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September 17, 2012 09:23

English Libraries Use the Lexile Measure to Achieve Significant Improvements in Reading Skills

For the last two years, Mrs. A has been sending her ten year old daughter to an English library near home, and has been pleased to observe the improvements in her child’s English ability. Mrs. A was a

September 13, 2012 19:00

New Social Web Service ‘parentie’ Empowers Parents

parentie, a social network service for communications between parents, launched its service as it has built a database on schools across the United States. As a social network service designed to

September 07, 2012 11:21

ELECTRONICS CONSUMERS WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR RESPONSIBLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS, ACCORDING TO CNN’S 2012 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SURVEY

As the spotlight increasingly shines on manufacturers’ commitment to ethical business practices, two thirds (65%) of global consumers say they are willing to pay more for electronics products that hav

August 24, 2012 09:17

Tour of Korea in Gangnam Style

Q: What do you think are success factors in the Korean Wave? A: It’s because the Government didn’t interfere in it during its initial period as they didn’t know what it was about. However, i

August 10, 2012 11:56

Korean interest in English reading is booming from the example of United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

In this global age, where a high level of English fluency is increasingly required for academic and workplace opportunities, there is exploding interest in English education, especially among mothers.

July 25, 2012 10:33

Korea‘s Representative Photo Application, ’Pudding Series' of KTH, Exceeds 30 Million Downloads

As it exceeded 30 million downloads both in Korea and other countries, users of ‘Pudding,’ one of the most popular camera applications in Korea, show steady growth. KTH (CEO: Seo Jeong-su), a lead

July 20, 2012 15:58

China Tops the Ranks of Asia's Best Executives

The top executives of companies based in China or Hong Kong dominate the ranks of top Asian managers besides those of companies headquartered in Japan, according to analysts surveyed by Institutional

July 19, 2012 09:10

E-Future and MetaMetrics completes an MOU for Use of Lexile Measures

E-Future (CEO Gyeong-Ho Hwang, www.e-future.co.kr), a Korean company that develops English education content, announced on the 19th that the company has completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) w

July 13, 2012 10:44

Acquisition of AP France by dapd Complete

On July 12, 2012, the dapd media holding AG, via its French subsidiary Sipa News, took over the French service of the international news agency Associated Press (AP). After Sipa Press and Diora News,

July 03, 2012 09:55

President Malbert Smith III of MetaMetrics, the developer of the English Lexile Measures, to visit Korea

Dr. Malbert Smith III, the President and Co-founder of the U.S. company MetaMetrics®, Inc. widely known as the developers of the Lexile® Measures for English language reading (www.lexile.com) is sched

June 29, 2012 08:36

Mobile Monday Seoul Brief in English to Debut in July

The monthly report, “Mobile Monday Seoul Brief” targeting businesses and global executives will debut in July and carry up-to-date information about Korea's mobile-sector trends and in-depth informati

June 28, 2012 10:32

“News on Board”: dapd Supplies Content to Daimler AG Worldwide

The dapd Group has entered into a long-term contract with Daimler AG to supply them with news content. In the future, news and photographs from the fields of politics, the economy, sport and entertain

June 20, 2012 09:40

A Guideline for English Storybooks came out for the Lower Elementary School Students

A mother of a third grade son is worried about what English books she should buy to help her son improve his English skills, because it is difficult for her to find English books that fit his English

June 15, 2012 17:12

BMW Guggenheim Lab Opens in Berlin on June 15

The BMW Guggenheim Lab opens today in Berlin, the second stop on the project's six-year global tour. Offering free programs from June 15 to July 29, 2012, the BMW Guggenheim Lab Berlin is a temporary

June 13, 2012 11:15

LinkedIn Summarizes Password Theft and Member Security Efforts

Since LinkedIn became aware on the morning of June 6 of the theft of approximately 6.5 million passwords, we have communicated to our members and the media regularly through various channels, includin

May 24, 2012 11:06

General Motors to Expand Design Operations in Korea

General Motors announced today that it will expand its global design center in Incheon, Korea, doubling the size of the facility to include new modeling studios, display spaces and areas for creative

May 24, 2012 09:00

CNN CONTINUES REIGN AS NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND BUSINESS CHANNEL IN ASIA PACIFIC

CNN reaches more viewers globally than any other international news channel, with findings from both the latest Pan-Asia Pacific Cross-Media survey (PAX) and Europe’s Media and Marketing Survey (EMS)

May 23, 2012 16:54

Institutional Investor Proclaims BAML Asia's Best Brokerage for 2012

Bank of America Merrill Lynch takes top honors in Institutional Investor‘s inaugural ranking of Asia’s Best Brokerages. UBS lands in second place, followed by Morgan Stanley in third. Complete resu

May 15, 2012 17:55

CICC Tops Institutional Investor Ranking of China's Best Research Providers

China International Capital Corp. rises one rung to claim its first appearance in the winner‘s circle on the All-China Research Team, Institutional Investor’s annual ranking of the country's leading e

May 10, 2012 08:38

Hip Hop Mogul Lil Flip Aka Flip Gates Records Corporate Hip Hop verse for UVMF

United Vision Marketing Firm announces today that Lil Flip Aka Flip Gates has recorded a corporate hip hop verse for UVMF's up and coming Mix Tape project called “The Owners Box.” Lil Flip is a Housto

May 08, 2012 08:48

BAML Is No. 1 in Asia Research for a Second Year, Institutional Investor Survey Finds

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which last year rocketed from No. 8 to No. 1 on the All-Asia Research Team, strengthens its hold on the top spot in Institutional Investor‘s exclusive annual ranking of

May 07, 2012 18:28

Registration Phase Underway, Apply Now for the dmexco Seminars and the New Work Labs

As a dialogue-oriented enhancement to the well-established and extremely successful Seminars the dmexco 2012 is now offering a further practice-based Conference format, the new Work Labs, which extend

April 30, 2012 14:35

A Rising Photo-Sharing App in Asia, KTH's ‘Pudding.to’ Releases Infographic, Showing Its Global Growth

‘Pudding.to,’ a photo-sharing app incorporated with emotion-tagging features, is a rising star among many Asian countries. Korean smart mobile company KTH (CEO Jung-Soo, Seo) published an infograph

April 19, 2012 09:55

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY SIGNS MULTI-LEVEL GLOBAL SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH CNN

CNN Worldwide today announced that it has signed a large-scale global sponsorship deal with leading automotive producer Hyundai Motor Company (HMC). The deal will include sponsorship of the new nightl

April 03, 2012 10:24

Nomura Provides the Best Japanese Investment Research, Money Managers Tell Institutional Investor

Nomura Securities Co. is the undisputed champion of Japanese investment research, according to participants in Institutional Investor's 19th annual All-Japan Research Team survey. Complete survey

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