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Samsung likely to retain No. 2 spot in chip market this year
Nov 24, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading chipmaker, is likely to retain its No. 2 ranking in the global semiconductor market this year, holding the double-digit market share for the second year in a row, a report showed Sunday. According to the latest report by industry research firm IHS iSuppli, Samsung is expected to post $33.45 billion in chip sales in 2013, up 7 percent from a year ago. The South Korean company's market share in the chip market is predicted to increase to 10.5 percent th
Rise in singletons boosts demand for share houses
Nov 22, 2013
New type of housing meets the demands of the single life
Downsized electronics cater to single households
Nov 22, 2013
Kwon Min-jeong recently moved out of her parents’ house in Incheon to live closer to the marketing firm in Gangnam where she works as a manager. When she went shopping to buy furniture and home appliances for her new home, she chose to go small. “Conventional home appliances for family use are expensive and do not even fit in my small apartment. I needed appliances that take up less space and consume less energy,” Kwon said. She bought a mini rice-cooker and microwave for her kitchen. Doing la
[Photo News] Hyundai Motor music video
Nov 22, 2013
Caffbene’s success recognized in journal
Nov 22, 2013
Caffbene, a local coffee chain operating more than 1,000 outlets both at home and abroad, has been recognized for its success in a thesis in a leading academic journal, the Korean company said last week. Titled “Caffbene: master brewer of growth and global ambition,” the thesis ran in Case Research Journal published by the North America Case Research Association. Authored jointly by professors David Choi and Kang Byung-oh of Loyola Marymount University and ChungAng University, respectively, the
Samsung insurers to cut jobs on slump
Nov 22, 2013
Insurance subsidiaries under South Korea’s No. 1 conglomerate Samsung Group said Friday that they are offering employees the opportunity to change careers in order to cut jobs as part of efforts to tide over the economic slump.Samsung Life Insurance Co. and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, the country’s top life and nonlife insurer, respectively, plan to provide current employees with new job opportunities outside of Samsung under their career conversion program, according to the firms.Samsung L
Doosan Infracore to sell shares to foreign investors
Nov 21, 2013
Doosan Infracore Co., South Korea’s leading construction equipment maker, said Thursday that it plans to sell shares to overseas investors in a bid to boost its financial status.In a regulatory filing, the company said it would issue the so-called global depository receipts, or certificates of stock ownership, worth up to $400 million.The GDRs represent 40 million common stocks, and will be listed on the Singapore Exchange later, it said. The proceeds from the share sales will be used to repay f
[Photo News] In-flight luxury
Nov 21, 2013
G-STAR posts record $186m in overseas sales
Nov 21, 2013
Domestic companies posted a record $186 million in overseas sales during the nation’s largest game show G-STAR 2013 held from Nov. 14 to 17 in Busan, according to Korea Internet & Digital Entertainment Association on Wednesday. K-IDEA said sales rose 25.4 percent from last year’s $148 million, largely due to the expanded space for business to business consulting and the increased number of overseas buyers, 1,397 up from last year’s 840. “The popularity of the Korean game industry among foreign b
Seoul, London agree to expand direct flights
Nov 21, 2013
South Korea and Britain have agreed to further expand the number of weekly flights to and from each country, the South Korean government said Thursday.Under the agreement reached in aviation talks held this week in London, the countries agreed to temporarily increase the number of direct flights to and from each country to 21 from the current 17 per week, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Currently, South Korea’s Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are each offering seve
SK, S-Oil in competition for Australian market
Nov 21, 2013
Worsening profitability pushes local refineries to tap overseas markets
DSME monopolizes LNG carrier market
Nov 21, 2013
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, one of Korea’s top three shipbuilders, once again won an order to build a liquefied natural gas carrier, incorporating a patented high-tension gas feeder.DSME signed a deal to deliver an LNG carrier ― 173,400 cubic meters and $200 million ― for a U.S.-based customer by 2017, company officials said Thursday.This deal was an extension of a former similar deal, which stated that the corresponding customer may order four additional LNG carriers of the kind.U
Hyundai Heavy names top executives
Nov 21, 2013
Lee Jae-seong, president of the world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, was promoted to chairman of HHI Group, company officials said Thursday.This is the first time since 2011, when former chairman Min Keh-sik retired, that the heavy industry group is to have a CEO-chairman system.Since 2009, Lee has served as the company’s president and CEO jointly with Kim Oi-hyun while the group chairman post was left empty. In the reshuffle, Kim’s role is to take charge of the shipbuilding, an
LG Innotek eyes bigger market share with ‘Metal Mesh’
Nov 21, 2013
LG Innotek is entering the mid and large-sized touch screen panel market on a global scale based on its latest development of the Metal Mesh panel, the company said Thursday.Touch screens are an essential component in devices and appliances ranging from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs.The recently developed Metal Mesh touch screen panel reflects a significant technological breakthrough, industry watchers said, as it has been optimized for the mid and large-sized segment."LG Innotek sa
Top 10 biz groups suffer drop in profitability: data
Nov 21, 2013
South Korea's top 10 business groups saw their profitability drop this year largely due to increased competition and the global economic slowdown, data showed on Thursday.The combined operating income of 83 firms affiliated with the country's top 10 business groups reached 36.35 trillion won ($34.27 billion) in the first nine months of the year, down 4.7 percent from 38.15 trillion won a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Chaebol.com, which tracks the conglomerates.Their sales gaine
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