[Photo News] Combat female cancer

COMBAT FEMALE CANCER -- AIA Life Korea CEO Daniel L. Costello (fifth from left) poses with Ewha Womans University Cancer Center for Women chief Paik Nam-sun (sixth from left), officials and a female patient after delivering a 180 million won ($154,000) donation fund for female cancer patients. (AIA Life Korea)

Nov. 17, 2015

[Photo News] Philips enhances partnership with Korean hospitals

Philips enhances partnership with Korean hospitals -- Willem Rozenberg (second from left, front row), senior director of Philips, poses with Jung Dae-soo, president of Pusan National University Hospital, and other staff, after signing on for a partnership for the development of the Korean medical industry. (Philips Korea) 

IndustryNov. 17, 2015

[Photo News] LG LED projector in spotlight

LG LED PROJECTOR IN SPOTLIGHT -- LG Electronics said Tuesday its portable projector lineup Mini Beam has crossed the 500,000 sales mark worldwide, maintaining the No.1 position in the global light-emitting diode projector market for five years in a row. (LGE)

TechnologyNov. 17, 2015

[Photo news] Ferrari's strongest spider debuts in Seoul

Ferrari Japan managing director Reno De Paoli, who is also in charge of the Korean market, poses next to the new 488 Spider, the Italian supercar’s latest and most powerful Spider, featuring the patented retractable hard top, a new engine and a fresh design, at the launch event in Seoul on Wednesday. The base price for the car starts from 380 million won ($325,000). FMK 

MobilityNov. 17, 2015

[Photo News] Book a table with app

BOOK A TABLE WITH APP -- Mobile platform developer SK Planet said Monday its restaurant recommendation application Syrup Table, which has surpassed 12.5 million downloads so far, now offers a restaurant booking service for subscribers. (SK Planet)

TechnologyNov. 16, 2015

[Photo News] Mid-range two-tub washer

MID-RANGE TWO-TUB WASHER — LG Electronics releases a mid-end variant of the Tromm Twin Wash, a front-load washer that features a top-load machine on the bottom. The new Twin Wash, priced at 2.3 million won ($1,960) -- 500,000 won less than the high-end version -- comes in white with a 16-kilogram front-loader and a 3.5 kg top-loader, which can run simultaneously or separately. (LGE)

TechnologyNov. 16, 2015

[Photo News] Samsung donates kimchi for the underprivileged

CARING WITH KIMCHI – Samsung Electronics employees and residents in Gyeonggi Province together make kimchi at the company’s headquarters in Suwon on Saturday. The Korean tech giant plans to donate 120 tons of kimchi to underprivileged people in the area. (Samsung Electronics)

IndustryNov. 15, 2015

[Photo News] LG delivers prize to women's baseball league winner

LG PRIZE FOR BASEBALL WINNER -- LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon (left) offers prize money to Seoul CMS, the winner of the 2015 Korea Women’s Baseball League, at the closing ceremony in Icheon on Saturday. (LG Electronics)

TechnologyNov. 15, 2015

[Photo News] Samsung recognized for green products

SAMSUNG RECOGNIZED FOR GREEN PRODUCTS -- Samsung Electronics said Friday that its business monitor UE850 had received the TCO Display 7.0 environment certification from the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, a trade union organization. (Samsung)

TechnologyNov. 13, 2015

[Photo News] Hyosung Smile Expedition in Vietnam

HYOSUNG SMILE EXPEDITION IN VIETNAM - Hyosung‘s medical volunteer group “Hyosung Smile Expedition” offer free medical services to residents in a village in Dong Nai province, Vietnam from Nov. 8 to 14. The Hyosung Smile Expedition has been running since 2011.      Hyosung

IndustryNov. 12, 2015

[Photo News] LG unveils G4 white gold edition

LG UNVEILS G4 WHITE GOLD EDITION -- LG Electronics released a new variant of its high-end G4 smartphone, dubbed the G4 White Gold, Wednesday. The new G4 in white with a gold-colored frame rolled out through Korean mobile carriers starting with LG Uplus. (LGE)　

