LG PUSHES FOR ENERGY BUSINESS -- LG Group’s affiliates -- LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG CNS and LG Fuel Cell Systems -- have joined forces to promote overseas their energy products, including LED lights, electric car charging infrastructure and energy storage systems. The conglomerate has set up digital signage displays that show commercials for the affiliates’ energy technologies at the Los Angeles International Airport.(LGE)

Deloitte Korea CEO Ham Jong-ho hits the “donation punching” machine at the company’s Impact Day, an annual social contribution event initiated by its global headquarters, held at Yeouido IFC Mall in Seoul on Tuesday. This year, the accounting firm installed a punching machine so that every time any employee or citizen throws a punch, the corresponding points will be converted into a donation fund. Deloitte Korea

SAMSUNG’S NEW SMARTWATCH -- Samsung Electronics marketing chief Lee Young-hee introduces the tech firm’s new smartwatch Samsung Gear S2, which features a round face and the world’s first rotating bezel, at a press event Thursday in Germany. (Samsung Electronics)

HONOR FROM BRAZIL -- SKC chairman Choi Shin-won (right) poses with former Brazilian ambassador to South Korea Edmundo Fujita after receiving the Order of Rio Branco in a ceremony in Seoul on Wednesday. Choi has become the fourth Korean, after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-mun, former POSCO chairman Lee Koo-taek and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, to receive this high honor for his role in advancing business ties and cultural exchange between Korea and Brazil. (SKC)　 

MIELE SHOWCASES NEW HOME APPLIANCES -- German electronics-maker Miele cochief executive Markus Miele (right) and Reinhard Zinkann pose with the firm’s fridge, Blackboard Edition, on Thursday at its exhibition booth at the IFA electronics trade show, set to kick off Friday in Berlin. Users can jot notes on the fridge’s surface with marker pens. (Miele)

GADGET FOR GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics will unveil its sleep-tracking device, dubbed the “Sleep Sense,” at the IFA electronics trade show to be held from Sept. 4 to 9 in Berlin. The smart device gathers data of users’ sleep patterns and health conditions such as heart rate and respiratory rate. (Samsung) GADGET FOR GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics will unveil its sleep-tracking device, dubbed the “Sleep Sense,” at the IFA electronics trade show to be

S-OIL SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA — S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher (second from left) delivers 100 million won ($85,000) to World Vision Korea CEO Yang Ho-seung (second from right) in Seoul on Tuesday to support Ethiopian children. S-Oil plans to continue donations to Ethiopia for the next 10 years. (S-Oil)

Renault Samsung Motors launched LPG-powered large sedan SM7 Nova LPe to revive sagging gas-powered car market at the Namsan J-Gran House, Seoul, Thursday. The new sedan will compete with market-dominant models of Hyundai and Kia in the segment, armed with better fuel efficiency and donut-shaped fuel tank to offer bigger trunk space than its competitors. RSM 　

S-OIL HONORS FIREFIGHTERS` SACRIFICE -- S-Oil deputy CEO Kim Dong-cheoul (left) delivers 210 million won ($177,000) in scholarships to the children of firefighters who died while on duty in a ceremony held at the Yeongdeungpo Fire Station in Seoul on Wednesday. Since 2006, S-Oil has delivered 2.8 billion won in scholarships to 978 students as part of its efforts to support the families of deceased firefighters in South Korea. (S-Oil)

KT LAUNCHES IOT ALLIANCE -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT established an alliance to nurture Internet of Things -- Internet-connected devices -- businesses, dubbed the GiGA IoT Alliance, together with its domestic and global partners including Samsung Electronics, Nokia and China Mobile in Korea Tuesday. The mobile carrier and its alliance members would help small and mid-sized enterprises conduct research and development for IoT technology and tap into global markets. (KT)KT LAUNCHES

AMWAY PROMOTES HEALTHY LIVING – Amway Korea, the South Korean unit of U.S direct sales giant Amway, held a two-day health promotion program in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday and Wednesday in partnership with the Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers and Nawoo Health Institute. Attended by some 110 children and their families from 32 social welfare centers across the country, the program included educational sessions on health and nutrition, food therapy, cooking programs and fam

  MERCEDES-AMG CIRCUIT DAY -- Mercedes-Benz Korea is holding an circuit event to offer Korean media a chance to drive its high-performance sub-brand AMG cars at the Yongin Speedway Circuit, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. The AMG cars in the circuit event include Mercedes-AMG GT S Edition 1 and the new Mercedes-AMG C 63. The company also will host the same event for 1,000 of its customers. Mercedez-Benz Korea.

SK CHIEF VISITS SK HYNIX -- SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (second from left) visits the SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday. The conglomerate is reportedly mulling plans to invest about 46 trillion won ($38 billion) over the next few years to expand the production facilities of its chip producing unit. (SK Group)