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Han Kang’s Nobel Prize opens new horizons for Korean literature
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SK heiress weds Chinese American entrepreneur
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K-pop song once recommended by Nobel laureate Han Kang returns to music charts
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Labor tension runs high at Hyundai Group
Dec 4, 2012
Hyundai Securities union requests prosecution probe its own executives
Poseco Housing at forefront of sustainable social enterprise
Dec 4, 2012
CEO says company sees opportunities in global disaster-prone areas, U.N. procurement projects
AMCHAM hopes for business-friendly Korean president
Dec 3, 2012
Chamber chairman Gains stresses foreign companies’ contribution to Korean economy and CSR activities
Lee to ponder Samsung’s next move in Hawaii
Dec 3, 2012
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee is expected to spend the remainder of the year in Hawaii, reportedly to mull over Samsung’s next step, industry sources said on Monday.Earlier in the day, Lee headed out to the island, accompanied by his wife. He is to stay in Hawaii for around a month. In particular, Lee is said to be concerned about Samsung’s next move, despite the fact the electronics company posted record-high earnings this year.He has warned several times that Samsung is in crisis, a
Korea, U.S. to hold business talks this week
Dec 3, 2012
A delegation composed of 14 government and business leaders will hold talks with their U.S. counterparts for bilateral economic cooperation in Washington this week, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Monday.The Korean leaders included Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo, KCCI chairman Sohn Kyung-shik, and Samsung Electronics vice chairman Kang Ho-moon.They are scheduled to visit Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, D.C. between Dec. 4-8. This will mark the first time for the two cou
British Airways launches Incheon-Heathrow route
Dec 3, 2012
British Airways resumed its direct flights between Seoul and London on Monday, upping its efforts in the growing Asian aviation market.Starting on Monday, the air carrier operates two airplanes ― BA17 and BA18 ― six times a week non-stop between Seoul’s Incheon International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport. It was the company’s return to Korea 14 years after its route between Gimpo and Heathrow was shut down during the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s. “We celebrate a milestone in
Firms stockpile cash to brace for global economic uncertainties
Dec 3, 2012
Corporate coffers in Korea are filling up as nervous local companies cut back on investment spending.The corporate sector has increasingly been tightening its purse strings as the economy has failed to manifest a clear rebound. Instead, companies are opting to keep their coffers filled with cash to prepare for future uncertainties, industry sources said on Monday.“We want to be stocked in cash and liquid assets in case the global economy fails to pick up,” said one executive, declining to be ide
Tax cut helps car sales recover
Dec 3, 2012
Korea’s five major automakers including Hyundai Motor sold 778,187 vehicles at home and abroad last month, posting a 8.9 percent on-year increase despite the global economic slowdown.Hyundai Motor said Monday that its vehicle sales at home and abroad logged 420,365 units in November, up 11.9 percent from a year earlier.The largest carmaker in Korea sold 61,608 units in the local market and 358,757 units in the overseas market, reporting 12.6 percent and 11.8 percent on-year growth, respectively.
Financial market for retirees to triple until 2020: report
Dec 2, 2012
South Korea’s financial market for people preparing for life after retirement is expected to more than triple over the next decade amid rising demand from its fast-aging population, a report showed Sunday.The financial market for private pensions, retirement pensions and other private-sector financial products designed to support retirees will grow to 981 trillion won ($905.8 billion) in 2020 from the 302 trillion won estimated for this year, according to the report by Woori Investment and Secur
Watchdog to probe cosmetics franchises
Dec 2, 2012
The Fair Trade Commission plans to launch a probe into the nation’s franchise business sector in the first quarter next year, starting with cosmetics shops in downtown areas that are sprouting recently due to soaring demand from Asian tourists. “We will look into the franchise sector as many retired people are seeking to start a new business and such trend is spreading to younger generations,” FTC chairman Kim Dong-soo told reporters on Friday. “As soon as we complete our investigation into conv
Samsung, Hyundai strong in U.S. phone, car markets
Dec 2, 2012
Samsung Electronics tops U.S. mobile market; Hyundai Motor moves up to sixth biggest carmaker
Samsung, Apple gain in U.S. mobile market
Dec 1, 2012
Samsung extended its lead as the top mobile phone maker in the U.S. market and Apple moved into second place, an industry tracker said Friday.A survey by comScore showed that in the three-month period ending in October, South Korea's Samsung was the top manufacturer with 26.3 percent market share, up from 25.6 percent in the prior period.Apple, which sells only smartphones, moved into second place in the U.S. market for the first time, with a 17.8 percent market share, up 1.5 percentage points.
Lee urges rise to new challenge
Nov 30, 2012
Samsung chairman calls for fresh challengeGroup celebrates Lee’s 25-year leadership Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee pledged Friday to push for another round of innovation at Samsung Group.“I vowed to create a new history for Samsung. As there are still long ways to go, we have to launch fresh challenges,” he said in a video message delivered to his staff during the group’s ceremony to celebrate Lee’s 25th anniversary as chairman.“By conducting another innovative mode in the group, let’s
Kolon names its 1st female CEO
Nov 30, 2012
Kolon Group, the nation’s 30th-largest conglomerate, appointed its first female chief executive officer when it carried out a major reshuffle of executives of its affiliates on Friday.Group officials said Lee Soo-young, 44, senior vice president of Kolon Water & Energy, was named to head the company. It is the first time that Kolon will have a female CEO in its 55-year group history.Lee, who entered the Kolon Group in 2003 as a senior manager for the Wellness TF, has been on the fast track in cl
Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO dies in Germany
Nov 30, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO Thomas Urbach died on Thursday in Germany, company spokespeople said Friday.The company did not reveal the cause of death of the 50-year-old German businessman, but Yonhap News, quoting unnamed industry sources, reported that the luxury car chief, who had suffered from depression for years, killed himself.Urbach was in Germany to visit the automaker’s headquarters in Stuttgart.The CEO had been scheduled to hold a press conference on Dec. 11 in Seoul to make public the Kor
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