3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (278+ words) SEOUL, June 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's Hana Bank said Monday it launched a special savings product, which offers interest rates of up to 11% based on the performance of the country's national team at the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The Seoul-headquartered lender…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (179+ words) Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A hotel in England unveiled a unique holiday decoration: a 25-foot-tall Christmas tree assembled from 100, 000 balloons. The Balloon Christmas Tree, installed outside Moor Hall Hotel and Spa in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, consists of 100, 000 balloons and a transparent dome…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (311+ words) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- South Korea's National Pension Service admitted during a parliamentary hearing that its investment in troubled discount chain Home Plus had failed. When private equity fund MBK Partners acquired Home Plus in 2015 through a $5. 1 billion deal financed by…...