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Han Kang’s Nobel Prize opens new horizons for Korean literature
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[Power Korea] Doosan Group, a living witness to Korea’s modern biz history
Mar 11, 2013
Group rises from local shop to beer maker, and on to infrastructure leader
Japan’s default risk drops below that of Korea
Mar 11, 2013
Japan’s credit default risk fell below that of South Korea in March following the improved economic outlook over Tokyo’s strong monetary easing, data showed Monday.The credit default swap premium for Japan’s benchmark Treasuries came in at 62 basis points on Wednesday, compared to 64 basis points tallied for South Korea, according to data by the Korea Center for International Finance.The spread on CDS reflects the cost of hedging credit risks on corporate or sovereign debt. A higher number indic
LG becomes No. 3 in global smartphone sales
Mar 11, 2013
LG Electronics finally hit the mark by becoming the third-largest smartphone vendor in terms of wholesale revenue, according to recent statistics released by Strategy Analytics.The market research firm said that LG’s global smartphone volume for the final quarter of last year had gone up 77 percent year-on-year due to increased volume and improved average price tag from handsets running on Long Term Evolution networks. Its smartphone wholesale revenue share marked 3.2 percent in the fourth quart
Korea’s auto exports plunge in February
Mar 11, 2013
Exports by South Korean automakers plunged in February from a year earlier due to a drop in output that resulted partly from reduced working days, the government said Monday.The country’s five automakers shipped a total of 234,161 vehicles last month, down 21.9 percent from the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.Their combined value dropped by a smaller margin of 15.1 percent on-year to $3.74 billion, reflecting a continued increase in the price of domestically
Hyundai-Kia beware?
Mar 11, 2013
FTC’s crackdown on import cars could cause foreign firms to boost competitiveness
‘Giving can transform your life’
Mar 11, 2013
The following is the fifth article in a series featuring support and networking systems for foreigner-owned businesses in Korea. Intern reporter Lee Sang-ju contributed to this report. ― Ed.Yoon Hyeong-seok believes that helping others before helping oneself is not only a mantra for daily living, but for better business.“If you really know the joys of giving, it could transform your life,” said Yoon, director of the Korean chapter of Business Network International.It’s this philosophy on which B
SeAh Steel chairman dies of heart attack
Mar 11, 2013
Lee Woon-hyung, chairman of SeAh Steel Corporation, the core subsidiary of steel producer SeAh Group, died of cardiac failure during an overseas business trip on Sunday.The 66-year-old businessman was on his way to Chile when he suffered a sudden heart attack and died almost instantly, according to officials.Born in 1947 as the younger son of founder Lee Jong-duk, Lee joined the group in 1974 and has been leading the Busan-based steelmaker since 1995.Specializing in steel pipe production, the co
Google shoe does it all
Mar 11, 2013
U.S. Internet giant Google has got it all over Maxwell Smart, the 1960s TV secret agent who had a phone in his shoe -- its sneaker has a computer.Google‘s high-tech footwear isn’t ready for mass production yet, but its marketing folks showed up at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, with a few pairs just to get people thinking, ABC News reported Sunday. Other bells and whistles jammed into the sneakers include an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, a gyroscope , Bluetooth and a speak
Samsung trails Apple in Q4 smartphone sales: data
Mar 11, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top smartphone maker, saw its fourth-quarter smartphone sales lag behind rival Apple Inc. due to robust demand for the U.S. firm's iPhone 5, data showed Monday.Samsung Electronics claimed 28.7 percent of the global smartphone market in the three-month period in terms of revenue, following Apple's 42.7 percent, according to the data by market researcher Strategy Analytics.The change in ranking was largely attributed to robust demand for Apple's iPhone 5, its f
[Graphic News] Corporate CEOs top paycheck rankings
Mar 10, 2013
Corporate top guns touted the largest paychecks in the country, according to figures from the Korea Federation of Savings Banks on Saturday.CEOs’ annual salaries averaged 109 million won, followed by lawmakers, who were paid an average 106 million won. They were followed by maritime pilots whose annual paychecks were around 105 million won. Maritime pilots have the job of guiding ships safely to shore. Among doctors, plastic surgeons appeared to have the highest-paying jobs, with an annual salar
Koreans spend big on overseas studies
Mar 10, 2013
South Koreans have spent an annual average of more than $4 billion on overseas study since 2006, far exceeding the amount of money foreigners spend on education programs here, central bank data showed Sunday.According to the data by the Bank of Korea, South Koreans’ spending on overseas education programs came to $4.36 billion last year, a slight decrease from $4.39 billion a year earlier.Remittances for overseas study had hovered around the $4 billion mark since 2006, except 2009 when the amoun
Foreign firms bid to open casino in S. Korea
Mar 10, 2013
Several foreign companies are seeking to build casino facilities in South Korea’s economic free zones following eased regulations on investment, industry sources said Sunday.U.S.-based firm Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Lippo Group, an Indonesian company, applied for preliminary review by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in January for a joint casino in Yeongjongdo, home to Incheon International Airport, sources said.Universal Entertainment Corporation, a Japanese casino firm,
Samsung tops China’s smartphone market in 2012
Mar 10, 2013
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. claimed the top spot in the Chinese smartphone market for the first time in 2012 by nearly tripling its sales in the world’s largest market, industry data showed Sunday.Samsung Electronics sold 30.06 million smartphones in China last year, up from 10.90 million units a year earlier, garnering a 17.7 percent market share, according to the data by market researcher Strategy Analytics.Last year’s market share represents a 5.3 percentage point increase
CJ Cheiljedang eyes 1tril. won in feed sales
Mar 10, 2013
CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, said Sunday it is targeting to post 1 trillion won (US$920 million) in animal feed sales this year by establishing more overseas production facilities.To achieve the sales goal, CJ Cheiljedang said it will build six production plants in China, Vietnam and Indonesia, where demand for animal feed has been experiencing explosive growth.The completion of the envisioned facilities would raise the number of the company’s overseas feed factories
Naro launch boosted by IT edge
Mar 10, 2013
GOHEUNG, Naro Space Center ― The KSLV-1, more affectionately known as the “Naro” rocket, may be only half Korean rocket science, but in terms of devotion, it’s 100 percent ours.At the same, the IT technology that perfected the rocket is also completely home-grown.On Saturday, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, unveiled the launch control center to the press ― where all the IT-related data is gathered to make informed decisions on the Naro launch.Here, more than 180 types of different data a
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