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Fierce dispute expected at Samsung heir’s appeal

IndustryAug 27, 2017

A fierce legal dispute is expected to extend this week following the Seoul Central District Court’s decision to sentence Samsung Electronics’ de facto leader Lee Jae-yong to a five-year prison term. During the weekend following the court ruling Friday that found the Samsung heir guilty of five major charges related to the corruption scandal of former President Park Geun-hye, Lee‘s legal team and the special counsel team respectively clenched their fists in preparation for the forthcoming appella
LG expands AI partnership with Amazon further from Google

TechnologyAug 27, 2017

South Korea’s LG Electronics said Sunday its voice-activated artificial intelligence platform will expand connections further with Amazon, enhancing LG’s smart home environment with global partners. The company plans to unveil operations of its AI-based home appliance lineup being controlled by Amazon’s voice recognition speaker Amazon Echo at the upcoming tradeshow IFA 2017 that kicks off this Friday in Berlin, Germany. Amazon Echo runs based on its AI assistance program Alexa. The latest expan
East and West coexist in steep Old Town Central of Hong Kong

TravelAug 25, 2017

Stephen Cheung is a 27-year-old man with a British father and native Hongkonger mother. Working as a tour guide, which facilitates his major in history, Cheung himself may be a living example of Hong Kong, a city of coexistence of Eastern and Western cultures, tradition and modernity, after 156 years of British colonial rule. The Old Police Station is under renovation to be an art gallery. (Hong Kong Touism Board)“The Old Central Town is my favorite place to introduce to tourists, because it is
China’s Haier sues Samsung, LG over TV patents in New York

TechnologyAug 24, 2017

Chinese electronics manufacturer Haier filed a lawsuit against South Korean rivals Samsung and LG Electronics and some others over their monopoly on patents related to the production of televisions with a New York court, according to news reports Thursday. Haier claimed in the suit that Korean TV makers and others pay a patent licensing company named MPEG LA too much for royalties for patents required by the US Federal Communications Commission for manufacturing digital TVs. Defendants sued by H
Former Kogas CEO wins litigation nullifying his dismissal

IndustryAug 10, 2017

A Seoul court ruled in favor of the former head of Korea Gas Corp. in an administrative litigation that demanded the withdrawal of his dismissal on Thursday. The Seoul Administrative Court made a ruling for Jang Seok-hyo, the former CEO of Kogas, who sued former President Park Geun-hye, the Kogas CEO that replaced him, Lee Seung-hoon, and the state. Lee handed in his resignation in July. Jang Seok-hyo (Yonhap)The court judged Jang’s dismissal was unfair considering that he was acquitted of brib
Canadian pastor on way home after N. Korea release

North KoreaAug 10, 2017

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian pastor was on his way home Thursday after being released from a North Korean prison where he spent the last two years, according to his family and the prime minister.North Korea's official KCNA news agency announced Hyeon Soo Lim's release Wednesday, saying he was freed on "sick bail." Hyeon Soo Lim (Yonhap)The announcement came after a Canadian government delegation led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security advisor Daniel Jean traveled to Pyongyang to di
OPEC production rises again to above its output ceiling

World BusinessAug 10, 2017

VIENNA (AP) -- Production of crude oil across all OPEC countries rose again in July, to above the level the cartel has agreed would be the upper limit _ and above the estimated level of global demand.The cartel said Thursday in a market report that its countries' production rose for a third month in July, by 173,000 daily barrels, to an average of 32.9 million barrels a day.That puts it above the 32.5 million barrels a day that the group had agreed in November would be their limit. The cartel ag
South Korea's Cardinal Yeom calls on N. Korea to come to dialogue

North KoreaAug 10, 2017

South Korean Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung on Thursday sent out a message for peace as tensions have been ratcheted up by North Korea's threats to conduct further provocations.Earlier in the day, the North threatened to fire four intermediate-range ballistic missiles to waters near Guam, apparently in protest of U.S. President Trump's warning that North Korea would be met with "fire and fury" should it stick to ambitions to hit the U.S. with ballistic missiles."I can't help but worry about North Korea'
[단독] 中화웨이, 서울 지하철 1~4호선 핵심 통신장비 공급

