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August 17, 2012 16:08

Samsung and Osram Reach Global Settlement over LED Patent Suits

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and OSRAM AG and have reached an agreement to settle all patent suits between them worldwide. The patent suits have been filed in various countries amongst others Germany

August 17, 2012 10:22

Citibank Korea Launches Citigold Private Client, a Wealth Management Service for HNWIs with Special Attention to Investing

Citibank Korea has opened its first Citigold Private Client Center in the 12th floor of Gangnam Finance Center on August 17, 2012. On the day of the opening, senior management from regional and local

August 16, 2012 16:39

Sheppard Mullin to open Seoul office

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, a top ‘pro-Korean’ law firm based in the U.S., will open a foreign legal consultant office – the first of its kind in Korea – on the 23rd floor of Center One B

August 16, 2012 11:46

The pro-Korean global leaders will gather together to discuss the future vision of a unified Korea

Korea Global Peace Festival (GPF) Foundation (Chairman: Hyunjin Moon) will hold Global Peace Leadership Conference Korea 2012 (GPLC 2012) at Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 17-18, 2012. This is th

August 16, 2012 08:25

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 U.S launch

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced its highly anticipated GALAXY Note 10.1 for the U.S. market. The device will be a

August 15, 2012 12:05

LG ACHIEVES SALE OF FIVE MILLION LTE SMARTPHONES

LG Electronics (LG) announced that it reached a new milestone with global sales of five million LTE smartphones to date. After reaching sales of four million LTE smartphones last month, an additional

August 09, 2012 16:39

Medigate, launched the six-channel Electrocardiograph ‘MeCA406i’

Medigate (CEO Seonghwan Kim, www.medigate.biz) has launched the six-channel electrocardiograph ‘MeCA406i’. Electrocardiograph is an instrument for detecting and recording the bioelectric generated

August 08, 2012 15:44

Votem to donate 100 million Won to Community Chest of Korea … Joined in ‘Honor Society’

Medical equipment specialized manufacturer Votem Co., Ltd.(CEO Mun-Seok Kang, www.votem.kr) will to donate 100 million Won to Community Chest of Korea in order to perform its social responsibility thr

August 08, 2012 13:15

M CURE, will release PST Technology-applied beauty appliance ‘SRT’ on coming 11th

A professional manufacturer of medical device, M CURE (CEO, Man-Gyu Lee, www.mcure.co.kr) will release the world’s first PST-applied beauty appliance ‘SRT’ which aims to increase the safety, accuracy

August 08, 2012 10:30

Samsung Demonstrates Broadcast Services Over LTE Using Anritsu's Rapid Test Designer(RTD) and MD8430A

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has successfully demonstrated clear reception capabilities of LTE Broadcast services using evolved

August 07, 2012 12:04

LG ANNOUNCES QUICKMEMO FEATURE FOR OPTIMUS L-SERIES SMARTPHONES

LG Mobile Communications today announced the availability of its highly sought-after QuickMemo™ feature for its entire line of Optimus L-Series smartphones through a maintenance release upgrade. Curre

August 06, 2012 16:02

PANANOMICS, obtained European CE Certification for Wise-DR Chest & Wise-DR Multi

PANANOMICS(CEO Lee Ju-Sang, www.pananomics.com) who is the X-ray manufacturer obtained CE(Conformite Europeenne Mark) Certification for the digital X-ray ‘‘Wise-DR Chest’ and ‘Wise-DR Multi’. Euro

August 03, 2012 13:33

Neo Vision, developed Internal Absorption Technology (IA) for contact lens after Sandwich Process

A contact lens manufacturer, Neo Vision (CEO Kyung-Hwa Kim, www.neolens.co.kr) stated that “we have developed a new ‘Internal Absorption Technology’ which interfuses pigment inside the lens”. Recen

August 02, 2012 09:24

Korea Hosts the 16th International Congress of Oriental Medicine

The 16th International Congress of Oriental Medicine will be held on Sep 14th (Fri) - 16th (Sun), 2012 at COEX in Seoul co-hosted by organizing committee of the World Traditional Medicine Expo 2013 an

August 01, 2012 18:00

KOHI successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Program Management for Rwanda’ Program With KOICA

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI (President; Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Program Management for Rwanda’ cooperated with KOICA. Direct

August 01, 2012 14:09

GM Korea Reports July Sales of 60,720 Vehicles

GM Korea Company announced today that it sold 12,001 vehicles in Korea and exported 48,719 vehicles in July, for total monthly sales of 60,720 vehicles. The company’s domestic sales in July decreas

August 01, 2012 10:15

Citibank Korea Inc. launches ’Free sweet sparkling wine’ event

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) offers free bottle of sweet sparkling wine to all Citicard customers(Citi BC, Coprporate card included) for 1 month from August 1(Wed) to August

