation, Chloe Hong, director of strategic planning, Seoul Miramar Corporation, Peter Hildebrand, general manager, Grand Hyatt Seoul, Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO, UL Solutions, Weifang Zhou, executive vice president and president of Testing, Inspection and Certification, UL Solutions and Yun Chung, regional senior director, Korea, UL Solutions. (Photo: Business Wire)}

The five-star property is the first hotel in Asia to earn a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Environmental Quality.

SEOUL, South Korea, June 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today awarded the Grand Hyatt Seoul the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Environment: Air and Hygiene — the first hotel in Asia to achieve this distinction.

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The five-star hotel in Seoul’s Namsan Mountain district underwent rigorous assessments, including air handling unit evaluations, janitorial effectiveness checks and air quality testing. UL Solutions experts thoroughly reviewed these assessment results to verify the quality of the indoor environment. These claims align with guidelines of industry-recognized third-party organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The hotel will undergo mid-year checkups and annual comprehensive assessments to maintain its verified status.

“More than ever, hotels are seeking ways to convey confidence and reassurance to their guests and staff in order to build trust, whether they are staying, dining, meeting or working at a hotel,” said Sean McCrady, vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Sustainability group at UL Solutions. “By earning the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark, the Grand Hyatt Seoul is demonstrating how the hotel prioritizes the health and well-being of building occupants. We are proud to apply our science-based work to support this achievement.”

UL Solutions developed the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark to meet the growing demand for healthier indoor spaces. For hotels to earn this UL Verification Mark, UL Solutions assesses them against rigorous indoor air quality (IAQ) and hygiene methodologies. By addressing the unique challenges of indoor hotel environments, the verification program promotes continual IAQ improvement through policies and plans. It also provides visibility into potential challenges, allowing early mitigation through practical solutions. This commitment to optimizing indoor environmental quality helps convey confidence and reassurance to the public when staying or dining at the hotel.

The verification from UL Solutions is a key part of the Grand Hyatt’s safety assessment and preparation strategy as it embraces an increase in occupancy due to a rise in travel and in-person meetings. The hotel has worked behind the scenes to achieve the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark while implementing additional practices designed to enhance the well-being of guests and staff. These include sanitizer stations prominently placed throughout the hotel, heightened frequency of cleaning of public spaces and guestroom surfaces, accredited cleanliness training, and an on-staff hygiene and well-being leader to help ensure heightened protocols are met.

“The Grand Hyatt Seoul has consistently prioritized the health and safety of our guests, employees, and community,” stated Peter Hildebrand, the Grand Hyatt Seoul general manager. “UL Solutions is a strong partner in these efforts. They provided us with meaningful insights based on scientific data and deep building health and safety expertise. As a trusted destination for discerning travelers, our hotel achieving the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark underscores our commitment to excellence while investing in programs that enhance the well-being of our valued guests and talented staff.”

About UL Solutions

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

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UL Solutions
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Tyler Khan
UL Solutions
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GUIYANG, China, June 24, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–

On June 15, 2024, the “Ecological Season” series of activities officially began in Guanshanhu District of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. This is the third consecutive year of “Ecological Season” series activities in Guanshanhu District. Hosted by the Publicity Department of Guanshanhu District government, this year’s “Ecological season” carries out a number of interesting activities around the three sections of “ecology + study tour”, “ecology + music” and “ecology + education”.

A student named Li Yijun from Guangzhou who participated in the “ecology + study tour” said expectantly, “This is my first time in Guiyang, I feel new to the landscape of mountains, rivers and green scenery on the high-speed train. I hope to learn more about the beauty of natural ecology by participating in this activity, and hope the ecological tour will be the a harvest of knowledge and fun.”

In recent years, the ecological environment of Guanshanhu District is improving year by year. The air quality has reached the national secondary standard for six consecutive years. The proportion of good quality of surface water in major lakes and rivers has reached 100%, the acoustic environment quality remains stable, the proportion of good quality of urban acoustic environment in daytime and night is 100%, the total number of various park is 206, and the satisfaction of the district residents to the ecological environment reached 93.63%.