TechnologyNov. 11, 2015

[Photo News] KCCI Corporate Photo Contest winner

KCCI PHOTO CONTEST WINNER — The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry selected office worker Lee Jae-hak’s work “Dad is working late” as the 30 million won ($26,000) grand prize winner of its second Korea Corporate Photography Contest. Lee’s work, alongside 74 other winning photos, will be displayed at the KCCI in central Seoul for two weeks starting Nov. 17. They are also available at kcciphoto.korcham.net. (KCCI)

IndustryNov. 11, 2015

[Photo News] Samsung smartwatch lures Middle East

SAMSUNG SMARTWATCH LURES MIDDLE EAST -- Samsung Electronics said Sunday that it would run the Galaxy Studio in Dubai until Oct. 21 to showcase its Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch featuring a round face for the first time in the Middle East. (Samsung)

TechnologyNov. 8, 2015

[Photo News] LG OLED eyes European market

LG OLED EYES EUROPEAN MARKET -- LG Electronics said Sunday it will run the OLED TV Roadshow until Nov. 16 at Beaugrenelle, a shopping mall in Paris, where the firm will promote its organic light-emitting diode TVs. (LGE)

TechnologyNov. 8, 2015

[Photo News] LG nurtures global talents

LG NURTURES GLOBAL TALENTS -- LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo (left) poses with one of Global Challenger 2015 winners in Seoul on Thursday. The annual Global Challenger competition grants winners a range of benefits including scholarships for overseas expeditions, and employment and internship opportunities. (LG Group)

TechnologyNov. 5, 2015

[Photo News] LG Uplus upgrades IPTV service

　LG UPLUS UPGRADES IPTV SERVICE -- Mobile carrier LG Uplus unveils its “curation TV service,” which assigns video-on-demand on around 500 virtual channels arranged in six groups by genre. The curation TV service, which will be available for LG Uplus IPTV subscribers, also allows users to watch TV programs or films featuring their favorite stars on certain channels. (LG Uplus)

TechnologyNov. 5, 2015

[Photo News] H&M Balmain fever

H&M BALMAIN FEVER -- People queued up in front of H&M store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, on Thursday morning, ready to enter the store to buy H&M + Balmain collection that started sales on the day. The collaborative and limited edition items of the Swedish SPA fashion brand and the French luxury house caused a frenzy among fashion enthusiasts who queued up on the street for up to six days by using tents, blankets and portable chairs. H&M encouraged the waiting customers to take regular meals a

IndustryNov. 5, 2015

[Photo News] Helping citizens

HELPING CITIZENS -- Leaders in the financial sector provide a citizen with advice on state-led microloans and job opportunities during the “Seoul 2015 Fair for Finance & Employment” at Sindorim Techno Mart in Seoul on Tuesday. The participants include KB Financial Group chairman & CEO Yoon Jong-kyoo (left) and Financial Supervisory Service governor Zhin Woong Seob (second from left). Yonhap

IndustryNov. 3, 2015

[Photo News] LG OLED TV sets record monthly sales

  LG OLED TV SETS RECORD MONTHLY SALES -- LG Electronics said Tuesday that the sales of its organic light-emitting diode TVs have reached a record 4,500 in October. The company said it would further try to appeal to more customers by reducing the prices of its high-end TVs. (LGE)

TechnologyNov. 3, 2015

[Photo News] LG's portable printer enjoys popularity

PORTABLE PRINTER APPEALS TO CUSTOMERS -- LG Electronics said Monday that the cumulative sales of its mobile printer Pocket Photo has crossed 1.3 million units worldwide -- 80 percent of that in Korea and China -- since the release of the portable printer in September 2012. (LGE)

TechnologyNov. 2, 2015