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January 02, 2013 10:14

‘CareSens’ selected as ‘The World-Class Product’ for the two consecutive years

The self-monitoring blood glucose meter brand “CareSens” of i-SENS, Inc. (CEO, Geun Sig Cha), has been selected as “The World-Class Product” for the two consecutive years at the World-Class Product Ce

January 02, 2013 10:13

i-SENS awarded with the “30 Million Dollars Export Tower”

On December 5th, i-SENS, Inc., (CEO, Geun Sig Cha) was awarded with the ’30 Million Dollars Export Tower’ and its increase in overseas export sales was recognized. “The 49th Trade Day” sponsored by

January 02, 2013 09:42

LG BEGINS ROLLOUT OF EAGERLY ANTICIPATED OLED TV

LG Electronics (LG) announced today that it will begin accepting pre-orders for its eagerly-awaited 55-inch class (54.6-inch diagonal) WRGB OLED TV (Model 55EM9700) in South Korea this month with deli

January 02, 2013 09:03

Samsung Unveils Premium Touch-Screen Monitor for Professionals and Consumers Alike

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today debuted two new additions to its lineup of premium monitors, putting professional-grade pictu

January 02, 2013 08:53

국내 최초 러시아어 야생동물 전문서 번역 출간

한국야생동물유전자원은행(대표 이항 서울대 교수)은 국내 최초로 러시아어 야생동물 전문서적을 한국어로 번역, 구랍 21일 출간되었다고 밝혔다. 이번에 출간된 책은 러시아 부부 야생동물 학자인 알렉산더 미슬렌코프와 이나 볼로쉬나 박사의 공동 저서 ‘아무르산양의 생태와 행동’을 한국어로 번역한 것이다. 알렉산더·볼로쉬나 박사 부부는 지난 30 여 년 동안

January 02, 2013 08:39

LG UNVEILS SMARTER, MORE REFINED SMART TV LINEUP AT CES 2013

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its new CINEMA 3D Smart TV lineup at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The 2013 lineup offers easier content access and sharing along with

December 28, 2012 18:16

Miss Asia Pacific World 2013, in May Seoul New Generation Super Talent Showcase - Rewrite The Hostory

Miss Asia Pacific World Organization(MAPWO), announced today on its next original production ‘The Miss Asia Pacific World Super Talent Endeavor 2013 Final’ to be held in May 17, Seoul, South Korea.

December 28, 2012 17:21

MAJOR LG PRODUCTS RECEIVE CARBONFREE CERTIFICATION

LG Electronics (LG) announced that it has been awarded CarbonFree certification for six of its products, validating the consumer electronics and home appliance company’s strategy of reducing its carbo

December 27, 2012 13:53

S-OIL makes a donation to charity at year-end

S-OIL(CEO: Nasser Al-Mahasher) delivered a donation of 3.5 billion won to the Community Chest of Korea (CCK, Chairman: Lee Dong-gun), on December 27 at the CCK office in Joong-gu, Seoul to help the po

December 27, 2012 10:48

Citibank Korea management and labor union make donations to Salvation Army’s red kettles

Management and labor union of Citibank Korea delivered 23,620,000 won to Salvation Army in front of CKI HQ Bldg. located in Da-dong, Seoul, on December 27, 2012 to support the organization’s year-end

December 27, 2012 08:56

Samsung Electronics Unveils ChatON 2.0

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today unveiled ChatON 2.0, the next version of the popular global communication service that connec

December 26, 2012 09:27

‘100% Principal Protection plus Maximum Return of 8.00 % p.a. - Citibank Korea Equity Linked Deposit (ELD)

Citibank Korea (CEO, Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) has launched 'Hyundai Motors ELD 2’ and ‘Kospi Digital ELD’ that will be on offer temporarily until January 8th 2013. This product is time deposits

December 24, 2012 17:02

LG TO SHOWCASE TWO NEW MODELS FEATURING GOOGLE TV AT CES 2013

LG Electronics (LG) will introduce an extended Google TV lineup at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. LG’s new models GA7900 and GA6400 deliver an outstandingly intui