Aug 3, 2017

중국 최대 통신장비업체 화웨이가 서울시 지하철의 정보통신 인프라 고도화를 위한 광통신망 개량사업에 참여하게 됐다.3일 통신장비 업계에 따르면 화웨이 통신장비를 취급하는 현대정보기술이 지난 20일 마감한 서울메트로의 내부 광시스템 개량 사업을 위한 장비 구매 입찰에 약 69억7천만원의 낙찰가로 장비납품 계약을 따냈다. 서울시 교통망의 중추적인 역할을 담당하는 지하철 주요 노선을 통제하는 핵심 통신장비에 대한 입찰이었기 때문에 SK텔레콤, LG유플러스 등 국내 주요 통신사들도 참여한 것으로 전해진다. 하지만 SKT, LG유플러스 등은 유럽산 장비를 취급하는 탓에 중국산 화웨이 장비의 가격경쟁력에 밀려 모두 고배를 마셨다. 현대정보기술이 납품할 장비에는 통신장비의 핵심인 MPLS(Multiprotocol Label Switching) 백본 장비 30여대와 MPLS 역사용 장비 260여대 및 기타 시리얼통신장비 260여대로 추정된다. 이 장비들은 서울시 지하철 노선 중 1~4호선에 해당하는
Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school

WorldJul 18, 2017

BERLIN (AP) -- At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys' choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.Allegations involving the Domspatzen choir in Regensburg were among a spate of revelations of abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Germany that emerged in 2010. In 2015, lawyer Ulrich Weber was tasked with producing a report on what happened.The report said that 547 boys at the Domspatzen's school ``with a high degree o
Jessica Alba and 2 daughters announce baby No. 3

EntertainmentJul 18, 2017

US (AP) -- Jessica Alba is expecting baby No. 3. The actress made the announcement in a picture on Instagram of herself and her two daughters. Her eldest daughter is holding up a balloon in the shape of a 1, her second has a 2 balloon and Alba is holding a 3 balloon with her hand on her stomach.In the caption, she writes that she and her husband, producer Cash Warren, "and I are officially going to be outnumbered.'' She added the hashtag (hash)babyonboard. A screenshot of Jessica Alba's Instag
Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung to attend plant opening in China

IndustryJul 18, 2017

Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun will attend a plant opening event in China this week amid declining sales in the world's biggest automobile market, the company said Tuesday.Chung is set to be present at the Chongqing assembly line in southwest China on Wednesday, the carmaker said. The company's fifth Chinese plant is scheduled to start operations in the second half, a company spokesman said. Chung Eui-sun (Yonhap)He didn't provide the plant's capacity or other details as the comp
Parties fail to narrow differences over extra budget, govt. reorganization bills

PoliticsJul 18, 2017

Rival parties on Tuesday failed to narrow their differences over bills on an 11.2 trillion won (US$9.9 billion) extra budget and government reorganization amid a drawn-out partisan standoff.The ruling Democratic Party hoped to set up votes on the bills at the National Assembly's plenary session in the afternoon. But the efforts floundered, as opposition parties did not budge from their demand for modifications to the bills.The legislature is expected to hold another plenary session Wednesday to
Kia workers vote to strike as sales decline

IndustryJul 18, 2017

Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp. voted to go on strike after wage talks with the management recently broke up, the carmaker's union said Tuesday. The vote comes as the carmaker struggles with slowing sales in major markets such as China and the United States due to diplomatic rows and lack of new models, respectively. In the vote held from Monday to Tuesday, 24,871, or 72.1 percent of Kia's 28,240-strong union workers, agreed to a walkout in case of no agreement being reached with managemen
Airbus announces China order of 140 planes for $22.8 bn

World BusinessJul 5, 2017

BERLIN (AFP) - Airbus said Wednesday it had won a major order from China of 140 planes for $22.8 billion, during a visit by President Xi Jinping to Berlin.The European aircraft maker said it had sealed the agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), which chief executive Tom Enders called "one of the biggest contracts signed in a long time by Airbus".The deal covers 100 A320 single-aisle jets and 40 A350 wide-body aircraft."This underscores the strong demand by Chinese airlines