July 31, 2012 10:11

Logicplant Upgrades Program Shifting Function in uZard Pop, Mobile PC Remote Control Solution

Having globally launched the Android version of uZard Pop, a mobile PC remote control solution that is installed with the industry-first Wake On WAN function, Logicplant said it upgraded the Web brows

July 30, 2012 18:06

BOSUNG MEDITECH’s ‘blood drawing equipment’ reinforced with safety and hygiene, SafeLan® Series draws attention

Recently, secondary infection caused by reuse of disposable medical device becomes a social issue in many countries. Especially when it comes to the blood drawing needle, medical institutions reuse it

July 27, 2012 18:12

DAE KYOUNG IND. CO., LTD. developed the world’s smallest and lightest Urine Analyzer KMD-8888

A ‘Urine Test’ is the essential course as undergoing a medical checkup because it is very important method of checking our physical health including obesity and diabetes. However, contemporary people

July 27, 2012 14:57

Spatech, ‘Nano Treatment System N Care’ Working for Skin/Scalp Management

Treatment System N Care appeals to various kinds of skin care shop, beauty shop, oriental medical clinic, and plastic surgery as well as scalp and hair clinics, scalp care instructor academy, scalp an

July 27, 2012 14:53

Nakchun, a specialized company in Makgeolli, presents two kinds of Gijangsoo Makgeolli at famous department stores

A Makgeolli brewer of Korea, Nakchun (CEO, Sung, Jae-Gi, www.nakchun.co.kr) started to sell two kinds of their Makgeolli products at Lotte Department Stores and Shinsegae Department Stores in Seoul an

July 27, 2012 10:20

CKI completes multi-cultural families’ teenagers support program

Citibank Korea (http://www.citibank.co.kr) and JA Korea (www.jakorea.org) held a presentation session on “Citi-JA Hero Program” at the auditorium, 20th fl., Citibank Korea HQ Bldg. on June 27, 2012. S

July 27, 2012 10:06

Nuga Medical Co., Ltd., Chairman, Cho, Syung-Hyun, awarded ‘Honorary Korean Trader of the Month’

Mr. Cho, Syung-Hyun, chairman of a medical appliance company, Nuga Medical Co., Ltd., (www.nuga.kr) was awarded the 51st ‘Honorary Korean Trader of the Month’ for his contribution in excellent actual

July 27, 2012 08:47

Samsung Electronics Announces Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Results

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 47.60 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, a 21-percent increase year-on-year. For the q

July 26, 2012 14:22

Ssangyong Motor records sales of KRW 1,355.9 billion in the first half of 2012

Ssangyong Motor (President & CEO Lee Yoo-il; www.smotor.com), part of the US$15.4 billion Mahindra Group, announced on July 26, 2012 that the company recorded 56,653 vehicles in sales volume (includin

July 26, 2012 14:09

BiltzGreen expected to lead eco-friendly synthetic wood sector, in Korea and abroad

As the goal of ‘low-carbon green growth’ based on reducing energy consumption to preserve the natural environment, combat climate change and reduce environmental damage becomes more strongly emphasize

July 26, 2012 13:23

KOSTEC, Launched Out All New 24-inch Surgical Endoscopy Monitor ‘E240FE’

The Korean medical monitor manufacturer, KOSTEC, has just launched out a new 24-inch surgical endoscopy monitor (Model#: KT-E240FE). Kostecdeclared, "the existing surgical monitors designed by NCT

July 25, 2012 13:16

LG ANNOUNCES SECOND-QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS

LG Electronics (LG) today reported a 46 percent increase in net profits for the second quarter of 2012 versus the same period a year ago. Despite the continuing recessionary conditions, LG’s operating

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 25, 2012 09:08

Chevrolet to be Official Automotive Partner of Liverpool FC

Chevrolet today announced that it is entering into a four-year partnership agreement with Liverpool Football Club to become its Official Automotive Partner. The partnership runs to the end of the 2

July 24, 2012 10:18

First Class experience at Haeundae Beach! Enjoy differentiated services at Citi Card Private Beach

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches ‘Citi Card Private Beach Event’ at Haeundae Beach until August 19, 2012. The Citi Card Private Beach Event is the first event to be

July 23, 2012 10:10

Citibank Korea offers three presents - Max. 5% Cash Back + Premium Dining 10% DC + Exceptional Experience

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches the ‘Citi Card Dream Event’ for all Citi Card (except for Citi BC, corporate card) customers from Jul.23(Mon) to Sep.22(Sat). Custo

July 22, 2012 09:00

Citibank Korea Inc. offers ‘zero’ withdrawal fee service to foreign Citi customers through 4,600 alliance Lotte ATMs across the nation

Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI) announced exemption of ATM fee for withdrawal transactions (around 3$) for foreign Citi customers using 4,600 Lotte ATMs nationwide from July 23 by forming a partnership with

July 20, 2012 16:10

LG INTRODUCES NEW IPS MONITORS WITH CINEMA SCREEN DESIGN AND MHL CONNECTIVITY

LG Electronics (LG) announced the global roll-out of its premium IPS7 series monitors, launching first in the Asian markets of Korea and China, including Hong Kong. The IPS7 series features LG’s own C

July 18, 2012 10:30

Citi Card launched a Facebook page and introduced ways to enjoy the premium dining service

Citi Card has become very popular due to its premium dining service that provides 10 % discount or free menu at about 1000 restaurants. Recently, Citi Card launched an official Facebook page (www.face

July 17, 2012 08:46

Invitation to Mobile ROI: Mobile Marketing & Ad Conference in Seoul

If you are leader in the Mobile Marketing and Ad market, show your value to Korean Marketers and Developers In Korea, half the nation and most of the economically-active population rapidly adopted

July 16, 2012 16:17

Jeju Becomes Major Tourism and Investment Destination for Chinese People

The Consulate General of China in Jeju officially started business on July 14. The Jeju consulate is China‘s fourth residential office in Korea, following the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

July 16, 2012 09:39

Goodpl Acquires Patents for ‘Suction Locking Device’ and ‘Heat-Exchanging Ventilation Device and Module’

Korean medical equipment specialized company Goodpl (CEO Chi-Seong Jeong, www.goodpl.kr) acquired patents for two technologies of ‘suction locking device’ and ‘heat-exchanging ventilation device and h

July 13, 2012 09:50

i-SENS Expects Global Export Expansion with Completion of Songdo 2nd Factory

Following the completion in March of their first glucose strip factory in Wonju, i-SENS (CEO Geun sig Cha, www.i-sens.com), a company specializing in glucometers, has announced the completion of their

July 12, 2012 10:15

Sonic World Holds a Seminar for Entry to China

Medical supply manufacturer Sonic World(CEO Su-Ho Choi, www.sonicworld.kr) announced that “A seminar was held on June 14 in Tianjin, China on the topic of “Relief of diabetic neural pains’ by the comp

July 11, 2012 11:03

Taeyeon Medical promotes establishment of a Joint Ventrue with Harbin Government and Chinese medical group

Taeyeon Medical (CEO Gil-Woon Choi, www.tymedical.com), specialized Orthopedic implant, is promoting establishment of a joint venture with the Harbin city government of China and Ling Ju Li Group for

July 11, 2012 09:55

Citibank’s Citi Visa International Check Card offers double benefits

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha,www.citibank.co.kr) launched a summer promotion for customers getting Citi Visa International Check Card newly issued in the peak season for overseas travelling.

July 10, 2012 10:03

The 5th Citi-KOSBI Women Entrepreneurship Academy (WEA) Participants Complete Courses

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) and the Korea Small Business Institute (KOSBI) (President Dong-Sun Kim, www.kosbi.re.kr) jointly held a course completion ceremony for the 5h Citi-K

July 06, 2012 11:03

GET INTO THE SPORTING SPIRIT THIS SEASON WITH LG’S QUICKMEMO

support and create their own moments of victory to share through LG QuickMemo, the unique LG Mobile’s UX feature. In celebration of the upcoming sports season, LG Mobile will hold a digital event,

July 06, 2012 09:48

Shebah Biotech Releases Probiotics Lactic Acid Bacillus-Containing Cosmetic Products

Cosmetic material and product development specialized company Shebah Biotech (CEO Hye-Won Lim, www.shebah.co.kr) released the serum and cream with bifidus-fermented cultured wild ginseng root. Bifi

July 05, 2012 10:24

Citicard expands 2~3 month free EPP service to medical institutions

Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) offers 2~3 month free EPP service starting July 6th at the medical institutions to Citibank cardholders for spending over KRW 50,000. (Citi BC

July 04, 2012 10:42

VOTEM Participates in 2012 Bogota Global First-Class Korean Product Exhibition

Medical equipment specialized manufacturer VOTEM Co., Ltd.(CEO Moon-Seok Kang, www.votem.kr) revealed that it “participated in ‘2012 Bogota Global First-Class Korean Product Exhibition’ held in Bogota

July 03, 2012 11:04

Samsung Samples Industry’s First 16-Gigabyte Server Modules Based on DDR4 Memory technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun sampling the industry’s first 16-gigabyte (GB) double data rate-4 (DDR4), registered du

July 02, 2012 14:19

GM Korea Reports Highest First Half Domestic Sales in 9 Years

GM Korea Company today announced June sales of 78,023 vehicles at home and abroad. GM Korea sold 13,540 vehicles in the domestic market, making June its fourth consecutive month of domestic sales of o

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