December 22, 2012 06:00

Zoo Zoo Bubble, Bubble game to astound 1 billion enthusiasts

PNIX Games has announced the release of its newest game Zoo Zoo Bubble, a revolutionary puzzle game for Android. Zoo Zoo Bubble has been developed by PNIX Games which successfully introduced “Gun Z

December 21, 2012 13:41

Mediana Co., Ltd. installed automatic defibrillator (AED) in the entire city of Seoul

Mediana Co., Ltd (CEO, Eung Seok Kim, www.maed.co.kr), a company specialized in automatic defibrillator, has conducted the distribution project of automatic defibrillator with the city of Seoul. Me

December 21, 2012 12:03

The 7th Citi-Kyung Hee University NGOs Internship Program

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) held a sponsorship ceremony with Kyung Hee University (President In-Won Cho, www.khu.ac.kr) to support the 7th Citi-Kyung Hee University NGOs Intern

December 20, 2012 11:07

LG ELECTRONICS TO PARTICIPATE IN PECAN STREET SMART GRID RESEARCH

LG Electronics (LG) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based Pecan Street Inc. to participate in a smart grid demonstration project in Austin, Texas. As p

December 19, 2012 17:12

LG UNVEILS REDESIGNED MAGIC REMOTE WITH ADVANCED VOICE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

LG Electronics (LG) today announced an all-new Magic Re-mote for its CINEMA 3D Smart TV lineup prior to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The redesigned device adopts enhanced lang

December 18, 2012 10:10

Citibank Korea wins ‘Best Bank in Korea for 2012’ by Asset Magazine

Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) was awarded as ‘the Best bank in Korea for 2012’ in Triple A Country Awards for achievement for 2012 which were announced by Asset Magazine. It won

December 17, 2012 11:06

Reduced Q3 Job Advertising Levels in Korea - Robert Walters Asia Job Index

Robert Walters, one of the world's leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies, has launched its Asia Job Index for Q3 2012. The Robert Walters Asia Job Index tracks advertisement vol

December 17, 2012 09:15

Citicard launches Citicard Mall offering benefits for major online shopping and SOHO malls

Citicard launches Citicard Mall gathering major online shopping malls in one place and offers additional discount and point accumulation benefits. Major local shopping malls including 11th Street,

December 13, 2012 10:11

GM Korea Starts Production of Chevrolet Trax

GM Korea today began production of the Trax, Chevrolet’s first global small SUV, at its manufacturing facility in Bupyeong. The Trax will initially be sold in Korea, starting early next year. “The

December 12, 2012 08:56

GM Korea Employees Host Christmas Party for Disadvantaged Children

GM Korea employees hosted a Christmas party for 200 disadvantaged children from 11 local welfare institutions at the company’s Bupyeong headquarters in Incheon on December 11. Participants included

December 11, 2012 10:10

Citi Card Executes Charity Event via Facebook Page

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) executes year-end charity event for underfed children until January 4th, 2013 via its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/citikorea). Citicard make

December 10, 2012 11:02

GM Korea Signs Agreement to Build Eco-Friendly Solar Power Generation Facility at Changwon Plant

GM Korea Company signed an agreement today with renewable energy company KC Cottrell to build a 3 MegaWatt solar power generation facility on the rooftop of the automaker’s Changwon Plant, home of the

December 09, 2012 12:00

LG L-SERIES REPORTS 10 MILLION HAPPY CUSTOMERS New Design Identity From LG Proves That Not All Smartphones Need to Look Alike

LG Electronics (LG) announced today that sales of its Optimus L-Series smartphones have exceeded 10 million units, marking a modest milestone for LG and its mobile devices business. The success of L-S

December 07, 2012 13:54

e2v Launches the ELiiXA+ 8k/4k Line Scan Camera Based on e2v Multi-Line CMOS Technology

e2v, a leading global provider of high performance imaging solutions, is launching the ELiiXA+ 8k/4k at ITE 2012, in Yokohama, Japan. Based on e2v multi-line CMOS technology, this new camera is the se

