[Photo News] BMW on top floor

(BMW Korea)BMW Korea employees put together a complete model of the German luxury’s new BMW 5 Series that had been disassembled into some 250,000 pieces for it to be placed at the top 39th floor of the Parnas Tower in southern Seoul for a launch event that began Thursday and runs until Mar. 12. The entire disassembling and reassembling process can be seen on BMW Korea’s YouTube page, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3noCuz-gNc  (BMW Korea)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

MobilityFeb. 24, 2017

[Photo News] Naver’s autonomous vehicle wins government license

NAVER’S AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LICENSED -- Naver Labs, the research and development unit of South Korean portal website Naver, won a government license that allows the company to test-drive its autonomous vehicle on the road. Naver’s vehicle was the 13th self-driving car to be approved by the Transportation Ministry since its introduction of a temporary license system for autonomous vehicles in development in February 2016. Naver is the first local information technology company to have obtained a l

TechnologyFeb. 20, 2017

[Photo News] Diageo promotes responsible drinking

DRINK RESPONSIBLY -- Premium alcoholic beverages company Diageo said Monday it will be holding lectures on responsible drinking called “DrinkiQ” for college freshmen at nine universities nationwide through mid-March. The lecture series, which includes tips for a more responsible drinking culture, has been hosted by Diageo since 2009. Pictured is Diageo Korea Director Lee Deok-won giving a DrinkiQ lecture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Global Campus on Sunday. (Diageo Korea)

IndustryFeb. 20, 2017

[Photo News] Starbucks' digital receipts surpass 500,000 users

STARBUCKS‘ DIGITAL RECEIPTS -- Starbucks Korea said Thursday that more than 500,000 people have signed up for its digital receipt program, which aims to reduce paper waste. In the past two months, Starbucks has issued 15 million digital receipts, saving 17,000 rolls of paper. (Starbucks Korea)

IndustryFeb. 16, 2017

[Photo News] Shinsegae Dept. Store launches jewelry brand

Shinsegae Department Store said Wednesday it has created a new jewelry brand called Addir that focuses on diamonds. Its products will be designed, sourced, manufactured and sold through Shinsegae Department Store. Addir opens at the department store’s Daegu branch Thursday and its Gangnam branch Friday. Addir at Shinsegae Daegu is shown in the picture. (Shinsegae Department Store)

IndustryFeb. 15, 2017

[Photo News] New and affordable

An employee introduces Dongbu Daewoo Electronics’ new wall-mounted air conditioner, which costs between 400,000 won ($356.1) and 600,000 won. Its 4D Max Auto Swing feature enables adjustment of the wind direction. (Dongbu Daewoo Electronics)

TechnologyFeb. 14, 2017

[Photo News] Next-gen media artist

Media artist Kim Hyung-kyu (center), the winner of Hyundai Motor’s VH Award this year, poses for a photo with (from left) judges Amy Heibel, curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Han Seong-kwon, president of the HRD Center of Hyundai Motor Group, Martin Honzik, director of Ars Electronica in Austria, and Bae Myung-ji, curator of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Kim won the award for his “Hear the Wind Across the Board” video documentary that featured 360-degree pano

IndustryFeb. 8, 2017

[Photo News] Google begins recruitment for 3rd ‘Campus for Moms’ program

STARTUP SUPPORT FOR MOMS -- Google Campus Seoul, a co-working space for startups operated by the US internet giant, said it is recruiting new participants for its “Campus for Moms” program until Feb. 28. Run by Google, “Campus for Moms” is a baby-friendly startup school that provides entrepreneurial and human resource support to mothers striving to open a startup. A total of 52 parent-entrepreneurs have taken part in the Seoul program since its inception here in July 2015. Google will hold an op

TechnologyFeb. 6, 2017

[Photo News] Dream performance

 Students sponsored by LG Display introduce themselves at a performance staged at the Paju factory of the display provider in Gyeonggi Province on Friday. Since 2012, the company has supported a total of 74 students with talents in arts, music and engineering with about 500 million won. (LG Display) 　

TechnologyFeb. 3, 2017

[Photo News] Chinese shoppers at Galleria Duty Free 63

Tourists from China who came to Korea during the Lunar New Year holiday through travel service provider Ctrip take part in a hanbok experience event at Galleria Duty Free 63 in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Monday. (Hanwha Galleria)

