Palestinians’ protest diverts world’s gaze from Syria’s growing troubles at homeBEIRUT (AP) ― A brief but deadly border incursion has broken more than 35 years of quiet along the Syria-Israel frontier ― and it could not have come at a better time for Syria’s embattled leader.Syrian President Bashar Assad has much to gain from the furor over Israeli soldiers opening fire on thousands of Arab protes

GS Group chairman Huh Chang-soo emphasized the value of challenge, innovation and practice at a forum with executives of the conglomerate’s affiliates Wednesday. The Value Creation Forum was created last year to “uplift and settle the significance of innovation and change” in the corporate culture by sharing successful cases of innovation management among affiliates, GS said. About 400 officials f

A variety of predictions concerning the next step by Hana Financial Group are being issued in the market as its chairman Kim Seung-yu continued to express its willingness to acquire a bank.The situation comes amid growing uncertainty about the conclusion of the deal between Hana Financial and U.S. Lone Star Funds to trade shares of Korea Exchange Bank.As financial regulators indefinitely delayed t

Company increases Korean sales target for this year to 80 billion wonWith a goal of selling 1 million printers in the Asia-Pacific region, Fuji Xerox Printers Korea plans on introducing its products to 100,000 people here this year.Hwang Yoo-chun, chief executive officer of the company, said that it has fixed its target at 100,000 printers in Korea alone, as well as 500,000 printers in China.“We’v

Companies use incentives, anti-smoking aids and negative evaluation to help smokers quitKeeping abreast with growing anti-smoking campaigns, major companies are stepping up efforts to drive cigarette smoke from the workplace. Some big companies use a “carrot and stick” policy, such as offering incentives, anti-smoking aids and even negative evaluation, to help employees quit smoking.The world’s fo