Retech, a local multi-purpose vehicle provider, aims to reach $100 million in sales this year by diversifying its product lines in the global market. The company has dominated the domestic snow-removal equipment market for a decade, but it is now expanding its business into multi-purpose vehicles including street cleaning equipment and multi-purpose road management vehicles. “We started to diversify our product lines two years ago in a bid to grow our company rather than dwelling on the local ma

Business June 29, 2014

SAWWAVE, a local SME specializing in wireless hardware, is out for global expansion on the back of the support from the state-run Small and Medium Business Administration.SAWWAVE’s patent wireless technology, called “electro-polarization,” is used for setting WiFi access points that support more clients than traditional wireless networks. SAWWAVE’s synchronized orthogonal multi polarization antenna for u-Farm service in Hokkaido, JapanKnown for its practical applications for public facilities an

Business June 29, 2014

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, just three days after it raised military tension by launching three short-range rockets into the sea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.“North Korea fired what appeared to be Scud missiles at 4:50 a.m. and 4:58 a.m. from its eastern coastal city of Wonsan, in the North’s Gangwon Province,” the JCS said. “The missiles are analyzed as having a range of about 500 km.” (Yonhap)Stressing that South Korea was strengthen

North Korea June 29, 2014

President Park Geun-hye has decided to retain incumbent Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, after a series of nomination debacles that dealt a heavy blow to her leadership.“President Park has turned down Prime Minister Chung Hong-won’s offer to resign and asked him to continue to make commitments as Prime Minister,” said senior press secretary Yoon Doo-hyun.  Prime Minister Chung Hong-won. (Yonhap)This is the first time a president has retained a prime minister who offered to resign in the country’s

Politics June 26, 2014

Pilot error was the main cause of a 2013 Asiana passenger jet crash, U.S. investigators concluded Tuesday.They also warned of the risks from over-reliance on automated systems in the cockpit."The flight crew over-relied on automated systems that they did not fully understand," Christopher A. Hart, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said at a board meeting here. "As a result, they flew the aircraft too low and too slow and collided with the seawall at the end of t

Social Affairs June 25, 2014

Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie scored as Netherlands came from behind to beat brave Australia 3-2 at the World Cup on Wednesday.(AFP-Yonhap)A second-half strike from Memphis Depay settled an electrifying Group B encounter at Porto Alegre's Beira-Rio Stadium after a stunning Tim Cahill volley and a Mile Jedinak penalty helped the Socceroos take a 2-1 lead.Netherlands -- who thrashed reigning champions Spain 5-1 in their opening match -- are now in pole position to finish top of the group with

Soccer June 19, 2014

기사요약: 사상 첫 원정 월드컵 강 진출을 목표로 나선 홍명보호가 18일 (한국시간) 브라질 월드컵 조별 예선 첫 경기인 러시아전에서 1:1로 비겼다. 대한민국 축구 대표팀은 후반 23분 이근호 선수의 선제골로 승리의 기대감을 높였지만 약 6분 뒤 브라질의 동점골을 허용했다. 이로서 한국은 알제리를 꺾은 벨기에에 이어 러시아와 함께 H조 공동 2위 자리에 올랐다. 대표팀은 23일 알제리전, 그리고 27일 벨기에전에서 16강의 포문을 열 예정이다. Korea, Russia play out cautious 1-1 draw[1] South Korea and Russia played to a cautious 1-1 draw in their World Cup opener Tuesday in Brazil.*cautious: 신중한 *draw: 무승부<참고>골키퍼: goalkeeper수비수: defender미드필더: midfielder공격수: forward, striker주장: team capt

Podcast June 18, 2014

CUIABA, Brazil -- South Korea and Russia played to a cautious 1-1 draw in their World Cup opener Tuesday in Brazil.Hours after Brazil and Mexico of Group A finished their game scoreless, South Korea’s Lee Keun-ho, a second-half substitute, and Russia’s Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored six minutes apart in the second half. Both sides took a conservative approach in the first half, avoiding long balls and risky passes. But late into the second half, Korea increased its scoring attempts and Lee broke the

Soccer June 18, 2014

LG전자가 25일 선보이는 G워치 (G Watch)에 ‘홈챗’ 서비스를 탑재할 전망이다. “G워치에 스마트 가전을 제어할 수 있는 홈챗 서비스가 적용될 예정이다”라고 익명을 요구한 한 LG전자 관계자가 전했다.홈챗 서비스는 4월에 LG전자가 선보인 모바일 메신저 서비스로 스마트폰으로 가전제품과 친구처럼 일상 언어로 채팅하는 서비스다. 사용자가 모바일 메신저 ‘라인’에 접속한 뒤 통신모듈이 탑재되어 있는 가전제품을 친구들 등록하면 원격제어가 가능하다. G워치가 가전제품과 어떠한 방식으로 연동되는지에 대해서는 밝히지 않았지만, 업계관계자는 ‘Q 보이스’와 같은 음성인식 기술이 사용될 가능성이 높다고 전했다. LG전자는 2012년 옵티머스 LTE2를 시작으로 음성인식 기능 ‘Q 보이스’를 탑재한 스마트폰을 출시하고 있다. G워치는 적외선 통신모듈을 사용하여 TV와 같은 전자기기를 제어하는 삼성 기어2와 달리 USIM카드가 탑재되어 이동통신 기능이 가능할 것으로 알려졌다. 임태범 전자부품연

한국어판 June 17, 2014

With less than 24 hours to kickoff, the South Korean World Cup team’s biggest hurdle to overcome now is to stay focused in order to avoid defeat, head coach Hong Myung-bo noted on Monday.Hong said that in many previous matches, goals were generally scored early on in the first half. Attackers would barrel through an inattentive defense, as was seen when Ghana trounced Korea 4-0 in their final World Cup friendly on June 9.“What is most important for us is concentration,” said Hong at a press conf

Soccer June 17, 2014

After 90 brutal minutes of end-to-end action, the Americans emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ghana.``It was a grind, but it was a wonderful win at the end of the day,'' coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.U.S. fans were screaming for revenge Monday after the Black Stars eliminated the Americans from the last two Cups. They got it. At a price.(AP-Yonhap)Clint Dempsey scored a shocking goal a half-minute in, but the U.S. couldn't make it stand up. Andre Ayew tied the score in the 82nd minute after a

Soccer June 17, 2014

Nigeria and Iran delivered the first draw of the World Cup on Monday as they ground out a scrappy 0-0 stalemate in their opening match in Group F. The draw at the Arena da Baixada in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba followed 12 mostly high scoring and attacking games. After a first half in which Nigeria failed to capitalize on its dominance, chances were few and far between in the second. (Xinhua-Yonhap)In the early passages of play, Nigeria had shown menace, with much of its attacking th

Soccer June 17, 2014

The increasingly clandestine South Korea trained behind closed doors for the third straight day on Sunday, with the ever-important opening group match against Russia just round the corner.South Korea on Sunday arrived in Cuiaba, the site of its Group H contest against Russia two days later. The Asian representative trained at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in the central-west city, and head coach Hong Myung-bo opened only the first 15 minutes of the session to the media. (Yonhap)The match

North Korea June 16, 2014

Lionel Messi scored a trademark individual goal as Argentina opened their World Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 win over Bosnia-Hercegovina at Rio de Janeiro's renovated Maracana on Sunday.The Barcelona superstar created the third-minute own goal by Sead Kolasinac with which Argentina went ahead, but it took a mid-match tactical shift for him to really start influencing proceedings. (AP-Yonhap)In the 65th minute he scored a goal befitting of the iconic 78,800-seater stadium, collecting the ball d

Soccer June 16, 2014