Steelmakers, oil refiners benefit from damaged production in JapanThe March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan is seen as having a limited, short-term impact on the Korean economy despite having disrupted parts supplies for automobile and electronics makers, experts said Sunday. In fact, some sectors including steel and oil refining are benefiting from the damaged production in the neighboring cou

Nissan Korea is offering special financing programs on the Altima+ sedan and the crossover utility vehicle Murano until the end of the month.With the Altima+ 3.5 and the Murano, the company is offering a 36-month interest-free installment program with 35 percent of the price paid up front. AltimaFor the Murano, the company will also provide a 4 million won ($3,700) fuel voucher to those making the

Hanbul Motors, Korea’s official Peugeot importer and distributor, is offering a special financing scheme on the 207GT during April to mark the model’s global sales breaking the 2 million mark.Until the end of the month, those purchasing the vehicle can choose between a 24-month interest-free installment program or a lease financing scheme. Peugeot 207GTUsing the zero-interest installment program,

(MCT)Seven out of 10 people who have changed their jobs regret their decision, research showed Friday.Job site Saramin (http://saramin.co.kr) said that 67 percent of respondents were not satisified with their new jobs in a survey conducted on 1,409 Koreans who have sought new opportunities in different companies.In the survey, 34.3 percent of those answered said they regret their decision because

Government twists refiners’ arms but under fire for failing to share responsibilityThe heat is increasingly being turned on the government for failing to curb the soaring gas prices, especially as critics are pounding Seoul for failing to address a more direct cause of the price increase ― the high taxes slapped onto gas. Instead, the government has turned to twisting the arms of local refiners to

Getting connected to the Web on a smartphone, while simultaneously watching a show on a smart TV is becoming a common scene for many people nowadays as the country enters a “one-person-multi-device era.”The number of people who own multiple smart gadgets ― such as smartphones, tablet PCs and smart TVs ― is rapidly increasing, pushing telecoms to introduce N-Screen (numerous screen) services which

Rumors fly over Shinsegae heir marriage plansBy Kim Ji-hyunChung Yong-jin, 42, vice chairman of Shinsegae Group, may be ready to tie the knot -- again -- this time with flutist Han Ji-hee, according to inside sources.Sources said that Han, 30, and Chung are making preparations for a wedding ceremony next month. Chung’s fiancee teaches at Sungshin Women’s University and has studied in Austria, Fran

The first quarter operating profit of Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of TVs and flat-screen monitors, stood at 2.9 trillion won ($2.66 billion) to mark its smallest quarterly revenue in seven quarters after falling 34 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.Sales were at 37 trillion won, up 6.8 percent year-on-year, according to Samsung during an earnings guidance