[Photo News] SK hynix sponsors male handball team

DEBUT OF SK-SPONSORED HANDBALL TEAM -- SK hynix holds an event to celebrate the launch of the SK Hawks, SK hynix’s sponsored male handball team, on Monday in North Chungcheong Province. (From third from left, first row) Coach Hwangbo Sung-il, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won, SK hynix chief executive Park Sung-wook and head coach Oh Se-il participate in the event. (SK hynix)

TechnologyFeb. 29, 2016

[Photo News] Twitter commemorates March 1 Movement

TWITTER COMMEMORATES MARCH 1 MOVEMENT-- In order to commemorate the "March 1 Independence Movement" in 1919, Twitter Korea runs the #Remember1919 hashtag campaign featuring an emoticon based on a caricature of female independence activist Ryu Gwan-soon. (Twitter Korea)

TechnologyFeb. 29, 2016

[Photo News] LG Electronics donation in Kenya

KENYA DONATION – LG Electronics senior vice president Lee Chung-hak (left) talks with a girl who was given an artificial leg from the Korean tech giant in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday. Over the past 10 years, LG has donated prosthetic limbs for people who suffered injuries during wars in the African country. (LG Electronics)

TechnologyFeb. 25, 2016

[Photo News] KakaoNavi makes debut

Mobile messenger operator Kakao on Wednesday launched navigation app KakaoNavi, which allows users to share locations, destinations, and travel time with their friends on the KakaoTalk messenger. The new app is the upgraded version of Kimgisa that the Korean IT giant acquired for 62.6 billion won ($50 million) last year. (Kakao)

TechnologyFeb. 24, 2016

[Photo News] Hyundai-KOICA dream center opens

HYUNDAI-KOICA DREAM CENTER OPENS-- Staff from the Korean Embassy in Vietnam, Hyundai Motor Group, Korea International Cooperation Agency and others cheer at the opening ceremony of the Hyundai-KOICA Dream Center inside Hanoi Industrial Vocational College in Vietnam on Wednesday. The center, which is funded by Hyundai Motor Group, will provide 18-month trainings for automobile repair and construction to around 300 to 1,500 local students every year. (Hyundai Motor Group)

IndustryFeb. 24, 2016

[Photo News] GM launches Cadillac ATS-V

GM LAUNCHES CADILLAC ATS-V -- James Kim (right), president & CEO of GM Korea, and Chang Jae-joon, president of GM Korea and representative director of Cadillac, pose with the Cadillac ATS-V at the launch event held in southern Seoul on Wednesday. The compact premium performance sedan is equipped with a 3.6-liter V6 twin turbo engine that boasts maximum 470 horsepower output and 61.4 kilogram-meters torque. The car starts from 79.5 million won ($64,400).　(Yonhap)

MobilityFeb. 24, 2016

[Photo News] Man truck unveils grand vision

MAN TRUCK UNVEILS GRAND VISION -- Jeroen Lagarde (left), senior vice president and head of sales for overseas regions at MAN Truck & Bus, and Max Burger, managing director of MAN Truck & Bus Korea, talk with the press in Seoul on Wednesday. The German truck maker announced its plans to become the country’s No.1 truck importer by 2021 with its array of trucks meeting the Euro 6 emission regulations and expanded service centers. (MAN Truck & Bus Korea)

MobilityFeb. 24, 2016

[Photo News] Partnership for overseas aid

KB Kookmin Bank CEO Yoon Jong-kyu (left) and Korea International Cooperation Agency chief Kim Young-mok pose for photos at the state-run aid body’s headquarters in southern Seoul, on Thursday after they signed an agreement to boost business cooperation. The pact envisions KB Kookmin providing financial advice on the KOICA’s overseas aid projects, such as infrastructure construction.  (KB Kookmin Bank)

Feb. 18, 2016

[Photo News] Trial starts for quantum coding

TRIAL STARTS FOR QUANTUM CODING -- SK Telecom CEO Jang Dong-hyun (left) and Vice ICT Minister Choi Jae-yu (center) visit the telecom carrier-led consortium’s testing center for quantum coding technology Wednesday in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province. A national trial network has been built near the metropolitan area to test the enhanced data security technology in an era of the Internet of Things and smart cars. (SK Telecom)

TechnologyFeb. 17, 2016

[Photo News] POSCO's ties with Argentina

POSCO’S TIES WITH ARGENTINA --- POSCO chairman Kwon Oh-joon (left) poses with Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina, and Choo Jong-youn, Korean ambassador to Argentina, at the presidential office in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, after discussing expansion of business ties between the Korean steelmaker and Argentina. The meeting was set up after POSCO broke ground on its first lithium extracting plant in Salta, Argentina, Sunday. (POSCO)

