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April 26, 2013 08:59
Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings for First Quarter in 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 52.87 trillion won on a consolidated basis for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, a 6-percent decrease from the previous quarter. Consoli
April 25, 2013 10:21
Citibank Korea Inc. launches ‘Citi card Lucky Box Day’ event
Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches Citi Lucky Box Day event at Bandi & Lunis Central City on May 4th offering gifts worth 50,000~500,000 KRW to the first 300 customers sp
April 24, 2013 14:14
LG ANNOUNCES FIRST-QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS
LG Electronics (LG) today reported a solid first-quarter performance due to a resurging handset business which shipped 10.3 million smartphones between January and March, the highest for LG since it e
Days to 200 Million Views On Youtube
April 22, 2013 17:42
World Record Set by PSY with ‘Gentleman’ Attracting 200 Million Views ‘the king of global pop culture’
International singer PSY has set a new world record, as his music video ‘Gentleman’ reached the 200 million mark on April 22. Existing world record was set by his previous hit ‘Gangnam Style’ on
April 22, 2013 10:16
Citibank Korea Held Retrospective of Late Cardinal Kim, Sou-hwan at Apgujeong Central Branch
Apgujeong Branch of Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) holds a retrospective exhibition of the late Kim, Sou-hwan, the first Roman Catholic cardinanl in Korea at the gallery on
April 19, 2013 10:22
Citibank Korea welcomes the Month of the Family with “Yeouido+Yeongdeungpo Dining Special Offer” promotion
Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) announced the launch of “Yeouido+Yeongdeungpo Dining Special Offer” promotion as the second promotion in its promotional series “Citicard Premium D
April 18, 2013 15:57
Sea Art Festival 2013 to Open in Under Theme of ‘With Songdo: Remembrance, Marks, People’
Sea Art Festival 2013 will be open on the Songo Beach from Sept. 14 to Oct. 13 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Songdo beach under the theme of “With Songdo : Remembrance,
April 18, 2013 11:14
Citibank Korea held “ trade financing Seminar for corporate customers”
Citibank Korea, Inc.(CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) announced that it held ‘the trade financing Seminar for corporate customers’ at the Citicorp building, Seoul on April 18th. A representative fr
powerplaza press briefing
April 17, 2013 16:46
Power plaza Co., Ltd.’s ‘YEBBUJANA S4’, a high quality electric car spotlighted at 2013 Seoul Motor Show
Power plaza Co.,Ltd.(CEO: Sung-hu Kim) has made a public exhibition of the ‘YEBBUJANA S4’ at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. This car is the 4th generation of the pure electric compact car, ‘YEBBUJANA ver.
Days to 100 Million Vews KWRI
April 17, 2013 15:06
PSY's “Gentleman” video passes 100 million views setting World Record
The ‘Gentleman’ music video, released at 9pm on the 13th set a new world record after reaching 100 million views after only 4 days. It’s the fastest time an event reached 100 million views in the hist
April 17, 2013 11:02
KOHI Successfully Concluded ‘2013 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Orientation program’ with KOFIH
Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare (KOHI, Dr. Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘2013 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Orientation program’ with Korea Foundation of Inter
April 17, 2013 10:36
Investment From Chinese Groups Rushes to Jeju
The number of Chinese visitors to Jeju is increasing every year. In 2012 alone, 1.08 million Chinese tourists visited Jeju, a 12-fold increase in 10 years compared to 90,000 in 2002. Jeju is geographi
April 17, 2013 10:29
Citibank Korea Inc. launches Citicard Golf Club to all Cardholders
Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) announced the launch of ‘Citicard Golf Club’, which offers green fee discounts and golf club reservation services to all Citicard customers.
