[Photo News] CJ meets Indonesian President

CJ Group chairman Sohn Kyung-shik (right) meets with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the CJ E&M headquarters in northwestern Seoul on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed the legacy of CJ Group as well as ways to boost cultural exchanges between Korea and Indonesia. The Indonesian president is currently on a three-day official visit to Korea. (Yonhap)

IndustryMay 17, 2016

[Photo News] Woori Wedding Day

Woori Bank plans to select 10 financially troubled international couples to hold group weddings for them on July 3 at the bank’s head office in Seoul. Applicants can submit their convincing stories to the bank by May 25. Go to www.woorifoundation.or.kr for more details. This wedding photo was taken in July last year with Woori Bank CEO Lee Kwang-goo (center) officiating the ceremony. (Woori Bank)

May 17, 2016

[Photo News] LG meet Dodgers

LA Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (left) takes a selfie with a baseball fan during a promotional event for LG Electronics’ G5 smartphone at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday. (LG)

TechnologyMay 16, 2016

[Photo News] Promoting Korea in the skies

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will be operating planes bearing the “Visit Korea Year” emblem as part of the Visit Korea Committee’s efforts to attract tourists. Korean Air will be operating B777-300ER and B747-8i planes with the logo, while Asiana Airlines will be operating A321, A330, and B777 planes with the mark through to 2018. (Korean Air, Asiana Airlines)

IndustryMay 16, 2016

[Photo News] Korea's first homegrown trainer jet goes into use

KOREA’S 1ST HOMEGROWN TRAINER JET -- President and CEO of Korea Aerospace Industries Ha Sung-yong (seventh from left), South Korea’s Air Force Chief of Staff Jeong Kyeong-doo (center) and other high-level military and government officials partake in an event Wednesday at the Korea Air Force Academy in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, to celebrate the fielding of the KT-100, the country’s first indigenous trainer jet developed by KAI. The same day, the South Korean Air Force commenced its de

IndustryMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] Big data partners with marketing

Marketing company Hakuhodo Cheil and big data service provider Treasure Data Korea signed a memorandum of understanding to research smart retargeting marketing on Wednesday. CEO of Hakuhodo Cheil Kazumasa Akiba (left) shakes hands with Treasure Data Korea general manager Lee Eun-chul at a ceremony in Seoul. (Emerson K Partners)

IndustryMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] Drink responsibly

University students take part in Diageo Korea’s “Cool Drinker Campus Campaign” at Konkuk University in Seoul on Wednesday. The responsible drinking campaign will take place on 20 campuses throughout the university festival season to encourage students to develop responsible drinking habits. The campaign has been held every year since 2007. (Diageo)

IndustryMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] LG CordZero mopping cleaner

LG Electronics on Wednesday launched a new CordZero vacuum cleaner with a wet mop function. After the front motor sweeps dirt, a mopping kit dampens a cleaning pad and wipes the floor. The cleaner is priced at 429,000 won ($366). (LG Electronics)

TechnologyMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] International air conference

Transport Minister Kang Ho-in speaks at the opening ceremony for the ICAO Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Global Symposium and fifth Conference on International Air Transport Cooperation. The international conference takes place from Wednesday to Friday at the Conrad Hotel in Seoul. (Transport Ministry)

IndustryMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] LIG Nex1’S R&D center

Aerospace manufacturer and defense company LIG Nex1 held the groundbreaking ceremony for its Daejeon House at the research and development district of Daedeok Innopolis in Daejeon on Tuesday. LIG Nex1 vice chairman Lee Hyo-koo (tenth from left), politician Lee Sang-min (ninth from left), Korea Defense Industry Association vice chairman Kim Young-hoo (seventh from left), and others attended the ceremony. Estimated to be completed in 2017, the Daejeon House will be a research center for missile an

IndustryMay 11, 2016

[Photo News] Korea’s leading biotech body partners with M&A association

KBIO PARTNERS WITH M&A ASSOCIATION -- Seo Jeong-sun (left), president of the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Korea M&A Association president Kim Ik-rae agree to a cooperative partnership in a ceremony held in Seoul on Tuesday. Under the new partnership, the two bodies will jointly host seminars, educational programs and consulting sessions with the goal of supporting the growth of Korean businesses engaged in the up-and-coming field of biotechnology. (Korea Biotechnology Industry

IndustryMay 10, 2016

[Photo News] Apple iPhone SE arrives in Seoul

A sales person poses with Apple’s iPhone SE at a retail store of SK Telecom on Tuesday. The 4-inch screen iPhone went on sale in Korea on the day through local telecom carriers and retailers. Prices start from 569,800 won ($485) for the basic 16G model. (Yonhap)

TechnologyMay 10, 2016

[Photo News] AmorePacific offers beauty services to cancer patients

BEAUTY FOR CANCER PATIENTS -- AmorePacific kicked off this year’s “Makeup Your Life” campaign at the Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul on Tuesday. The campaign, to be held from May-July and later from September-November, offers beauty programs and makeup services to female cancer patients who have undergone surgery or chemotherapy at some 35 hospitals in and out of Seoul. Since its foundation in 2008, the campaign has served some 10,035 female cancer patients in Korea, according to AmoreP

IndustryMay 10, 2016

[Photo News] Debit card for foreigners

Industrial Bank of Korea’s new debit card product targets foreign clients with benefits including discounts on overseas remittance fees, public transportation fares and convienence store purchases, the bank said Tuesday. (IBK)

May 10, 2016

[Photo News] Audi rolls out new A4

Audi Korea unveiled the all-new luxury sedan Audi A4 in Seoul on Tuesday. The new sedan has 252 horsepower, a maximum torque of 38.0 kg.m. and a combined fuel efficiency of 12.5 kilometers per liter. The starting price of all-new Audi A4 is 49.5 million won ($42,185). (Audi Korea)

MobilityMay 10, 2016

[Photo News] First Avante Sport

Hyundai Motor said Sunday it held a delivery ceremony at Songdo Street Circuit located in Incheon and delivered its first Avante Sport to a customer who will participate in Korea Speed Festival. The new sport version of Avante is powered by a 1.6-liter T-GDi four-cylinder engine that produces 201 horsepower. (Hyundai Motor)

MobilityMay 8, 2016

[Photo News] Car-Park Promotion

GM Korea said Sunday it held a sports marketing event featuring Manchester United Ambassador Park Ji-sung in Seoul on Saturday. At the event, Park, a former Manchester United player, met with young soccer players from high schools and Chevrolet customers. Chevrolet is the official automotive partner of Manchester United. (GM Korea)

MobilityMay 8, 2016

[Photo News] LG Signature at Prague Spring Festival

TechnologyMay 8, 2016

[Photo News] Major Chinese tour group visits Korea

Some 80 million employees of China’s Nanjing Joymain Science & Technology Development Co. enter Seoul through the Incheon International Airport on Thursday afternoon. As the largest ever tour group to visit Korea at once, the employees are here as part of a company-sponsored incentive trip for its high-performance workers. They are set to visit popular tourist spots in and out of Seoul, shop at duty-free stores and hold a large-scale samgyetang party by the Hangang River during their scheduled s

IndustryMay 5, 2016

[Photo News] LG celebrates month of family

 Tech firm LG Electronics rolled out a massage chair featuring 10 different massage settings and a sleek design to commemorate the month of family in May on Thursday. (LGE)

TechnologyMay 5, 2016