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LS Cable & System to acquire US power cable plant
Mar 31, 2017
LS Cable & System said Thursday it will buy a power plant located in North Carolina from LS Corporation's subsidiary Superior Essex with an investment of $24.6 million.“As Superior Essex has less experience in power cable business, it would be more efficient for LS Cable & System to acquire and operate the unit,” said Myung Roe-Hyun, chief of LS Cable & System in the company’s statement.(Yonhap)“By securing the business base in the US, LS Cable & System is also expected to prepare for the US pro
Daewoo Shipbuilding labor union pressed to present written pledge for 'no strike'
Mar 31, 2017
Creditors of cash-strapped Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. have asked the shipyard's labor union to submit a written pledge not to launch any strikes in protest over bold restructuring moves, industry sources said Friday.The creditors, led by the state-run Korea Development Bank, demanded that the union present the written pledge by the end of next week, which they see as leverage to pressure corporate bondholders and commercial lenders to join a 6.7 trillion won ($5.98 billion) res
Samsung kicks off marketing drive for Galaxy S8 in Korea
Mar 31, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co. started a full-fledged marketing drive for its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, in South Korea, industry watchers said Friday, ahead of the official release slated for April 21.Samsung already started displaying the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus at its main shop located in southern Seoul on Thursday, allowing visitors to experience firsthand the top-notch features and cutting-edge design that has received positive initial reviews from home and abroad.(Yonhap)
Korea's industrial output shoots up 6.6% in Feb.
Mar 31, 2017
South Korea's industrial output jumped at the fastest pace in nearly four years in February, government data showed Friday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries moved up 6.6 percent last month from a year earlier, marking the highest on-year gain since January 2013, when it posted a 9 percent rise, according to the data by Statistics Korea.(Yonhap)From a month earlier, however, the figure fell 3.4 percent on a sharp drop in chips and cars, backtracking from a 2.
Korea's seaport cargo up 3.7% through Feb.
Mar 31, 2017
Cargo processed at South Korean seaports rose slightly in the first two months of the year from a year earlier amid a steady increase in exports, government data showed Friday.Cargo handled at the country's seaports came to 252.25 million tons in the January-February period, up 3.7 percent from 242.31 million tons tallied a year earlier, according to the data by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.(Yonhap)Non-container cargo rose 3.7 percent on-year to 181.37 million tons over the two-month per
US imposes 11.7% duty on steel plate imports from Posco
Mar 31, 2017
The US Department of Commerce decided Thursday to impose an 11.7 percent duty on carbon and alloy steel plate imports from South Korea‘s steel giant Posco.The penalty is slightly higher than the department’s preliminary decision made in November to impose a 7.46 percent duty on Posco products, but is still considered a moderate level, compared with duties levied on companies in other countries.(Yonhap)The move affects cut-to-length plate imports.Japanese companies were hit with duties ranging fr
POSCO sees its Q1 net more than double on higher prices
Mar 30, 2017
POSCO, the country's top steelmaker, said Thursday that its first-quarter net profit is estimated to have more than doubled from a year earlier, driven by firm demand and higher prices.In a regulatory filing, POSCO said its net profit is estimated at 800 billion won (US$716 million) on a consolidated basis in the January-March period, compared with a profit of 338 billion won a year earlier.Its operating income is forecast to be some 1.2 trillion won, up 82 percent from a year earlier, and its s
Hyundai Merchant expands China-Russia route
Mar 30, 2017
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's top shipping firm, said Thursday that it expanded its route linking China, South Korea and Russia as part of an effort to capitalize on a surge in shipping demand. (Yonhap)The shipper has been providing its shipping services on the route along with Russian shipping firm FESCO and French firm CMA-CGM.Under the expanded service, Hyundai Merchant will mobilize one container ship for the route every week, with FESCO to put two container vessels into operati
[Seoul Motor Show] Hyundai shows off connected mobility, clean energy
Mar 30, 2017
South Korean carmaker to unveil small SUV in summer
Organica’s revenue skyrockets with focus on value in nature
Mar 30, 2017
A natural food company that initiated a food revolution from a small workshop in Samcheong-dong in 2012 is making its mark in the South Korean food industry. Organica, the organic food developer under Herald Corp., saw its annual revenue jump 108-fold to 86.5 billion won ($77.4 million) in 2016 from 800 million won in 2013. According to the company’s forecast, its revenue is likely to hit 120 billion won this year, which will put the firm on the list of the nation’s 100 largest food companies.Or
Regulator to conduct special audit on Samsung BioLogics
Mar 30, 2017
South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday that it will conduct a special audit on Samsung BioLogics Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, over alleged accounting irregularities.The Financial Supervisory Service made the decision on Wednesday, an FSS official said. (Yonhap)The FSS official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the regulator found "unclear parts" in an audit report of Samsung BioLogics, which was revised by the Korean Institute of Certified Public Account
Think tank ups Korea's 2017 growth estimate
Mar 30, 2017
The South Korean economy is likely to grow at a faster pace than previously expected in 2017 on the back of rising exports, a leading private think tank said Thursday.In its latest economic outlook, the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) projected Asia's fourth-largest economy to grow 2.5 percent this year, up from its earlier 2.1 percent estimate made in December. (Yonhap)The think tank forecast the South Korean economy to expand 2.3 percent in the first half of this year and 2.7 percent
Korea's fisheries farming output falls in 2016
Mar 30, 2017
South Korea's output from fisheries farms fell slightly last year from a year earlier due mainly to a drop in demand for seafood, government data showed Thursday.Local fishing farms produced 80,151 tons of fishery products in 2016, down 6.2 percent from the previous year's 85,448 tons, according to the data by Statistics Korea.(Yonhap)But the total value edged up 0.9 percent on-year to 904.6 billion won last year on the back of a gain in flatfish prices.The statistics office said seafood consump
Korea ranks world No. 4 for most Starbucks stores per capita: data
Mar 30, 2017
South Korea has the world's fourth largest number of Starbucks Coffee stores in relation to its population, industry data showed Thursday.Starbucks Coffee Korea, the local unit of the US coffee giant, said it has 1,008 stores across the country as of the end of February, meaning one outlet for every 50,000 South Koreans. South Korea's population is 50.5 million as of the end of July last year.(Yonhap)Canada topped the list with 1,035 shops for a population of 36.2 million, translating into one s
Korean firm shuts down battery plant in China: source
Mar 29, 2017
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. halted operation of its battery packing plant in China in January as its business suffered in the face of Beijing's move to stop a subsidy to electric vehicle makers that use parts from non-Chinese manufacturers, sources said Wednesday.Orders for the joint venture between Korea's major energy and chemical company and two Chinese firms began to fall in the fourth quarter of last year after the Chinese government introduced a verification system for companies that p
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