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Traveling down memory lane
Apr 19, 2013
To lure tourists to the hidden spots of the central inland regions, KORAIL launched exclusive sightseeing trains ― the “O-train,” which loops around major cities, and the “V-train” which cuts through the mountainous area of the Baekdu-daegan valleys.The O-train, which runs from Seoul through Jecheon, Yeongju and Taebaeksan Mountain, has been designed to show Korea’s seasonal landscape. The “O” refers to the train’s circular route. It allows passengers to view the landscape through a camera mount
Korean Air chosen as Boeing’s best supplier
Apr 19, 2013
Boeing named Korean Air as its best supplier in the “pathfinder” category for its notable progress in manufacturing aircraft components.The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer gave the top award to Korean Air at the annual “Supplier of the Year” award ceremony held in San Diego on Thursday.Starting with wing parts for Boeing 747 in 1986, Korean Air has been producing components for Boeing’s 717, 737, 767, 777, 787 and 747-8 aircraft.Korean Air also received the award in 2001 and 2007.Boeing aw
LG Chem’s Q1 operating profit falls 8.5 percent
Apr 19, 2013
LG Chem, a leading Korean chemicals and rechargeable battery maker, said Friday that its operating profit in the first quarter of this year fell 8.5 percent to 408.9 billion won ($366.4 million) compared with the same period a year ago due to the continued minus growth in its battery business. The company said its sales and net profit also dropped 0.6 percent to 5.7 trillion won ($5.1 billion) and 10.6 percent to 340.4 billion won ($350 million), respectively.Operating profit of two other busine
Budget carriers flocking to Korea
Apr 19, 2013
Singapore Airlines’ Scoot has joined the heated competition among budget carriers in Korea, announcing Tuesday that it would start the first low-cost services connecting Incheon and Singapore from June 12. Even though the company didn’t disclose its detailed pricing policy, the round-trip fares to Singapore were expected to be as much as 40 percent cheaper than other full-service carriers. “Our exceptional value airfares offer the people of Korea even more reasons to visit Taiwan, Singapore or a
FTC chief nominee wins parliamentary nod
Apr 19, 2013
President Park Geun-hye's nominee for chief of the nation's antitrust watchdog won parliamentary approval Friday following a confirmation hearing that tested his suitability for the job.Noh Dae-lae, a former senior finance ministry official and former head of the state arms procurement agency, was tapped by the president last month to lead the Fair Trade Commission after Park's first nominee resigned over allegations that he kept secret overseas bank accounts in order to evade taxes.In Thursday'
Samsung Electronics ranks 20th on Forbes' Global 2000 list
Apr 19, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones, memory chips and flat-panel TVs, joined the elite 25 companies on the annual Global 2000 list of biggest publicly traded companies released by Forbes, ranking 20th this year, up six notches from last year.Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, ranked 89th, also up from last year's 96th spot, according to the list on the Forbes' Web site on Friday.A total of 65 South Korean firms, including POSCO (184th), Shinhan Financia
Mobile sign-up fees to be abolished by 2015
Apr 18, 2013
The three mobile carriers ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus ― will be banned from charging new customers phone sign-up fees after 2015 under the new government’s drive to slash the financial burden on ordinary households.In its policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye on Thursday, the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning said it would ban the start-up fees in the mobile industry on a step-by-step basis.The ministry plans to instruct the three companies to initially cut 40 percent of the curr
Korean unit to lead Renault’s design projects in Asia
Apr 18, 2013
Renault Samsung Motors said Thursday that the carmaker had revamped its existing design center to become “Renault Design Asia,” leading the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s car design projects on the continent. The Korean unit of France-based Renault Group will play a leading role in developing the next generations of its flagship mid-size sedan SM5 and the QM5 sport utility vehicle, the company said.The new announcement came after Carlos Tavares, chief operating officer of Renault, hinted in January t
LG CEOs visit suppliers to seek ways for shared growth
Apr 18, 2013
Some 30 chief executives of LG Group visited two suppliers of LG Electronics on Thursday to seek ways to strengthen the group’s competitiveness through shared growth with smaller firms. They included LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo, LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon, LG Chem vice chairman Kim Bahn-suk, LG Uplus CEO Lee Sang-chul and LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom, officials said. Their first destination was Mirae Korea, a TV frame maker located in Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul. Throu
LH hires senior employees
Apr 18, 2013
The Korea Land & Housing Corp. recently launched a “silver employee” project to boost senior employment and to fulfill its social role as public organization.The ceremony, held Tuesday at LH headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, was attended by Vice Land Minister Park Kee-poong, LH president Lee Ji-song and some 500 senior employees, officials said.The silver employment project is a representative legacy of the housing corporation that was first initiated back in 2010 under the lead of its
Ad giant eyeing Korean advertising, digital marketing
Apr 18, 2013
CEO of Grey Asia Pacific sees Korea as center of mobile business
Thai princess to visit Green Cross
Apr 18, 2013
Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn plans to visit the Ochang factory of Korea’s leading pharmaceutical firm Green Cross in Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province, on Friday, company officials said.The company said the tour of Asia’s largest manufacturing facility of blood derivatives ― pharmaceutical products processed from human blood ― is scheduled for the last day of the princess’ four-day trip to Korea.Green Cross chairman Huh Il-sup, chief executive Rhee Byung-geon and Thai ambassad
‘Mini’ FEZs planned to draw foreign SMEs
Apr 17, 2013
The government said Wednesday it would establish small free economic zones in provincial cities this year in an effort to attract more foreign direct investment, in particular from small and mid-sized firms.Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy officials said in a press briefing that the so-called “mini” FEZs could be created for foreign-invested land exceeding 80,000 square meters, one-fourth the land required for an existing FEZ.Previously, an area was designated as an FEZ when the foreign-in
Hyundai Motor to increase deals with SMEs
Apr 17, 2013
Other big firms likely to follow suit amid criticism of unfair internal trading
Samsung's Q2 operating profit seen to top record 10 tln won
Apr 17, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones, memory chips and flat-panel TVs, is projected to reap a record 10 trillion won ($8.98 billion) in operating profit in the second quarter thanks to its latest Galaxy smartphone, market analysts said Wednesday.Samsung Electronics' operating profit in the April-June period is expected to jump 62.2 percent on-year to 10.3 trillion won, according to the data compiled by financial information provider FnGuide. The second-quarter sales are
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