GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY -- S-Oil president Kim Dong-cheoul (left) poses with Siru representative Pyo Jae-soon (center) and S-Oil senior vice president Lee Chang-jai after donating 200 million won ($170,000) to the nonprofit arts and culture-sharing network at the firm’s headquarters in Mapo. The charity activity is part of S-Oil’s art and culture-sharing campaign for the community. (S-Oil)

FCA ROLLS OUT NEW COMPACT SUV -- FCA Korea rolled out a small five-passenger SUV Fiat 500X in Seoul on Thursday. The new SUV is 4.2 meters long, 1.8 meters wide and 1.6 meters high. Its price tag starts from 29.9 million won ($25,700). (FCA Korea)

THAI MINISTERS VISIT KOREAN START-UP CENTER-- Thai ministers and officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak (third from right, first row) and ICT Minister Uttama Savanayana (second from right, first row), pose after visiting the Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Daejeon, a start-up incubation center run by SK Group, Wednesday. (Yonhap)

SAFETY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN -- Bill Miner (right), Korea chairman of Chevron, participates in a “Safe Nuri” event, a safety education program for children at Borame Safety Center in southern Seoul on Wednesday. The Korean unit of the global integrated energy company has supported the safety drill program designed to protect children from danger and promote safety awareness and preparedness. (Chevron Korea)

MOBILE APP FOR AUTO REPAIR -- Cardoc, a mobile application that helps find auto repair shops, has surpassed 600,000 downloads. (Cardoc)

SKT OFFERS FREE MOBILE DATA FOR TOURISTS -- SK Telecom said Wednesday it would start a marketing campaign in which it provides up to 5-gigabyte mobile data for foreign tourists every week. The program, which will be run together with Samsung Electronics and Korean Tourism Organization, picks 250 tourists every week. For more information visit the website of the program: emk.visitkorea.or.kr (SKT)

LG RELEASES ULTRAWIDE SINAGE DISPLAY -- A model poses with LG Electronics’ 86-inch digital signage display with a 58:9 aspect ratio in Seoul on Wednesday. (LGE)

KOREAN SILICON VALLEY – President Park Geun-hye (left) tries out a virtual reality device along with KT chairman Hwang Chang-kyu at the opening ceremony of the nation’s new start-up accelerating complex, called “Start-up Campus,” in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday. Dubbed “Korean version of Silicon Valley,” the campus aims to nurture more than 1,000 start-ups in the next 10 years. (Yonhap)

POSCO DAEWOO MARKS NEW NAME -- POSCO Daewoo CEO Kim Young-Sang (right) waves the firm’s flag to mark its new name while POSCO chairman Kwon Oh-joon applauds during a ceremony at Incheon Songdo Convensia on Monday. (POSCO Daewoo)

LG NO. 1 PROJECTOR MAKER -- LG Electronics said Monday it has maintained the No. 1 position in the global LED projector market for five consecutive years, with a 13.9 percent market share last year. LG Mini Beam, a small portable projector, has sold more than 600,000 units since its debut in 2008. (LG Electronics)

LG G5 EXPERIENCE ZONE -- KT will operate customer experience zones for LG Electronics’ latest flagship smartphone G5 at its retail stores nationwide from Monday before its official launch later this month. The world’s first modular phone has an accessory slot on the bottom for users to swap different modules for better camera and sound functions. (LG Electronics)

ROBOT HELPING REHABILITATION -- Hyundai Heavy Industries said Thursday that it started to provide robots helping patients‘ rehabilitation to Seoul Asan Medical Center. (HHI)

SKT RELEASES STANDALONE SMARTWATCH -- Mobile carrier SK Telecom released a budget standalone smartwatch, dubbed Luna Watch, featuring 1 gigabyte of RAM, a 1.6-inch (4-centimeter) display and a 350mAh battery in Seoul on Thursday. The smartwatch, priced at 198,000 won ($169), is the latest product of the firm’s Luna brand, which includes budget smartphones. (SKT)

SAMSUNG GEAR IN STYLE -- Samsung Electronics unveiled a limited edition of the Gear S2 smartwatch at the ongoing Baselworld watch and jewelry trade show in Switzerland on Wednesday. The limited smartwatch model, a collaborative work with luxury jewelry brand de GRISOGONO, is decorated with more than 100 black and white diamonds on the side rim of its screen and features a high-end leather strap. (Samsung)