December 07, 2012 10:40

Chevrolet Malibu Named Safe Car of the Year in Korea

The Chevrolet Malibu, GM Korea’s premium midsize sedan, received the 2012 Safe Car of the Year award from the Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The award, now in its fourth y

December 06, 2012 08:48

LG ELECTRONICS RESPONDS TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION DECISION ON CRT DISPLAYS

LG Electronics Inc. confirms that it has been imposed an administrative fine of €491,567,000 by the European Commission for allegedly infringing European competition law with regard to the sale of cat

December 05, 2012 10:51

Citi and Financial Times draw more than 280 delegates from 30 countries at International Forum on Financial Education

Citi announced that Financial education experts and policy makers from 30 countries will gather in Manila December 5th and 6th for the ninth annual Citi-FT Financial Education Summit, the leading inte

December 04, 2012 09:21

Noteworthy entertainment spot amidst year end hoopla in Myeongdong

With the year drawing to a close, Citibank Korea (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) set up a photo area where you can take a picture with a teddy bear clad in green colored Santa Clause costume and

December 03, 2012 14:04

GM Korea Domestic Vehicle Sales Rise 27.5% in November

GM Korea Company announced today that it sold 13,768 vehicles in Korea and exported 62,048 vehicles in November, for total monthly sales of 75,816 vehicles. The company’s domestic sales were up 27

November 30, 2012 09:15

‘100% Principal Protection plus Maximum Return of 8.00 % p.a. - Citibank Korea Equity Linked Deposit (ELD)

Citibank Korea (CEO, Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) has launched 'Hyundai Motors ELD’ that will be on offer temporarily until December 14th. This product is time deposits whose principal is partially

November 29, 2012 15:21

Citibank Korea Reports KRW 37.1 billion in Net Income for the third quarter 2012

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) today reported net income of KRW 37.1 billion for the third quarter 2012, on revenues of KRW 417.5 billion. Net income was 73.4% lower than the thir

November 27, 2012 14:14

KOHI successfully concluded ‘Maternal and Child Health Promotion Program for Latin America’

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI (President; Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘Maternal and Child Health Promotion Program for Latin America’ cooperated with

November 26, 2012 11:43

Samsung Electronics Announces Corrective Measures of Working Conditions at Supplier Factories in China

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, holds itself and its supplier companies to the highest standards. In response to China Labor Watch’s reports on our suppliers, we conducted an audit over a four-week peri

November 23, 2012 14:17

KOHI successfully concluded ‘Health Finance and insurance System’ Program With Ministry of Health, Vietnam

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI (President; Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘Health Finance and Insurance System’ cooperated with Korea and Vietnam Ministr

November 22, 2012 13:42

Adbiotech Co., Ltd. released “AdoraCURE Clear Ampoule” that contains acne antibody

Adbiotech Co., Ltd., a life science biotech company in Korea, released “AdoraCURE Clear Ampoule” using the antibody production (IgY) technology that is effective in skin problems. The most importan

November 22, 2012 10:19

Samsung SNS Launches New Smart Door Lock ‘SHS-3320’

Network services & solutions company Samsung SNS (CEO: Chang Soo-Choi) launched smart door lock (Model code: SHS-3320) targeted for global markets. The most noticeable feature of the door lock is t

November 22, 2012 10:14

GM Korea Announces Significant Investment To Boost Turbocharged Engines

GM Korea announced today that the company will make a significant investment in its Bupyeong engine plant in Incheon. This investment is expected to bear fruit as soon as the first half of next year,

November 20, 2012 14:23

Medical “Tourism” Appeals to 1 in 5 Global Citizens

Global citizens appear to be medically mobile, as one in five (18%) indicate they “definitely would” consider traveling to another country to receive medical or dental care if the cost were significan

November 19, 2012 09:36

KOSTEC Co., Ltd. released 80 inches large monitor for surgical use and medical information

