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LG Innotek touted for mutual growth efforts

IndustryJul 20, 2011

LG Innotek, the LG Group’s component-making affiliate, received the highest score in its cooperative business partnership with smaller businesses, the state-run antitrust regulator said Wednesday.The Fair Trade Commission conducted an evaluation of 21 major conglomerates that have signed a “shared-growth agreement” between March and June. A total of 93 major businesses here have agreed to the volu
LGE making ripples with water treatment drive

IndustryJul 20, 2011

Global electronics maker building reputation to attain industry leadershipLG Electronics is increasing the drive to ratchet up its market share in the water treatment industry, a move considered to be both timely and lucrative due to the mounting concerns for water shortage amid a global initiative to promote eco-friendly growth. “Climate change and environmental pollution are expected to continue
Overseas projects fuel KEPCO’s growth

IndustryJul 20, 2011

Power plants, resource development complement KEPCO’s business modelKorea Electric Power Corp.’s rapidly expanding overseas portfolio is fueling the company’s growth and its drive to become one of the top five players in the world’s power industry.Earlier this year, the company announced a set of long-term plans under which it aims to raise its annual sales to 85 trillion won ($80.5 billion) by 20
Iran warns it may halt crude supplies to India

IndustryJul 20, 2011

TEHRAN (AFP) ― Iran on Tuesday issued a new warning that it will halt supplies of crude to India unless the issue of billions of dollars in overdue payments is resolved.“If the Iranian side feels it cannot receive the money for its exported oil punctually and under desirable conditions, it will reconsider” its crude exports to India, foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told his weekly pr
PCs start to look like tablets

IndustryJul 20, 2011

iPad’s advantages make it a threat to entire computer marketNEW YORK (AP) ― The response by computer makers to the iPad stealing sales from them: Make their PCs more like iPads.The “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” strategy is prompting a wave of experimentation with the design of the laptop, which has been largely unchanged for two decades. Touch-sensitive screens and the use of Google’s Android
Goldman humbled by weak earnings

World BusinessJul 20, 2011
‘Economic impact of BOJ asset buying unclear’

World BusinessJul 20, 2011
Seeking neighbors from afar

Jul 20, 2011

Expats who are longer-term residents in Korea are being sought to take part in Seoul Global Center’s Neighbors From Afar Program. The project seeks people from different countries to commit to take one or two classes a month where they will introduce their country to Korean kids. A Korean volunteer will accompany the foreigner during the hour and a half classes during which they can introduce thei
Expats to help little angels at orphanage

Jul 20, 2011

Volunteers will help out at an orphanage for disabled children on Saturday, Aug. 6. The group will meet inside Yeonsinnae Subway Station near Exit 3 at 1:30 p.m. before going to the Angel House children’s home by bus.Once there, the expats will cook food for the children before eating with the residents. They will also help with washing and cleaning as well as playing with the children there.Each
Teach English to kids this Saturday

Jul 20, 2011

Plur logoPLUR members are set to teach English to disadvantaged kids in Seoul this Saturday. Volunteers for the group Peace, Love, Unity and Respect are to teach low-level English learners from 2-4 p.m. at Sarang Eui Geul Bang, a short bus ride from Seoul’s Silim Subway Station. The group will teach and play with kids, giving them a rare chance to spend time and interact with foreigners. For more
Learning how to protect pets in Gwangju

Jul 20, 2011

A British animal welfare expert is to talk at an animal welfare training session in Gwangju. People taking part in the session will learn about preventing animal abuse from an expert from the U.K.’s Royal Society for the Protection of Animals. RSPCA Head of External Affairs Paul Littlefair will talk about the animal welfare situation in the U.K. in terms of promoting and evaluating protection meas
Making kindness contagious in Seoul

Jul 20, 2011

A group of benevolent strangers is seeking donations for a pay-it-forward project in Korea. Seoul Giving Club is to hold a giveaway next month. Organizers are inviting people to make financial donations to the club’s biggest pay-it-forward event to date. The movement aims to spread goodwill by performing small acts of kindness and encouraging the recipients to do the same for others.A Seoul Giving
N.K. art project seeks a kick start

Jul 20, 2011

Kirsty Taylor An art historian is seeking donations to fund a digital photo book of North Korean art. An academic delegation is to travel to North Korea this August. The group of students and professors from around the world is to meet North Korean academics and visit some of the isolated country’s important cultural sites. They will visit landmarks often promoted to visitors by the Pyongyang gove
Chance to teach N.K. kids and others

Jul 20, 2011

North Korean defectors are in need of English teachers this summer. Native English speakers are being sought to teach elementary and middle school students at a Hana Center near Daecheong Subway Station in Seoul. The Hana regional support centers help North Koreans continue to adjust to life in the south. They are the next step in integrating refugees into life here after they finish the three mon
Saving children means giving kids a voice

Jul 20, 2011

Charity aims to improve young people’s rights and end child abuseMost kids in South Korea no longer lack food or shelter. But too many of them lack another necessity, according to Save the Children Korea president Kim No-bo ― they are missing a voice. By this, he means the ability for kids here to speak out in their own interest. “My greatest concern is on child abuse,” he said. “The major issue i