The continuous improvement of the ecological environment of the Guanshanhu District has also attracted tourists from all over the world. According to the tourism department of the district, Guanshanhu District has a reception of 6.39 million overnight visitors from January to November 2023, about 420,000 visitors during the Spring Festival in 2024, about 600,000 visitors during the 2024 May Day holiday.

Source: The Publicity Department of Guanshanhu District Government 

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — Kolmar BNH, an Original Development Manufacturing (ODM) company for health functional foods, has acquired certification for the additional functionality of HemoHIM, a renowned Korean health supplement, to strengthen its market position.

A Kolmar BNH official in a statement said through relentless research and development (R&D) efforts, the company has enhanced the competitiveness of HemoHIM.

“We are dedicated to promoting K-health functional food globally through ongoing innovations in HemoHIM,” said the official.

The company secured approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for the fatigue-improving function of the HemoHIM extract complex derived from angelica gigas and other components in 2023.

This achievement was made six years after the launch of its HemoHIM Sustainable Technology Development Project. As a result, HemoHIM came to the market as a dual-functional health product designed to boost immune function and reduce fatigue.

Distributed by Atomy, it is exported to over 20 countries, generating over two trillion Korean won in sales with exports exceeding US$200 million and has remained Korea’s top-selling immune booster for over a decade. (US$1=RM4.71)

Continuing its commitment to innovation following the launch of HemoHIM, Kolmar BNH allocates over two per cent of its annual sales to R&D, aiming to enhance product functionality and fortify competitive advantage.

HemoHIM G, targeting the global market, is one of the results of such dedication to R&D. Launched in Taiwan last month, HemoHIM G is a new product for export that has made meticulous adjustments to its raw materials and ingredient proportions to comply with international food regulations.

Its key ingredients went through rigorous sourcing procedures and stringent quality control, while the taste and aroma profiles were tailored to suit the preferences of global consumers. Furthermore, its safety has been certified in the prestigious academic journal “Toxicological Research”, accredited at the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) level.

— BERNAMA

^{Immense installation unveiled at teamLab Borderless in Historic Jeddah. When people touch the flowers, they scatter and die. When people touch the sand, the falling sand breaks up. (teamLab, Persistence of Life in the Sandfall / Photo: teamLab)}

Saudi Ministry of Culture and Tokyo-based art collective teamLab launched the Middle East’s first teamLab Borderless museum in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Jeddah

Spanning 10,000 sqm of gross floor area, a ‘museum without a map’ comprises over 80 digitally-created artworks that transcend boundaries

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — teamLab Borderless Jeddah, known as a museum without a map, opened on June 10 in Jeddah Historic District as a collaborative initiative between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and the Tokyo-based art collective teamLab. Spanning approximately 10,000 sqm of gross floor area, the museum is the Middle East’s first-ever teamLab Borderless to be permanently established on the shores of Alarbaeen Lagoon, overlooking the panoramic views of Historic Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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teamLab Borderless Jeddah is one of Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Programme initiatives to develop and foster cultural and arts exhibition infrastructure, with the aim of strengthening the Kingdom’s contribution to arts and culture, one of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

teamLab Borderless is a world of artworks without boundaries, a museum without a map created by teamLab. Artworks move out of rooms, communicate with other works, influence, and sometimes intermingle with each other with no boundaries, forming one continuous borderless world. As visitors immerse their body in this borderless art, they ‘wander, explore, and discover’.

The immense museum, which first opened its doors in 2018 in Tokyo and set a world record for the most visited single-artist museum (*1), comprises over 80 independent artworks that form complex interrelationships with one another as well as with visitors, eternally transforming the scenery. teamLab Borderless Jeddah is composed of multiple seamlessly interconnected areas: Borderless World, Light Sculpture, Athletics Forest, Future Park, Forest of Lamps, EN TEA HOUSE, and Sketch Factory.

Toshiyuki Inoko, Founder of teamLab, said, ”Jeddah is one of the leading global cities in the Middle East with a profound history and rich culture. We are very honored to be able to open teamLab Borderless in Historic Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This time, we were able to launch teamLab Borderless on a monumental scale, with truly beautiful architecture in this wonderful location.

teamLab Borderless is based on the concept that everything exists in a borderless continuity. We want to create the ‘beautiful’ in which the various artworks relate to each other and are continuous without boundaries.