KOSTEC Co., Ltd. (CEO: Oh-Sung Kwon, www.n-kostec.co.kr), which is a company specialized in medical monitor and located in Wonju, Gangwon-do, released the 80 inches large monitor for surgical use (end

November 18, 2012 12:17

Citibank Korea makes gimjang kimchi with foreign immigrants

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) made gimjang kimchi at the free meal service center of Global Sarang (President Hae-Seong Kim) located in Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul on November

November 18, 2012 11:24

GM Korea Employees Make Kimchi for Neighbors in Need

Three hundred GM Korea employees and other volunteers gathered today at the company’s Bupyeong headquarters in Incheon to produce 10 tons of kimchi for 50 local welfare organizations. The annual Makin

November 16, 2012 18:08

G-STAR 2012 Closed With a Record Achievement

G-STAR 2012, an international game exhibition participated by 434 companies from 31 countries around the world, came to an end with the biggest outcome in the event history recording 296,169 in the to

November 15, 2012 16:45

CARETEK Co., Ltd. released VGA class high definition medical endoscope “AV-SCOPE Ⅱ”

CARETEK Co., Ltd. (CEO, Sung Yong Lee, www.caretek.co.kr), a manufacturer specialized in medical endoscope, released the medical endoscope “AV-SCOPE Ⅱ”, which has been upgraded to VGA class high defin

November 15, 2012 14:28

Novelis Breaks Ground on First Aluminum Auto Sheet Plant in China

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, officially broke ground today on the company’s first aluminum manufacturing plant in China. The $100 million investment is designed to meet

November 15, 2012 14:16

SUNLED Corp. aims to enter LED lighting market at home and abroad with chip-on-board technology

SUNLED Corp. (CEO Sung Hun Lee, www.sunledcorp.com), a manufacturer specialized in LED lighting, aims to enter the LED lighting market at home and abroad with the company’s chip-on-board technology th

November 15, 2012 11:36

DONGA ENG Co., Ltd. makes the second leap forward with ‘the new growth engine’ plant business

The plant industry has emerged as a new core of economic growth in Korea. In fact, the plant industry has been growing rapidly as the domestic companies have successfully taken the orders of the large

November 15, 2012 11:10

Samsung Introduces Advanced Memory Storage Solution for Slim Smartphones and Tablets

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced a next-generation 64GB embedded multimedia card (eMMC) using 10 nanometer (nm)-class* process technology.

November 14, 2012 18:09

Kiyang Metal Industry Co., Ltd. signed MOU with Youngshin Knife Co., Ltd. to develop ‘Wave Golden Knife’

Kiyang Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Myeong Jik Bae, www.goldmeister.co.kr), a company specialized in plating processing, revealed on November 14 that it signed MOU for business tie-up with Youngshin

November 14, 2012 16:51

Mega Medical Co., Ltd. opened the 1st branches of “Cell-Line Slimming Clinic” in Thailand

Mega Medical Co., Ltd. (CEO Byung-Jang Kim, www.megamedical.co.kr), which has been growing consistently as expanding its businesses into the “Cell-Line Slimming Clinic” network business in addition to

November 14, 2012 16:38

Listem Co., Ltd. will participate at MEDICA exhibition and RSNA radiological society to introduce ADR

Listem Co., Ltd. (CEO: C. Moon, www.listem.co.kr), a manufacturer that specialized in medical X-ray diagnostic apparatus, will participate in the MEDICA medical equipment exhibition (MEDICA 2012), whi

November 14, 2012 16:36

Kairos Co., Ltd. released laser depilator for home use JMI-01

Kairos Co., Ltd.,(CEO Shin, Dong Won, www.bling2.co.kr) a company specialized in skin beauty device, released the laser depilator for home use JMI-01 (tentative name) that can be utilized conveniently

November 14, 2012 16:34

HIWAVE Co., Ltd. builds high technology competitiveness through developing “Black Box-Modem”

HIWAVE Co., Ltd.(CEO, Jae-Sub Yoo, www.hiwave.kr), a company specialized in developing modem and black box, is building a competitive edge through releasing a variety of telecommunication products suc