IndustryJan. 31, 2017

[Photo News] Lotte World Mall offers Mercedes rides home

Lotte World Mall is offering shoppers who live within 10 kilometers of the mall a ride home in a Mercedes-Benz E350 if they spend more than 30,000 won ($25) using Lotte’s L.Pay system. The event will give rides to up to 100 customers daily from Monday to Thursday. (Lotte Asset Development)

IndustryJan. 30, 2017

[Photo News] Amorepacific-SK Telecom agree on smart beauty services

BEAUTY GETS SMART -- Cosmetics maker Amorepacific signed an agreement with SK Telecom Monday at the SK Telecom headquarters in Seoul. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate in creating Internet of Things-based smart beauty services and share big data. Pictured are Amorepacific Head of R&D Han Sang-hoon (left) and SK Telecom Head of IoT Cha In-hyuk. (Amorepacific)

IndustryJan. 23, 2017

[Photo News] Lotte Mall in Hanoi

Lotte will be building a new mall near the Hanoi West Lake, one of the Vietnamese city’s top attractions. The approximately 200,000-square-meter complex will include a shopping mall, a department store, a supermarket and a cinema, all to be directly operated by Lotte affiliates. Construction is set to begin in the first half of 2017, for completion in 2020. (Lotte Asset Development)

IndustryJan. 18, 2017

[Photo News] SSG.com sweeps awards

Shinsegae‘s online shopping mall SSG.com swept top honors at the Seoul Creative Festival of Film Advertising Awards on Tuesday. The brand took home the Grand Prix, Gold Prize and Bronze Prize for its SSG.com advertisements, and also took bronze in the Craft (direction) category. According to Shinsegae, mobile sales at SSG.com rose 50 percent on-year, which the company attributed to the campaign. (Shinsegae)

IndustryJan. 18, 2017

[Photo News] Queueing to lend their voices

QUEUEING TO LEND THEIR VOICES -- People wait in line to participate in Standard Chartered Bank Korea’s campaign to use their voices to create educational audio content for visually impaired teenagers at the bank’s head office in Seoul, Monday. The content will mainly feature information on 100 occupations and five university majors that teenagers are most curious about, the bank said. Standard Chartered Bank Korea

Jan. 17, 2017

[Photo News] Ex-director of culture testifies for investigators

BAD PERSON? -- Roh Tae-kang, a former director of the Culture Ministry, enters the special prosecutor’s office in Daechi-dong, southern Seoul on Wednesday to testify as a witness. Roh left officialdom after President Park Geun-hye singled him out as a “bad person” in 2014. He, then in charge of the ministry’s sports policy division, had led an investigation into the country‘s equestrian competitions after a complaint made by Choi Soon-sil, Park‘s friend. Choi’s daughter, Chung Yoo-ra, later beca

Social AffairsJan. 11, 2017

[Photo News] KRX awards scholarship to local students

KRX SCHOLARSHIP -- Jeong Chan-woo (eighth from left, back row), CEO of Korea Exchange, and Lee Young (seventh from left, back row), vice education minister, pose with 30 students after awarding them scholarship certificates at the KRX Seoul office in Yeouido, western Seoul on Dec. 21. KRX Happy Foundation and the Education Ministry have supported about 11,500 students of around 80 specialized vocational high schools across the nation in finance and careers. (KRX)

Dec. 28, 2016

[Photo news] Preserving Pompeii

PRESERVING ANCIENT RUINS From left, Massimo Osanna, Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni visit the archeological excavations of Pompeii on occasion of the reopening of part of the House of the Vettii and the securing of the entire Regio VI area, carried out as part of the Great Pompeii Project, in Pompei, Italy, Saturday. The Great Pompeii Project funded by the European Commission is aimed at safeguarding the unique UNESCO World Heritage site. (EPA-Yonh

CultureDec. 25, 2016

[Photo news] Bakery hit by bird flu

Pastries are displayed at a Paris Baguette store in Seoul, Friday. The bakery franchise under SPC Group has decided to halt the production of 19 items, including roll cakes and muffins, requiring eggs as a main ingredient due to the shortage of eggs caused by the spread of bird flu across the country. (Yonhap)

IndustryDec. 23, 2016

[Photo News] KNOWLEDGE SHARING

KNOWLEDGE SHARING -- Hwang Rok (right), chairman & CEO of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, poses with Mohammed Al-Ja’fari, director general of the Jordan Loan Guarantee Corp., after signing a memorandum of understanding in Daegu, Tuesday, to share the Korean company’s knowledge in operating a credit guarantee system with its Jordanian counterpart. (KODIT)

Dec. 20, 2016