Zhin Woong-seob (fourth from right), governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, speaks Thursday in a regular breakfast meeting with 22 foreign financial firms operating in Korea. At the meeting, the governor urged the CEOs to take more proactive measures to reduce customer complaints and also promised to achieve an improved supervisory environment for domestic and foreign firms.   (FSS)

KT’S NEW R&D CENTER – Mobile carrier KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu (second from right) joins top executives at the launch of the firm’s 5G R&D Center, which will serve as a test bed for 5G network technology, in Seoul, Thursday. KT KT’S NEW R&D CENTER – Mobile carrier KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu (second from right) joins top executives at the launch of the firm’s 5G R&D Center, which will serve as a test bed for 5G network technology, in Seoul, Thursday. KT

LG G4 BEAT LAUNCHED IN GLOBAL MARKETS -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that it would release its mid-range smartphone, the G4 Beat, in global markets starting from Brazil to other nations in Europe and Asia this month. LGE LG G4 BEAT LAUNCHED IN GLOBAL MARKETS -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that it would release its mid-range smartphone, the G4 Beat, in global markets starting from Brazil to other nations in Europe and Asia this month. LGE

Engineers from KT and Ericsson pose at the Swedish company’s headquarters on Wednesday after they succeeded in test-driving the world’s first Dual Connectivity technology. The technology allows a user to receive data from two base stations simultaneously, improving data speed and station capacity at less energy consumption.  (KT) 　　　

Models pose next to the new Chrysler 300C, Chrysler’s next generation full-size luxury sedan presented by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Korea in Seoul on Tuesday. (FCA Korea)

Hyundai Heavy Industries senior vice president Shin Hyun-soo (sixth from left) and GE Aviation Marine commercial marketing director Jeremy Barns (seventh from left) pose after receiving an approval in principle by Lloyd’s Register in the U.K. on Monday for developing an environmentally friendly, 174,000-cubic-meter liquid natural gas carrier with a gas turbine engine. (Hyundai Heavy Industries)

CONSTANT VIGILANCE – The South Korean Hanbit Unit’s quick reaction force partakes in a drill at the U.N. military base in Bor, South Sudan. The 280-member unit -- consisting of mostly engineers and medics -- is stationed in the African country to aid its reconstruction efforts. (Yonhap)　　

SAMSUNG SUHD TV -- Samsung Electronics rolls out its new SUHD TV lineup, JS7200, in Korea, Thursday. The new high-end TV lineup, which comes in at 50, 55 and 60 inches with the price starting from 2.59 million won ($2,300), will be gradually released in global markets from this month. Samsung SAMSUNG SUHD TV -- Samsung Electronics rolls out its new SUHD TV lineup, JS7200, in Korea, Thursday. The new high-end TV lineup, which comes in at 50, 55 and 60 inches with the price starting from 2.59 mill

RECORD SALES -- Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that the accumulative sales of its Bluetooth headset Tone had crossed the 10-million mark. The headset lineup first launched in 2010 is sold in 50 global markets and leads the U.S. Bluetooth headset market with its market share reaching more than 40 percent there.　LGE RECORD SALES -- Korean tech giant LG Electronics said Thursday that the accumulative sales of its Bluetooth headset Tone had crossed the 10-million mark. The headset li

LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo (left) delivers the emblem of LG Global Challenger, a fully funded overseas study and exploration program for college students, to student representatives at the group’s headquarters in Yeouido-dong, western Seoul, on Wednesday. This year’s program has selected 140 students of 35 teams. LG Group　 

LG OLED TV REIGNS SUPREME -- South Korean tech giant LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode TV has recently won top prizes at two of the most prestigious awards events in the global TV industry — the Value Electronics TV Shootout in the U.S. and the Plus X Award in Europe. Tim Alessi (left), director of LG’s new product development, poses with Value Electronics chief Robert Zohn at the annual Value Electronics TV Shootout event held last week in the U.S. LG Electronics