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Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis named concept car of 2013
Jul 5, 2013
Hyundai Motor’s HCD-14 Genesis has earned the 2013 “Concept Car of the Year” award and the “Most Significant Concept Vehicle of the Year” title in North America, according to the carmaker’s U.S. sales arm.The concept car beat out the Honda EV-STER and the Toyota Corolla Furia, among others, in the 12th annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards that recognize vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry, Hyundai Motor America said.“Hyundai’s HCD-14 introduces
Nuclear reactor at S. Korea's Hanwool plant halts operation
Jul 5, 2013
A nuclear reactor at South Korea's Hanwool Nuclear Power Plant stopped operating Friday due to what appears to be a technical problem, plant operators said.An investigation was underway to find the exact cause of the problem, but the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. said there were no immediate safety threats.The reactor at the power plant, previously called the Uljin Nuclear Power Plant, halted operations at 3:36 p.m.The shutdown of the reactor with a generation capacity of 1 million
Samsung Q2 earnings healthy, but miss forecast
Jul 5, 2013
The second-quarter operating profit of Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, will reach 9.5 trillion won ($8.4 billion), while sales will total 57 trillion won to hit an all-time high, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The figures fell short of market estimates, which predicted a record-high quarterly profit of 10 trillion won. But experts said the results were still positive considering the sluggish world economy and the sky-high marketing costs Samsung has
Facebook in second round of talks with Samsung
Jul 4, 2013
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg on Thursday held a meeting with Samsung Electronics’ vice president Shim Soo-ok to discuss ways to strike a “mobile partnership,” sources told The Korea Herald.On the surface, the visit was to promote her book, “Lean In,” for which Shim wrote a recommendation. Shim was designated as Sandberg’s official Samsung counterpart for this trip to Korea. But the sources said that, in reality, Sandberg was here to talk about hard business ― more specifica
[Photo News] Meeting with heads of foreign financial firms
Jul 4, 2013
Samsung names its smart watch ‘Gear’
Jul 4, 2013
Tech giant filed patent in Korea, U.S. last month
Import car sales drop in June on stock shortage
Jul 4, 2013
Import car sales decreased 4.6 percent in June from the previous month, largely led by stock shortages and upcoming car launches, a business lobby said Thursday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, foreign carmakers, led by BMW and Mercedes-Benz, sold 12,792 vehicles last month. The monthly figure is still a 20.9 percent increase from the same period last year. The combined import car sales in the first six months this year were 74,487, up 19.7 percent from
GM Korea workers stage partial strike
Jul 4, 2013
The labor union of GM Korea staged a partial strike for six hours on Thursday following failed talks with the management over wages and production plans. Depending on progress of the talks which began in April, the union said, management plans to refuse overtime and weekend work. The union has called for a basic monthly salary increase of 130,498 won ($115), an additional bonus equivalent to three months’ wages and a lump-sum payment of 6 million won. But the management offered an increase of 41
Hyundai Heavy to open 1st luxury resort in Gangneung
Jul 4, 2013
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the nation’s top shipbuilder, will open its first luxury resort in Gangneung, a city on the east coast in Gangwon province, in 2015 by rebuilding its Hotel Hyundai near the Gyeongpodae beach, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Richard Meier, an American architect and a winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, will design the high-end resort, which will have a ‘hanok’ hotel, a 15-floor convention center, an outdoor performance hall, and a swimming pool. t
Samsung replaces U.S. phone chief
Jul 4, 2013
Samsung Electronics, in a rare move, on Thursday said it has replaced Sohn Dae-il, head of the company’s North American mobile phone operations, signaling that Sohn had somehow fallen out with the company.“It’s true Sohn has been there for quite a bit, but he may have done something wrong to irk the Samsung top brass because it’s rare to carry out personnel moves in the middle of the year,” industry sources said. Samsung usually conducts personnel reshuffling at the very end of the year. The nex
Shipbuilders struggle with wage dispute
Jul 4, 2013
Since the issue of “ordinary wages” was brought up in May during President Park Geun-hye’s visit to the United States, Korean firms have been beset by labor unions’ demands. The unions want bonuses to be included in regular wage figures, which are used to calculate overtime allowances, severance pay and other benefits.The inclusion of bonuses would hit shipbuilders the hardest, along with the automobile and steelmaking sectors, all of which are reliant on overtime work for their manufacturing sc
Festival showcasing Korean rural, fishing villages kicks off
Jul 4, 2013
Four-day festival offers cultural experience programs to lure urban visitors
Air France celebrates 30 years in Korea
Jul 4, 2013
Air France on Friday celebrates the 30th anniversary of its operating passenger flights connecting Korea and France. The French air carrier was the first European airline to start a Korean operation, on July 5, 1983. Air France was also the first airline that served Korea’s kimchi as a side dish in its in-flight meals in 1996. In 1998, the company joined the code-share agreement with Korean Air for the Seoul-Paris routes. Since 2003, Air France has operated daily flights from Seoul to Paris. Cur
iPhone users’ loyalty declines: report
Jul 3, 2013
Apple’s iPhone users in Korea were found to be less loyal to the smartphone than its rival’s followers, according to a report released Wednesday.According to a consumer report by DIGIECO or KT Economics and Management Research Institute, 53 percent of 416 survey respondents using an iPhone said they would not continue using Apple’s smartphone line. The result is based on the survey conducted on 3,763 smartphone users aged 13 to 69.For Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S smartphone line, 35 percent of
Free economic zones face restructuring
Jul 3, 2013
The nation’s free economic zones, specially designated regions to attract foreign investment, will face restructuring based on their development performance, according to government officials.After a 10-year-long investment, Korea has eight FEZs, and the number of business districts in them has soared to 101. However, only 52.5 percent or 53 business districts are under development. “A revised law in August 2011 gave FEZs three years to find a land developer. Based on the law, the government can
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