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Han Kang’s Nobel Prize opens new horizons for Korean literature
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French rights groups file suit on Samsung labour practices
Feb 27, 2013
A trio of French rights and consumer protection organizations said Tuesday they had filed a legal complaint against South Korea's Samsung Electronics over working conditions at its plants in China.The groups, Peuples Solidaires, Sherpa and Indecosa-CGT, accused Samsung of deceiving consumers by violating its own promises on ethical working conditions and using child labor.“While Samsung claims to respect the rights of the workers making its products by imposing codes of conduct including strict
Hyundai agrees to settle U.S. lawsuits over fuel efficiency
Feb 27, 2013
Hyundai Motor Co. agreed to settle a group of lawsuits by U.S. customers who said they were misled into buying the South Korean carmakers’ vehicles because it overstated their fuel economy. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a filing today in federal court in Los Angeles that Hyundai agreed in principle on terms of a settlement. The actual amount Hyundai would pay wasn’t disclosed. Kia Motors Corp. (000270), which was also sued for misstating its cars’ miles-per-gallon, is evaluating whether to
Hyundai to mass-produce hydrogen car
Feb 26, 2013
Carmaker aims for commercialization with world’s first mass production
Exceptions mulled for restaurant restrictions
Feb 26, 2013
Companies with a restaurant business accounting for more than 80 percent of sales such as Outback Steakhouse Korea, Nolbu NBG and Theborn Korea are likely to be exempted from recently announced restrictions to keep sizeable firms from hurting small diners.Firms belonging to conglomerates with total assets of more than 5 trillion won ($4.6 billion) such as CJ Foodville, Lotteria and E-Land Park, however, will not be excused even if restaurants are their main business.The National Commission for C
KT stresses need for virtual goods marketplace
Feb 26, 2013
KT chief says firm is on way to becoming global convergence ICT firm
Ssangyong E&C files for debt workout
Feb 26, 2013
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction, the nation’s 13th-largest builder, filed for a debt workout program on Tuesday in an effort to overcome its liquidity crunch.Under the program, a company requests its creditor banks for a payment deferment or partial debt relief, in exchange for amending its financial and employment structure.The company’s credit rating was thus downgraded from B- to CCC, according to the Korea Investors Service Inc., Korea Ratings Corp. and NICE Information Service.Hit by t
SKT to expand into B2B solution, IPTV, health care
Feb 26, 2013
Firm to commercialize superfast LTE-Advanced technology by September
Foreign-invested companies’ exports, employment increase
Feb 26, 2013
Foreign-invested firms in Korea saw a rise both in exports and employment in 2011, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy on Tuesday.The ministry report showed that the total outbound sales of the 14,809 foreign-invested firms reached $100.7 billion in that year, accounting for 18.1 percent of the nation’s exports and marking an $8.4 billion rise from the previous year.Their combined sales soared by 20 percent or by 482 trillion won ($4.4 billion) during the same period. Their research a
Ssangyong Engineering files for debt workout program
Feb 26, 2013
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., a South Korean builder, filed for a debt workout program on Tuesday as part of its efforts to get back on its feet again amid a cash crunch, a company official said.The move came days after the builder said its capital had been wiped out due to massive losses for the second consecutive year in 2012 amid the country's protracted housing market slump."We sent an official document to Woori Bank, the main creditor bank," a Ssangyong E&C official said, as he
POSCO denies report on STX PanOcean takeover
Feb 25, 2013
POSCO on Monday denied news reports that it was considering taking over STX PanOcean, the country’s third-largest shipping and logistics company.“We have neither discussed the takeover, nor do we have any plan of the sort in the future,” said a POSCO official.“POSCO has no reason to take on the risk of taking over STX PanOcean.”This came in response to a report by a local economic daily that the leading steelmaker might purchase the shipping company, with the aim of expanding its subsidiaries.ST
Smartphones to beat PCs in shipment value
Feb 25, 2013
The value of worldwide shipments of smartphones are expected to dwarf that of PCs for the first time this year amid growing demand for mobile devices, data showed Monday.Global smartphone shipment value is forecast to reach $239.6 billion this year, surpassing PC shipment value estimated at $218.6 billion, according to the data by market researcher Gartner Inc. and finance industry sources.If the estimated figures are on track, it will mark the first time smartphone shipments topped PC shipments
Builders wary after Ssangyong E&C trouble
Feb 25, 2013
Concerns about possible bankruptcies among small and medium-sized local builders are escalating after Ssangyong Engineering & Construction reportedly decided to seek a debt workout plan this week.News reports said the nation’s 13th-largest builder Ssangyong E&C, which has suffered from the market’s long slump and a resulting liquidity shortage, will request the measure to avoid a bankruptcy.The list of financially troubled companies includes mid-sized firms such as Hanil Engineering & Constructi
LG targets 50% smartphone sales boost
Feb 25, 2013
Firm to release handset running on new Firefox platform this year
Samsung aims to double tablet sales in 2013
Feb 25, 2013
Firm’s mobile chief says first half to be tough, but annual growth still strong
[Power Korea] Hankook boasts smart factories
Feb 25, 2013
Hankook Tire’s Daejeon plant is one of the world’s largest tire factories in terms of production capacity. The factory was established in 1979 in order to meet the growing demand for ultra-high-performance tires globally. The facility is able to produce 24 million tires every year, making up 27 percent of the company’s total production. Despite the large size, the roles for workers are limited only to management and quality control, while cutting-edge machines and smart systems are responsible f
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