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Military aircraft evacuating S. Koreans in Lebanon returns home
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Court acknowledges correlation between leukemia, working environment
Nov 29, 2018
A South Korean court on Thursday ruled that an employee suffering from leukemia after working at Samsung Electronics Co.'s chip production line should be recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. The verdict is the latest chapter in a controversy centered on the safety of the work environment at the tech giant. (Yonhap)Seoul Administrative Court ruled that the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service should provide medical benefit to a 33-year-old employee who began working at Samsu
Asiana supports Vietnamese women
Nov 29, 2018
South Korean air carrier Asiana Airlines said Thursday it held its fourth graduation ceremony for beneficiaries of its “Beautiful Classroom” project.The airline’s head of business management Kim Yi-bae presented certificates to Vietnamese students who have completed the education program during a ceremony at its job training center in Hai Duong, Vietnam. Since 2015, Asiana Airlines has been running the “Beautiful Classroom” project, a corporate outreach campaign, to help improve the educational
Air Premia secures W125b investment from PEFs
Nov 29, 2018
Air Premia, a new budget air carrier applying for a business license here, said Thursday that it has received investment proposals worth 125 billion won ($111 million) from domestic private equity funds for its Series B financing. According to the company, private equity funds including IMM Investment, JKL Partners and Skylake Investment submitted plans to each invest 30 billion won in the company. Including other private equity funds such as Mirae Asset Venture Investment and Daishin Private Eq
SK Group chairman vows commitment to US society
Nov 29, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of South Korea's SK Group was in Washington on Wednesday, vowing to make a commitment not only to the US market but also its people and society. This photo shows SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won speaking at the opening of SK hynix`s office in Washington on Nov. 28, 2018. (Yonhap)Chey Tae-won, who heads South Korea's third-largest conglomerate by assets, formally opened the Washington office of chipmaker SK hynix Inc. in the presence of dozens of American dignitaries, inc
US FDA approves Celltrion’s Truxima as first-ever Rituxan biosimilar
Nov 29, 2018
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration had approved Truxima, a biosimilar referencing Rituxan, for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Truxima is the first-ever Rituxan biosimilar to be approved in the US and is therefore expected to reap gains from being an exclusive product in the drug segment. It was developed by Celltrion and will be marketed in the US by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.Celltrion`s headquarters in Songd
Samsung Electronics world's 4th-largest R&D spender
Nov 29, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co. has ranked No. 4 among 1,000 major global companies in terms of spending on research and development over the past one-year period, a report showed Thursday.The South Korean tech juggernaut spent $15.3 billion on R&D projects over the period beginning in the second half of last year, retaining the No. 4 spot for two years running, according to a report from global accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. (Yonhap)The amount was up 6.8 percent from the same pe
2019 growth outlook for global chip market cut sharply
Nov 29, 2018
The world semiconductor market is expected to grow at a much slower-than-expected pace in 2019, industry sources said Thursday, amid a heated debate over an oversupply.According to the sources, a recent report from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics has forecast global chip sales to rise 2.6 percent on-year to US$490.1 billion next year. (Yonhap)The projection is much lower than a 5.2 percent estimate presented by the WSTS, an organization of 42 chip suppliers that pools sales data in Augu
‘Roles of government, businesses critical for well-being of citizens’
Nov 28, 2018
Jeffrey Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz speak on second day of sixth OECD World Forum
[Photo News] The Investor’s Choice Award 2018 highlights innovative startups
Nov 28, 2018
The Investor’s Choice Award 2018 was held to honor Korean startups at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday.(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Hosted by The Investor, the event aimed to acknowledge innovative key players in the industry and stimulate discussion about Korea’s startup environment. Fleur Pellerin, co-founder and managing partner of Korelya Capital. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Fleur Pellerin, co-founder and managing partner of Paris-based Korelya Ca
SsangYong Motor launches Rexton Sports SUV in Latin America
Nov 28, 2018
SsangYong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Wednesday it has launched the Rexton Sports sport-utility vehicle in Latin American markets to boost sales. SsangYong Motor launched the Rexton Sports SUV in Chile in September, Ecuador in October and Paraguay in November, following its launch in Europe in the second and third quarters, the company said in a statement. In this photo taken on Sept. 25, 2018, SsangYong Motor`s Rexton Sports SUVs are displ
[Global Finance Awards] Lotte Card makes inroads into Vietnamese market
Nov 28, 2018
CREDIT CARDLOTTE CARDCredit card company Lotte Card made a foray into the Vietnamese market, in a first for a Korean credit card company, with the full acquisition of Hanoi-based Techcom Finance approved in March. In March, the firm received approval from Vietnam’s central bank for the acquisition. It earned licenses to operate credit cards and related businesses, becoming the first Korean credit card company to enter the Southeast Asian country’s consumer finance market. Telecom Finance is a su
Samsung BioLogics files administrative suit against Korea's financial regulator
Nov 28, 2018
Samsung BioLogics said Wednesday that it has filed an administrative suit against South Korea’s financial regulator over its ruling earlier this month that the company had violated accounting regulations by intentionally inflating its profits ahead of its market listing in 2016. The biopharmaceuticals manufacturer under Samsung Group said that it was also seeking a court injunction to nullify the penalties imposed by the Financial Services Commission, including recommendations to dismiss its chi
Kolon Group chairman announces resignation
Nov 28, 2018
South Korean chemical-to-textile company Kolon Group said Wednesday that Chairman and CEO Lee Woong-yeol is resigning from his post. According to the group, the chairman announced that he would step down next year, after 23 years of overseeing the company’s management. Kolon Group Chairman Lee Woong-yeol (Kolon Group)The company said in a press release that the group will be operated without a chairman. Instead, the group’s major business plans will be handled by a holding company and president
Homeplus to grant 600 contract workers permanent status
Nov 28, 2018
South Korean discount chain operator Homeplus will grant full-time and permanent employment status to some 600 contract workers at its stores, starting from Saturday. The move comes five months after the company converted the status of some 430 contract workers to regular positions. Homeplus cashiers (Homeplus)This year, a total of 1,200 Homeplus workers would have been converted to full-time and permanent positions, including 600 contract workers and security guards whose contracts end this yea
Homeplus to convert 1,200 temps into permanent staff this year
Nov 28, 2018
South Korean hypermarket chain operator Homeplus Co. said Wednesday it will upgrade some 1,200 contract and outsourced workers to its permanent payroll this year.A total of 600 contract workers, who have no set limits to their contracts and have worked for the company for 12 years and longer, will become full-timers starting in December. (Yonhap)Female workers account for 98.9 percent of the total contract workers, with those in their 50s or older taking up 68.4 percent.In addition, an unspecifi
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