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S. Korea, Singapore seal supply chain agreement
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North Korean troops killed, wounded in Ukraine war: Seoul defense minister
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Korean language teaching expert says demand has outstripped supply
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[KH Explains] Samsung chief says he is still ‘hungry’ for foundry growth
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Conscripting women to lead to 'more babies,' claims military think tank
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Who is pollster roiling politics with claims of government string-pulling?
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Taking away phones during school hours not a human rights violation: watchdog
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Kim Jong-un vows to thwart S. Korea-US 'nuclear alliance'
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Korea launches antidumping probe into Chinese steel
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[Grace Kao] Why K-pop lip-syncing doesn’t bother me
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Government, industries beef up spam message blocking
The government and telecom operators are beefing up their efforts to protect users from unwanted spam text messages or phishing, an attempt to acquire personal information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said earlier this month it would implement measures to prevent spam messages and develop a mobile application to block phishing messages in October. “The majority of text messages that are sent by online users, not by phone users, are spa
Sept. 26, 2013
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Incheon Airport breaks ground on 2nd terminal
Incheon International Airport on Thursday started construction on its second passenger terminal, which aims especially to meet a possible surge in international travelers ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. The 4.9 trillion won ($4.5 billion) expansion plan, the third of the airport’s three-phase construction project, includes building a passenger terminal, new railways and roads and a second traffic center by 2017.“Incheon Airport has become a northeast Asian hub that contribute
Sept. 26, 2013
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Diageo Korea expands Icheon cocktail plant
Diageo Korea, the local operation of the world’s largest whiskey maker Diageo, on Thursday completed the construction of additional production lines for its plant in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. This additional production line will be used in producing Smirnoff-based cocktail products that will be exported to Southeast Asia. The expansion aims at overcoming limited growth in the local whiskey market, said Diageo Korea CEO Cho Kil-soo at the launching ceremony of Johnnie Walker House in Sinsa-dong,
Sept. 26, 2013
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[Phote News] New gadgets
Sept. 25, 2013
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Fingerprint scanners not yet for Samsung
Samsung Electronics will not adopt fingerprint scanners in its new product lines until the second half of next year because it considers the technology to be still nascent, according to analysts.Despite mounting speculation about the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor, Samsung did not adopt it for the Galaxy Note 3 and instead used its existing security technology called Knox solution.“We never officially admitted that Samsung was weighing the fingerprint system and Knox for Galaxy Note 3 for sec
Sept. 25, 2013
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‘Still too soon to open M&A exchange in Korea’
Science, ICT and Future Planning Minister Choi Mun-kee expressed skepticism about the possibility of an early opening of the so-called M&A exchange for start-ups and small and medium companies in the country.“I am well aware of the importance of the M&A market, but it is too early to set up an M&A exchange in Korea,” Choi said in an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald.“The local M&A market appears to be not yet mature enough to accommodate such an exchange. Confidentiality and reliability
Sept. 25, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Pantech "legend" quits troubled firm
Park Byeong-yeop, founder and vice chairman of Korea’s third-largest mobile device maker Pantech Corp., decided to leave the firm to take responsibility for sluggish business.He is the latest casualty among a list of so-called legendary businessmen after Woongjin Group founder Yoon Seok-keum and STX Group founder Kang Duk-soo, who had once garnered respect from office workers for their dramatic success stories.Starting his career as a salesperson at telecommunications device maker Maxon Electron
Sept. 25, 2013
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Asiana Airlines donates books, PCs, musical instruments to Chinese school
Asiana Airlines said Wednesday it had established new friendship ties with a Chinese elementary school as part of its global social responsibility project that aims to support children in China’s suburban areas. The airline, in partnership with Korea International Cooperation Agency, held a ceremony on Wednesday at Luxing Elementary School in Shenzhen City, Guangdong province. Asiana donated 50 desktop computers, 20 electric pianos and some 1,000 books to improve the educational environment, whi
Sept. 25, 2013
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SK Communications to adopt voluntary real-name system
SK Communications, which runs portal site Nate.com, said on Wednesday it would allow users to reveal their verified names on PCs and mobile devices if they so chose.The policy aims to give more options to users who want to leave a digital trace when commenting on news articles. At the same time, users will be expected to exercise restraint when commenting at the portal, according to the company. Under the current privacy-centered system, user comments on news articles come with partially blocke
Sept. 25, 2013
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Hyundai, Kia to recall 660,000 vehicles in S. Korea
