SAMSUNG PAY AVAILABLE IN U.S. -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in the U.S. market Monday. Samsung Pay allows users to make purchases with either traditional magnetic stripe terminals or NFC-enabled terminals. (Samsung) SAMSUNG PAY AVAILABLE IN U.S. -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in the U.S. market Monday. Samsung Pay allows users to make purchases with either traditional magnetic stripe terminals

S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher (second from left) poses with children wearing Korea traditional clothes, while making half-moon shaped rice cakes called Songpyeon as part of his efforts to share Chuseok holiday’s spirit with Korean neighbors in seoul, Friday. (S-Oil)

LG SHINES AT AIRPORT -- Tech giant LG Electronics has its organic light-emitting diode TVs installed at major international airports in 23 nations including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,and Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt. (LGE)　　

LG UPLUS EXPANDS UWA SERVICE OVERSEAS -- LG Uplus has expanded its flagship Uwa communication service overseas to Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Uwa service enables smartphone users to share data, music, pictures and locations with others while making phone calls. (LG Uplus)

LG RELEASES NEW WATER PURIFIER -- LG Electronics recently introduced a new water purifier, the first in Korea that uses an inverter compressor. The energy-efficient, stand type water purifier offers cold water in large amounts and is suitable for commercial areas with a lot of people. (LGE)

SAMSUNG PARTNERS WITH DESIGNERS FOR TV -- Tech firm Samsung Electronics introduces the Samsung Serif TV, designed in collaboration with furniture designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, at the London Design Festival on Monday. (Samsung)

ROBERT WALTERS ANNIVERSARY -- Robert Walters Group CEO Robert Walters (right) attends a ceremony to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Korea office in Seoul last week. Around 170 people attended the party in which Korean branch manager Duncan Harrison (left) gave a speech.        Robert Walters Korea

GROWING BIGGER VIA MERGER -- Ronnie Leten, CEO and chairman of Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco, unveils long-term investment plans and strategies in the Korean market at a news conference in Seoul on Monday. With 1,112 people under Atlas Copco’s payroll in Korea, the company said it expects to post 1 trillion won in sales here by 2020. Atlas Copco

FIRST DELIVERY -- Executive vice president of Kia Motors domestic sales Kim Chang-sik (right) hands over the first model of Kia’s all-new new midsize SUV Sportage to director of the Interbrand Korea Min Eun-jeong (left) . Kia Motors said it has received over 5,000 preorders of new Sportage in a week since Sept. 9.      Kia Motors

BYE-BYE BULBS -- Philips Korea runs its “Goodbye Light Bulb” campaign during the Namsan Million-Person Walking Festival on Sunday, in which they asked citizens to bring in expired light bulbs and exchanged them for new LED lamps, which have higher energy efficiency. Korea stopped producing and selling incandescent light bulbs in 2014.      Philips Korea

SAMSUNG WASHER GAINS TRACTION -- Sales of tech giant Samsung Electronics’ latest front-load washer model Bubble Shot Add Wash exceeded 6,000 units on Sunday, 15 days after the product launch on Sept. 1. The washing machine features an extra small door which allows users to put additional laundry in the middle of a wash cycle. (Samsung)SAMSUNG WASHER GAINS TRACTION -- Sales of tech giant Samsung Electronics’ latest front-load washer model Bubble Shot Add Wash exceeded 6,000 units on Sunday, 15 da

  LG’S UNIBODY SMARTPHONE -- A model poses holding a LG Metal Phone in his hand. The tech giant LG Electronics’ latest mid-range smartphone featuring a unibody metal design, a 5-inch display and 8MP front-facing camera is priced at 399,300 won ($340). (LGE)

SAMSUNG SMARTWATCH TO HIT SHELVES-- Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it would receive preorders for the Samsung Gear S2 from Friday in Seoul through the firm‘s online shop. The latest wearable device features a round face and a rotating bezel to control functions. Starting from mobile carrier KT, wireless carriers will also receive preorders from this week.　(Samsung)

SK LEADS ENERGY EDUCATION -- SK Energy was recognized Thursday by the Ministry of Education for its excellence in promoting energy education in South Korea. Since May 2014, the company has been running an energy awareness campaign on Junior Naver, a portal website for children, as well as airing animation programs on kids-friendly TV networks. (SK Energy)

CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS -- BASF Korea managing director Shin Woo-sung (left) participates in the BASF Kid’s Lab, an interactive chemistry education program for children led by the chemical company, in Ulsan on Tuesday. The education program aims to raise children’s interest in science and help them understand the importance of chemistry in their daily lives. Since the program’s foundation in 1997, more than 90,000 children around the world have participated, including 3,400 in Korea since 2003. (BASF