April 16, 2013 11:16
CKI donated USD 400,000 to Korea YWCA to support financial education
Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) had a signing ceremony for “Think Money - financial education through learning and experience” with National YWCA of Korea (President Cha, Kyeng-ae
April 11, 2013 17:12
LG TARGETS EUROPE WITH SMART, ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME APPLIANCES AT 2013 LG INNOFEST
The 2013 LG Innovative Festival (Innofest), held in Cancun, Mexico from April 4 to 6, provided an opportunity for LG’s business partners and other stakeholders from across South and Central America to
April 11, 2013 14:00
LG Optimus G Pro Value Pack Upgrade
The Optimus G Pro, LG’s first Full HD display smartphone launched in Korea in March, will get the Value Pack upgrade with new and improved UX features on April 12. New features include: [Smart V
April 10, 2013 11:25
CKI sponsors 260,000 USD to KOSBI to foster women-owned SMEs
Citibank Korea (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) signed an agreement for the “2013 Women-Owned Enterprise Competitiveness Enhancement Program”with Korea Small Business Institute (“KOSBI”, www.kosbi
April 09, 2013 12:42
LS Cable & System develops composite cable for deep sea resources development
LS Cable & System (President & CEO: Jaeun Koo) announced on the 9th that the company has successfully developed for the first time in Korea an umbilical cable for operating deep sea ROVs (remotely ope
April 09, 2013 10:16
Citibank Korea Inc. launches ‘More Benefit! More Mileage/Points!-Up to 50%’ promotion
Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) announced to launch ‘More Luck! More Mileage/Points!’ travel promotion offering up to 50% mileage or point accumulation, lucky draw gifts and di
April 08, 2013 11:15
LG PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON SMART HOME APPLIANCES AT 2013 LG INNOFEST
The 2013 LG Innovative Festival (Innofest), held in Cancun, Mexico from April 4 to 6, provided an opportunity for LG’s business partners and other stakeholders from across South and Central America to
TelecomsKorea Launches Korean Mobile Game News Service, K-MobileGame
April 07, 2013 11:27
TelecomsKorea Launches Korean Mobile Game News Service, K-MobileGame
“Do you have Gangnam Style? Do you love K-Pop? Ever watched K-Drama?” If so, now is the time to get into K-MobileGame. This is a starting place to get involved with Korean mobile games via K-Mobile
April 05, 2013 08:46
Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for First Quarter 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2013. Consolidated sales: Approximately 52 trillion Korean won (Range:
JAPANESE VARIANT OPTIMUS G PRO MAKES ITS DEBUT
April 04, 2013 11:12
JAPANESE VARIANT OPTIMUS G PRO MAKES ITS DEBUT
Following its successful launch in Korea, LG’s Optimus G Pro is now available in Japan through NTT DOCOMO. The 5-inch Optimus G Pro — with Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon™ 600 Quad-Core processor and F
April 02, 2013 09:57
Citibank Offers FX Discount to First-Time ICC Holders
Citibank Korea (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) offers special discount on foreign exchange fees for 2 months from April till May to customers who are issued their first International Cash Card (I
April 01, 2013 10:20
Citibank offers Mixed rate mortgage rated at as low as 2.99% per year
Citibank Korea.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) offer “Mixed Rate mortgage product” rated at minimum 2.99% per year with total cap of 500 billion won from April 1st. The term of “Citi Mixed Rat
March 29, 2013 14:42
Citibank Korea Reports KRW 189.0 billion in Net Income for 2012
Citibank Korea Inc., (CKI, CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) today reported net income of KRW 21.5 billion for the fourth quarter 2012 on revenues of KRW 367.0 billion. Net income 4Q12 was 31.8% lower ye
March 28, 2013 11:00
Ssangyong Motor unveils Chairman W Summit at Seoul Motor Show
Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il; www.smotor.com), part of the USD15.9 billion Mahindra Group, officially unveiled the Chairman W Summit, an enhanced version of its flagship sedan the Chairman W, duri
March 28, 2013 10:52
e2v Secures Contract Renewal Worth Over £ 40m
e2v(http://www.e2v.com/) technologies announces it has secured a multi-year contract renewal worth over £ 40m. e2v will supply products from its RF Power division for incorporation within linear ac
Yebbujana S4
March 26, 2013 13:18
High Speed Electric Vehicle “YEBBUJANA S4” travels 500km on a single charge
Power plaza Co.,Ltd. (CEO: Sung-hu Kim) is ready to make a public exhibition of the ‘YEBBUJANA S4’ for the first time at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. This car is the 4th generation of the new concept ca
Mobile FPS game Gun Zombie: Hellgate
March 22, 2013 18:53
Gun Zombie: Hellgate Hosts Special Spring Discount Event
Gun Zombie: Hellgate is a mobile FPS game that has been developed independently by PNIX Games and accumulated downloads worldwide have already exceeded 6 million, testifying to its huge popularity.
March 22, 2013 18:19
Asian Leadership Meet to Focus on Sustainable Growth
Steady economic growth and job creation will be the focus of this year's Asian Leadership Conference, together with dependable welfare that does not leave a hefty financial burden on future generation
LS Cable & System develops 10Gbps communication cable
March 20, 2013 10:34
LS Cable & System develops the world’s thinnest 10Gbps communication cable
LS Cable & System (President & CEO Ja-eun Koo) embarks on targeting Korean and overseas markets following successful development of the world’s thinnest 10Gbps LAN cable. Measuring 7.0mm in outer diam
March 20, 2013 10:17
Citibank Korea launches diverse dining promotions tailored to customers’ life style in March and April
Citibank Korea Inc.(CEP Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) announced to launch diverse dining promotions tailored to Citicard customers’ life style to welcome spring in March and April. Citicard Prem
March 19, 2013 17:17
Worker Shortage in Korea's Virtualisation and Big Data Industries
Korea‘s emerging virtualisation and big data industries are struggling to find enough skilled workers according to the recently released 2013 Salary Survey by Robert Walters, one of the world’s leadin
March 19, 2013 11:50
HEESUNG METAL, reached a PCC wire license agreement with Nippon Micrometal
HEESUNG METAL (President Young-Je, Kwon, www.hsmetal.co.kr) reached a license agreement with Nippon Micrometal (President Inoue Toshio, www.nmc-net.co.jp) for the patents of Palladium Coated Copper Te
March 19, 2013 11:04
Citibank Korea Having Supported Microcredit Business for 14 years
Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) had a signing ceremony with the Microcredit Joyful Union (President Jeong, Myeong-gi, www.joyfulunion.or.kr) for ‘2013 Citibank Korea - Joyful Unio
March 15, 2013 11:46
Samsung Electronics Appoints New Co-CEOs
Samsung today announced the appointment of President Boo-keun Yoon and President J.K. Shin as co-CEOs of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. following the company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting.