BusinessFeb. 16, 2016

[Photo News] LG will unveil new wireless headset at MWC

LG TO UNVEIL NEW WIRELESS HEADSET -- LG Electronics said Sunday that it would showcase an upgraded model of neckband Bluetooth headset Tone+, which offers top-notch sound quality through technology developed by audio system developer Harman Kardon, during the Mobile World Congress trade show to be held in Barcelona from Feb. 22 to 25.(LGE)

TechnologyFeb. 14, 2016

[Photo News] Samsung wins award for its sineage

SAMSUNG SINEAGE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics has won the AV Display Innovation of the Year award for its outdoor display, dubbed the OHD Series SMART Signage, at the Integrated Systems Europe 2016, an annual trade fair for audio and video systems held in Amsterdam last week. (Samsung Electronics)

TechnologyFeb. 14, 2016

[Photo News] Gifts for adoptees

GIFTS FOR ADOPTEES -- LG Uplus’ employees participate in a corporate social responsibility program in which they make dolls for babies who have been put up for adoption, at the company’s head office in Seoul on Thursday.　(LG Uplus)

TechnologyFeb. 11, 2016

[Photo News] Smart cover for LG G5

SMART COVER FOR LG G5 -- LG Electronics unveils a touch-enabled case, dubbed the Quick Cover, for its upcoming flagship smartphone G5 in Seoul on Thursday. The semitransparent smartphone cover allows users to take calls and control alarm functions by touching the front of the cover.　(LGE)

TechnologyFeb. 11, 2016

[Photo News] Woori Bank enters Iran

FORAY INTO IRAN -- Woori Bank CEO and president Lee Kwang-goo (third from the left) hosts a ceremony to announce the opening of the bank’s trade and investment center in Iran with guests including Strategy and Finance Vice Minister Choi Sang-mok (fourth from the left), at the firm’s headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 25. (Yonhap)

Feb. 10, 2016

[Photo News] Go match between artificial intelligence AlphaGo and champion Lee Se-dol

AI CHALLENGES HUMAN GO MASTER -- Google unveiled the schedule of the Go match between its artificial intelligence program AlphaGo and Korean Go champion Lee Se-dol on Friday. Demis Hassabis, the founder of Deep Mind, developer of the AI program and a subsidiary of Google, tweeted on the same day that a total of five games will be held from March 9 to 15 in Korea. More details of the match will be revealed soon. (Kim Young-won/The Korea Herald)

TechnologyFeb. 5, 2016

[Photo News] Hanwha carries out New Year's charity event

HANWHA’S NEW YEAR CHARITY — Hanwha Corp. CEO Choi Yang-soo (right) and company officials deliver tteokguk, or rice cake soup, to elderly citizens at the Yurak Community Welfare Center in Sindang-dong, Seoul, Thursday. The firm also delivered lunchboxes to senior citizens living alone in the area as part of its charity efforts ahead of the Lunar New Year, known as Seollal in Korean. (Hanwha Group)

IndustryFeb. 4, 2016

[Photo News] SPC Group delivers tteokguk to elderly citizens

SPC’s NEW YEAR CHARITY -- Employees at SPC Group, which operates the nation’s largest bakery franchise Paris Baguette, give tteokguk (rice cake with soup) as well as baked goods to the elderly at the Yangjae Senior Welfare Center in Seoul ahead of the Lunar New Year, or Seollal. Since 2003, the company has provided roughly 1 billion won ($820,000) to various social institutions in Korea during Seollal and Chuseok, Korea’s two major holidays. (SPC Group)

IndustryFeb. 3, 2016

[Photo News] S-Oil holds New Year's charity event

S-OIL’S NEW YEAR CHARITY -- S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher (second from right) and company employees pass out tteokguk (rice cakes with soup) to hundreds of underprivileged citizens living in single-room occupancy housing in a shantytown near Yeongdeungpo Station in Seoul ahead of the Lunar New Year. The oil refiner has been carrying out this charity event annually since 2007. (S-Oil)

IndustryFeb. 3, 2016

[Photo News] Ssangyong Motor releases luxury sedan

JUMPING INTO RACE FOR LUXURY SEDANS -- Ssangyong Motor joined the competition in the luxury sedan market by launching its upgraded flagship Chairman sedan with the new name of Chairman W “Kaiser” on Tuesday. The price tag of Ssangyong’s facelifted chauffeur-driven luxury sedan with four trims ranges from 56 million won ($46,550) to 112 million won. (Ssangyong Motor)

MobilityFeb. 2, 2016