Internet connectivity is top tech trend: CEA head

LAS VEGAS ― Internet connectivity in electronic devices was clearly a major theme for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, according to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. His organization owns and is responsible for the production of CES, the world’s largest electronics tradeshow held in Las Vegas annually to a bustling crowd of eager buyers. “In terms of tr

IndustryJan. 9, 2011

New Year deals for Cadillac

GM Korea is offering a number of special deals with the CTS, SRX and STS until the end of the month.For the CTS 3.0, the company is offering a choice between a 2 percent discount and a lease financing program that allows the buyer to pay 65 percent of the vehicle’s price at the end of a 36 month period with 30 percent paid up front. Cadillac SRXFor SRX models, buyers can pick between a zero-intere

MobilityJan. 9, 2011

Chrysler Korea celebrates 19 years

Chrysler Korea is cutting the price of 300C vehicles by 19 percent during January to mark the brand’s launch here 19 years ago.Chrysler vehicles were first imported to Korea through official channels in 1992, and Chrysler Korea was established in 1996.As part of the celebrations, the company is offering a 19 percent discount on 300C vehicles to those making the purchase in cash.The 300C models ran

MobilityJan. 9, 2011

Subaru offers special financing programs

Subaru Korea is offering a choice between tax coverage and special lease financing programs until the end of the month.Those buying the Legacy Sedan or the Outback during the period can choose between coverage for the 2-percent acquisition tax and a 36-month lease financing program.LegacyWith the New Forester, the company is also offering a 1 million won ($890) gift voucher in addition to the fina

MobilityJan. 9, 2011

Ford’s Focus Electric takes on rivals

 Ford Motor Co., playing catch-up in the battery-powered car market, introduced its first electric car and promised it will outperform rivals.Ford, the first U.S. automaker to offer a gasoline-electric hybrid, will start selling an all-electric version of its Focus compact car late this year. The Focus Electric’s introduction follows last year’s debut of Nissan Motor Co.’s battery-powered Leaf and

MobilityJan. 9, 2011

China GDP grew about 10% in 2010: vice premier

China’s economy expanded at about 10 percent in 2010, according to an estimate by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the official Xinhua news agency reported, a pace forecast to slow as policy makers seek to stem inflation.Li, on a nine-day tour of Spain, Germany and the U.K., also estimated that retail sales in the world’s most populous nation climbed 18.5 percent last year from a year earlier, Xinhua also

Jan. 9, 2011

Tricky questions top employers ask

(MCT)The Huffington Post listed 15 ridiculously hard job interview questions from top employers such as Google and Goldman Sachs. The questions were selected from 80,000 interview questions on Glassdoor.com, a U.S. information website for jobseekers.See how you get on with the questions below. 1. If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out? (Goldman Sachs

Jan. 9, 2011

S. Korea keeping German pork away from consumers

 South Korea is preventing imports of German pork and poultry products from reaching consumers because of health concerns over a cancer-causing chemical.(AP-Yonhap) The government said Friday that authorities have temporarily suspended all quarantine inspections of the products as a precaution following reports that potentially dangerous levels of dioxin were discovered in eggs, pork and poultry p

Jan. 9, 2011

Samsung pursuing ‘human digitalism’

Company outlines ‘access, align, amaze and act’ as guidelinesLAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics’ Yoon Boo-keun had memorized his lines perfectly. Yes, his English was a bit stilted and he didn’t get the jokes quite right, but his keynote speech sent the message that Samsung was out to give: Sound human. The right photo shows Samsung Electronics’ promotional booth. (Yonhap News)Product demonstrator Mi

Jan. 9, 2011

Hyundai Motor preferred bidder for Hyundai E&C

Hyundai Motor Group was designated as the preferred bidder for Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Friday.At the shareholder’s meeting held in downtown Seoul, Hyundai E&C’s eight major creditors approved the proposal by main creditor Korea Exchange Bank that they would push for signing a memorandum of understanding to sell the nation’s largest builder to the automobile giant.It has been reported

Jan. 7, 2011

Samsung sales top W150 trillion

Operating profit for 2010 increases 58.1%Samsung Electronics saw its yearly sales reach an all-time high to post 150 trillion won ($133.9 billion), buoyed by marked growth in the field of semiconductor sales. The country’s largest electronics firm said Friday that it recorded 41 trillion won in sales and 3 trillion won in operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year, leading to yearly sale

IndustryJan. 7, 2011