South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. will together recall over 660,000 vehicles sold here in the country for faulty brake light switches that may cause the ignition to fail, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.The faulty light switch could also cause the cruise control system to malfunction, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The recall affects a total of 662,519 vehicles of 15 different types, including 185,176 unit
Sept. 25, 2013
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Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 3, Gear
Samsung Electronics held global media events for its flagship phablet Galaxy Note 3 and smart watch Galaxy Gear prior to the official worldwide release Wednesday. The electronics giant said it held a media event in Beijing Monday as part of Samsung’s global release of the new gadgets. Some Chinese news outlets predicted the success of the new Galaxy phablet, with one saying, “The new Galaxy lineups are all set to take on the Chinese market with a solid fan base of 8 million users.”Monday’s event
Sept. 24, 2013
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Scania Korea to spin off after huge anti-trust fine
Scania Korea Ltd., the local unit of Swedish truckmaker Scania, plans to spin off its marketing and wholesale business next year to improve its efficiency, a company official said Tuesday.The move comes two months after South Korea’s antitrust watchdog ordered Scania Korea to pay 17.6 billion won ($16 million) in fines for colluding with its rival truck manufacturers to fix prices.The spun-off unit will handle wholesale and marketing while the parent company will continue to sell vehicles and au
Sept. 24, 2013
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Survivors to sue Boeing over Asiana plane crash
Several South Korean survivors of an Asiana jet that crashed in San Francisco in July plan to file a lawsuit against Boeing Co. over alleged defects in the plane, their lawyer said Tuesday, in what could be the first legal action by South Koreans over the accident.Asiana Airlines’ Boeing 777 crashed during its landing at San Francisco International Airport in July, killing three Chinese teenagers and injuring more than 180 other people.Jason Ha, a lawyer of Barun Law LLC., one of major law firms
Sept. 24, 2013
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LG receives water footprint certification
LG Electronics said Tuesday that it won for the first time a “water footprint” certification from an international product safety testing organization. The Korean electronics firm said its two washing machines WM8000HVA and WM8000HWA received the certification from Underwriters Laboratories, a safety consulting and certification company based in the United States. The recognition came after the firm completed a similar energy efficiency test of its washing machine lineup with Det Norske Veritas,
Sept. 24, 2013
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AmorePacific aims to make most sales overseas
AmorePacific, celebrating its 68th anniversary this year, is gearing for its next big leap to become a “great global brand” with more than half of its sales in overseas markets. The nation’s first homegrown cosmetics maker, which has never lost its No. 1 market position, represents the very history of Korea’s beauty industry and trends over the past six decades. Right after the nation’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, when shoddy cosmetics products were prevalent in the market, its Melod
Sept. 24, 2013
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Embattled Tong Yang Group needs 800 bln won for revival
Embattled Tong Yang Group, the country's 38th-largest conglomerate, would need 800 billion won (US$745 million) to tide over the current cash shortage and normalize its business, a local credit appraiser said Tuesday.The outlook came as the group has been suffering from cash shortages due to a slowdown in its building and service businesses, and it needs to cover debts worth 1.1 trillion won due to mature within this year."Tong Yang Group needs at least 700 to 800 billion won to deal with the cr
Sept. 24, 2013
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English skill still important requirement for job seekers
About 70 percent of Korean companies consider applicants’ foreign language skills when they recruit new employees, according to a survey released on Monday. The companies also responded that they would prefer those who have a good command of English among foreign languages.The online job portal Saramin polled 362 people dealing with personnel management for private companies. The survey showed that 251 of the participants said foreign language skills help job seekers in getting a job. In additio
Sept. 23, 2013
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Cheil to shed apparel business
Cheil Industries, despite its roots in fashion, will be giving up its money-losing apparel unit to whole-heartedly focus on electronics materials for Samsung Electronics and other key Samsung affiliates.The unit is to be sold to Samsung Everland for 1.05 trillion won ($985 million). The move, which has been highly anticipated for a while since Samsung has been noticeably anxious to hone Cheil’s core competence, has raised speculation about what’s next, including with regard to relations between
Sept. 23, 2013
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COEX Mall to add cultural elements
COEX Mall, Asia’s largest underground shopping mall located in Samseong-dong, southeastern Seoul, is to transform from a conventional shopping spot into a comprehensive “culture platform.”The current mall, which has mostly been under renovation since May, is to reopen as the new COEX Mall in December next year, according to officials of COEX and the Korea International Trade Association. “Under the slogan ‘culture platform,’ we plan to diversify the types of businesses to respond to consumer nee
Sept. 23, 2013
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Kia to seek breakthrough in U.S. with K9 sedan
Kia Motors with its flagship luxury sedan K9 is expected to seek a breakthrough in the United States next week, having suffered lukewarm sales in Korea since its 2012 launch.According to industry sources on Monday, the carmaker unveiled the new launch plan for the K9, which is to be called the K900 in the U.S., during a national dealers’ meeting held in Las Vegas last week.“Kia officials at the meeting called the K900 a (BMW) 7 Series value for a 5 Series price,” Don Hobden, chairman of Kia’s na
Sept. 23, 2013