March 15, 2013 11:14
Samsung Announces the Availability of Exynos 5 Octa for New Generation of Mobile Devices
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that its new Exynos 5 Octa application processor is scheduled for mass-production in the second quarter of
March 15, 2013 09:22
Samsung Electronics’ 44th Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, convened its 44th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on March 15 at its headquarter in Seocho-dong, Seoul. The meeting was attended by shareholders and institutional
March 15, 2013 08:55
Samsung Previews Samsung Hub and New Content Services on GALAXY S 4 at Unpacked
Today at GALAXY S 4 Unpacked, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. unveiled a suite of exciting new content services including Samsung Hub, an integrated multimedia content store offering a comprehensive med
March 15, 2013 08:53
Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S 4- A Life Companion for a richer, simpler and fuller life
Samsung Electronics announced today the fourth generation GALAXY S, the GALAXY S 4, designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together. Understanding what matters most
March 14, 2013 10:12
NexStreaming Announces New, Premium Quality Mobile Video Editor
NexStreaming (KOSDAQ: 139670) today announced the availability of KineMaster, an avant-garde mobile video editor for Android, fully utilizing Qualcomm Technologies(1) Snapdragon 800 processors. Kin
EYE RECOGNITION TO BRING NEW LEVEL OF ENTERTAINMENT CONVENIENCE TO LG SMARTPHONE
March 14, 2013 08:41
EYE RECOGNITION TO BRING NEW LEVEL OF ENTERTAINMENT CONVENIENCE TO LG SMARTPHONE
Smart Video, a new multimedia UX feature from LG Electronics (LG), will be unveiled for the first time in the Optimus G Pro. Smart Video takes viewing videos on mobile devices to a whole new level of
March 13, 2013 14:37
e2v Launches Colour Versions of Its Market Leading ELiiXA+ Line Scan Cameras
e2v, a leading global provider of high performance imaging solutions, has launched colour versions of its market leading ELiiXA+ line scan cameras. The new colour 16k/8k and 8k/4k cameras are based on
March 13, 2013 11:28
Multinationals in Korea Generating Demand for Global Experience
Multinational companies in Korea are still generating demand for professionals with global experience reveals the recently released 2013 Salary Survey by Robert Walters, one of the world's leading spe
March 13, 2013 11:19
LS Cable & System is the first in Korea to make inroads into the South American submarine cable market
LS Cable & System (President & CEO Ja-Eun Koo) is the first Korean cable maker to enter the South American submarine cable market. LS Cable & System announced on March 13 that it would supply 230kV ex
LG RECOGNIZED WITH RED DOT AND iF DESIGN AWARDS
March 13, 2013 11:07
LG RECOGNIZED WITH RED DOT AND iF DESIGN AWARDS
27 of LG Electronics’ (LG) 2013 products were recognized by the red dot design awards for their excellence in the field of design. A panel of 37 independent judges considered over 4,662 products from
SQUIDS Wild West
March 11, 2013 11:16
Saddle Up, Cephalopods…SQUIDS Wild West Launches on Google Play
SQUIDS Wild West continues the story that started in chart-topping SQUIDS while offering exciting new gameplay challenges and improvements, ensuring it will be a hit with returning fans and new player
LG OPTIMUS L5II BEGINS GLOBAL ROLLOUT
March 11, 2013 11:09
LG OPTIMUS L5II BEGINS GLOBAL ROLLOUT
LG’s Optimus L SeriesII family of devices welcomed another member today with the launch of the Optimus L5II. The Dual SIM Optimus L5II will be initially available in Brazil followed by single and Dual
DIMEDI Attends KIMES 2013, Will Exhibit Upgraded ‘X-ray Film Scanner’
March 11, 2013 10:29
DIMEDI Attends KIMES 2013, Will Exhibit Upgraded ‘X-ray Film Scanner’
Professional medical devices company, DIMEDI Co., Ltd (CEO Nam Yun, www.demedi.co.kr), revealed that it will be attending the upcoming 29th KIMES (Korea International Medical + Hospital Equipment Show
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