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[Photo News] QM3 Pop-up store
Jun 17, 2015
Renault Samsung Motors set up a pop-up store for its compact SUV QM3 near the bustling Gangnam Station in southern Seoul. The store to promote the best-selling vehicle will be open until Friday. (Renault Samsung Motors)
AmorePacific inks Christian Dior tie-up
Jun 17, 2015
AmorePacific signed a memorandum of understanding with Christian Dior in Seoul on Wednesday to bolster a strategic partnership between the two global cosmetics giants.According to AmorePacific, the deal highlights the so-called “cushion” technology transfer from the Seoul-based firm to the cosmetics line of the French fashion house. “This agreement holds great significance in that our ‘cushion’ technology is appreciated by one of the world’s most respected luxury brand companies and a powerhouse
Korean Air chief signals daughter’s return to firm
Jun 17, 2015
Hanjin Group and Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho has hinted at the possibility of his daughter Heather Cho making a comeback to the company, nearly six months after the former female Korean Air executive resigned from all posts over the so-called “nut rage” case. Meeting reporters in Paris early this week, the family-run conglomerate chairman said that he will focus on developing his children’s expertise as a step to succession. The senior Cho has three children including Heather Cho, who was se
KEPCO to cut power rates: source
Jun 17, 2015
The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp., the nation’s largest utility company, has internally decided to cut electricity rates under pressure from the political circles, according to a source.“KEPCO will soon lower the electricity rates as it has already agreed with the government on the measure,” a company official close to the matter told The Korea Herald on condition of anonymity.The source, however, declined to say how large the cut would be. KEPCO has been under pressure to make a rate cut
Korean Air to bolster short-haul routes
Jun 17, 2015
Korean Air, the country’s top flag carrier, will invest about $12 billion to buy 100 new passenger jets from Boeing and Airbus in its effort to strengthen short- and mid-range international routes. Under memoranda of understanding signed each with Boeing and Airbus overnight in France, Korean Air agreed to buy 50 B737 Max-8s and 50 A321 NEOs from the two plane manufacturers, according to Yonhap.It will cost the airline some $12.23 billion, the largest purchase deal recorded in airline history in
Daewoo International CEO steps down over Myanmar row
Jun 16, 2015
Jeon Byeong-eal, the CEO of POSCO’s trading subsidiary Daewoo International, quit Tuesday after a protracted feud with the steelmaker over an overseas natural gas project.He announced his resignation while attending at a meeting of board of directors of the trading company in Seoul.“Having thought about what would be the future-oriented measure for the group, the company and all those concerned, I concluded that resigning is the quickest way to end the situation,” Jeon said.The outgoing CEO had
Lotte to buy Indonesian mall
Jun 16, 2015
Lotte Group, the country’s fifth-largest conglomerate, plans to acquire several multimillion-dollar shopping complexes in Indonesia to expand its presence in the country, Korean media outlets reported Tuesday. According to officials at an investment bank, the retail giant selected Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers as an accounting adviser to buy a seven-story building in Senayan, located in south Jakarta. A Lotte Group spokesperson declined to provide further details of the deal or confirm the acquis
[SUPER RICH] Ex-Jinro chairman’s death reflects honor and disgrace of Korean conglomerates
Jun 16, 2015
Prosecutors on Monday confirmed the death of former Jinro Group chairman Jang Jin-ho, and officially ceased the arraignment process on him over four suspected irregularities. The announcement of the death of the father of the nation’s best-selling Cass beer and Chamisul soju came more than a month after his funeral was held in Beijing and his bereaved family set up a small mourning place in Asan Medical Center in Seoul.Investigators said that because the surviving family did not register his dea
[SUPER RICH] BridgeCrest Medical helps fight disease with big data
Jun 16, 2015
As contagious diseases such as Ebola and MERS arise, the more important big data solutions such as Klarer’s Ebola map have become.
[Photo News] Cordless Vacuum
Jun 15, 2015
Tech giant LG Electronics said Monday that the Cordzero Cyking, a cordless vacuum cleaner, had recorded accumulated sales of 10,000 units, the highest in the domestic market, during the first five months of this year. (LGE)
Samsung C&T, Elliott start bitter proxy battle
Jun 15, 2015
First court hearing scheduled for Friday
POSCO secures W1.24tr investment from Saudi fund
Jun 15, 2015
POSCO, South Korea’s top steelmaker, secured a 1.24 trillion won ($1.08 billion) overseas investment Monday by selling stakes in its construction unit to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. POSCO chairman Kwon Oh-joon inked the deal with the Gulf state’s Public Investment Fund secretary-general Abdulrahman al Mofadhi, selling a 38 percent share in POSCO Engineering and Construction for 1.2 trillion won, according to the company.POSCO added that it would also collaborate with PIF to establish a
Consumers shift to online shopping amid MERS fears
Jun 15, 2015
South Korea’s major retailers have received an upsurge in their online sales amid the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, industry data showed Monday.“The number of consumers who opt for online shopping in order to avoid outside activity has increased sharply since the end of May in the aftermath of MERS,” said Lee Wan-shin, marketing director at Lotte Department Store. Data from the country’s supermarket chains showed that their online orders and sales surged by 50-60 percent on-year
‘Orion interested in Homeplus takeover’
Jun 15, 2015
Snack-maker Orion Group is sizing up whether to bid for grocery retail giant Homeplus, it was reported Monday. However, the news made little impression on analysts who consider South Korea’s second-largest supermarket chain to be too large for Orion, which has undergone restructuring to reinforce its financial health. According to market sources, the producer of some of the country’s best-selling confectionaries, including the Choco Pie and Market O Real Brownie, has recently received an investm
Businesses step up MERS prevention
Jun 14, 2015
As South Korea continues to remain on high alert over the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, the nation’s leading manufacturers, including Samsung, Hyundai and LG, have stepped up their efforts to curb the spread of the virus across their production sites.Companies from the automobile to semiconductors sectors have been taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of MERS, given that their business is heavily dependent on a close network of factory workers operating the production
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