[THE INVESTOR] Pantech, one of top three mobile phone manufacturers in Korea, showcased its new smartphone IM-100 on June 22 at its R&D center in Seoul, unveiling its ambition to recover lost ground.IM-100 -- pronounced as “I am back” with the number pronounced “back” in Korean -– will begin sales starting next week. Pursuing minimal design, the company excluded its logo on the new mobile phone, which comes in two options: white or black. The 7-millimeter-thick mobile phone incorporates a wheel

[THE INVESTOR] SK Telecom is expanding its online-to-offline business in China in collaboration with a Korean start-up and local firms, the mobile operator said on June 22.The company signed a letter of intent on June 21 in China with Korean start-up 12CM and three Chinese firms -- Duolabao, BlueFocus, Heima Live -- to establish a joint venture. 12CM is highly evaluated in the O2O industry in Korea having invented Smart Stamp, which is widely used in coffee shops and restaurants, that has replac