Our artworks are based on the continuity of knowledge over the long history of humanity. For this reason, it is very significant to be able to establish a large-scale teamLab Borderless in Historic Jeddah. Through Historic Jeddah and teamLab Borderless, we want to make this place the most amazing place in the world, creating an experience where people travel between the seamlessly interconnected past and present, and feel a strong sense of meaning.”

Abdulrahman Almotawa, Official Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, said, “We are immensely proud to open teamLab Borderless Museum in the heart of Jeddah’s historic district. This first-of-its-kind venture, realized in collaboration with teamLab, is part of a new chapter for Saudi Arabia’s cultural landscape. It is a revolutionary space where the boundaries between art, technology and our natural world converge, offering a truly immersive experience. We are grateful to teamlab for sharing in the Ministry of Culture’s dedication to fostering innovative artistic expressions that resonate both locally and globally.

We envisage teamlab Borderless Jeddah as a dynamic meeting point, where visitors can explore uncharted territories of creativity and engage in a dialogue that bridges the Kingdom’s rich heritage with contemporary artistic discourse. As the Ministry of Culture continues to work towards achieving the cultural goals of Saudi Vision 2030, we aim for the museum to enhance the Kingdom’s position as a center for arts and culture in the region and the world.”
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*1 “teamLab Borderless in Tokyo takes Guinness World Record” blooloop. July 22, 2021.

teamLab Borderless Jeddah
Culture Square, Jeddah Historic District, Saudi Arabia

For Media
Press Kit: https://bit.ly/borderless_jeddah
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Official Website: https://teamlab.art/e/jeddah/

About teamLab
teamLab (f. 2001) is an international art collective. Their collaborative practice seeks to navigate the confluence of art, science, technology, and the natural world. Through art, the interdisciplinary group of specialists aims to explore the relationship between the self and the world, and new forms of perception.

About the Saudi Ministry of Culture
Saudi Arabia has a vast history of arts and culture. The Ministry of Culture is developing Saudi Arabia’s cultural economy and enriching the daily lives of citizens, residents, and visitors. Overseeing 11 sector-specific commissions, the Ministry works towards the support of and preservation of a vibrant culture that is true to its past and looks to the future by cherishing heritage and unleashing new and inspiring forms of expression for all.

About the Quality of Life Program
Launched in 2018 as part of Saudi Vision 2030, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and families. This program focuses on creating an enabling environment that supports and develops new opportunities, encouraging participation in cultural, entertainment, sports, tourism activities, and other activities that contribute to improving quality of life. The program aims to generate employment, diversify economic activities, and elevate the status of Saudi cities in global rankings of the best cities to live in.

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Media inquiry: https://www.teamlab.art/contact/

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG), part of Nikkiso Co Ltd’s Industrial division, announced it has been awarded contracts to build and maintain approximately two dozen liquid-based hydrogen (LH2) fuelling stations in South Korea, following its most recent award by SK Plug Hyverse.

“SK Plug Hyverse is a tremendous partner for Nikkiso in South Korea because together we bring exceptional capabilities and people to support South Korea’s progressive approach to establishing a competitive hydrogen economy.

“Nikkiso admires South Korea’s productive and pragmatic approach to scaling up the hydrogen economy, and we look forward to further opportunities supporting its efforts,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Peter Wagner in a statement.

As more buses and heavy-duty trucks look to lower carbon emissions while keeping long-distance driving capabilities, many fleet operators, transit authorities, and agencies are looking to liquid hydrogen as a solution for quick-fills and long-distance routes.

Nikkiso’s experience developing and manufacturing cryogenic pumps for more than 70 years and alternative fuels fuelling stations for 26 years is attracting companies like SK Plug Hyverse that want capable partners to help grow South Korea’s hydrogen infrastructure and economy.

Several liquid hydrogen stations in South Korea have already been commissioned, successfully fuelling buses back-to-back, and ramping up to capacity, while the remaining stations in the country will be brought online over the next 12 months.

As a cryogenic equipment, technologies and applications provider for clean energy and industrial gas market segments, Nikkiso CE&IG Group employs more than 1,600 people in 22 countries and is headed by Cryogenic Industries Inc in Southern California, United States, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkiso Co Ltd.

— BERNAMA