November 14, 2012 14:05

Mediana Co., Ltd. has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply AED for apartment house

Mediana Co., Ltd. (CEO, Eung Seok Kim, www.maed.co.kr), a manufacturer of automatic defibrillator, has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply the defibrillator for apartment house (hereinafte

November 14, 2012 14:01

Medirune Co., Ltd. secured competitiveness through “portable period pain reliever” in home medical device market

The home medical device market has been growing rapidly as there has been the increased interest for disease prevention due to the aging society and the increase of small family. It is possible to use

November 13, 2012 17:58

KOSTEC Co., Ltd. released the standard model of decoding monitor ‘D213 series’

KOSTEC Co., Ltd., (CEO: Oh-Sung Kwon, www.n-kostec.co.kr) a company specialized in medical monitor, newly released the standard type “Calibration on demand” model as expanding the line-up of the decod

November 13, 2012 16:52

Adbiotech Co., Ltd. released “REVERDIR FGF & EGF Concentrated Ampoule”

Adbiotech Co., Ltd.(CEO Hong-Gul Jung, www.adbiotech.com), a Korean life science biotech company, released “REVERDIR FGF & EGF Concentrated Ampoule (hereinafter referred as to REVERDIR Ampoule)”, whic

November 13, 2012 16:49

A-Sung Plastic Valve Co., Ltd. jumps up to be a leading company in the world with 45 years of valve technology.

With the industrial wave from the late 1960s, the domestic valve manufacturing companies started producing plastic valves with the benefits of the strength against water pressure and possibly opening

November 13, 2012 11:15

Sonic World will participate at “COSMOPROF 2012” exhibition in Hong Kong

Sonic World a manufacturer specialized in medical equipment (Su-Ho Choi, CEO www.sonicworld.kr) will participate at COSMOPROF 2012, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center

November 13, 2012 11:13

OptoBioMed Co., Ltd. released skin diagnostic application for tablet PC “iPad-DermaVision’

OptoBioMed Co., Ltd., (CEO, Byung Sam Jung, www.optobiomed.co.kr), a company specialized in the field of digital image, started providing the skin diagnostic application service for skin experts using

November 13, 2012 10:02

Citibank Korea Inc., ‘Citi Card Shopping Mall Special Offers on Luxury Brands‘

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) offers customers with a differentiated service through ‘Special Offers on Luxury Brands’ event on Citi Card Shopping Mall (www.citibank.co.kr/ca

November 12, 2012 16:46

AZI Co., Ltd., a Korean natural cosmetics company, enters Singaporean market with “Peausque” brand

AZI Co., Ltd. (CEO Sung-Jae Park, www.peausque.com), a company specialized in natural cosmetics, is entering Singaporean market in earnest, into which the company has been putting efforts for exportin

November 12, 2012 16:41

Jeis Holdings Co., Ltd. joined the ranks of new growth engine industry with new renewable energy “Solar”

As the future growth engine industry, which include solar, semiconductor, LED, etc., is drawing a lot of attentions, the automated facility of the related field and the establishment of manufacturing

November 12, 2012 11:16

Medicon Co., Ltd. will release anti-wrinkle device “Cleane Red” in Korea

The women’s concern of facial wrinkle and skin elasticity is getting larger with the dry and cold winter approaching. Even compounded by the trend of baby face, there is a growing interest for anti-ag

November 12, 2012 11:12

Votem Co., Ltd. will participate at MEDICA 2012 to spur Korean Wave for medical equipment

Votem Co., Ltd., (CEO Tony Kang, www.votem.kr) a Korean manufacturer of patient-monitoring device, will participate at MEDICA 2012, which will be held from November 14 to 17 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

November 12, 2012 11:09

Votem Co., Ltd. released VM-15 and VP-700SNT

Votem Co., Ltd. (CEO Tony Kang, www.votem.kr), a Korean company specialized in medical equipment, released the patient-monitoring device, VM-15 and VP-700SNT. The modular type VM-15 that the compan

November 12, 2012 09:17

CKI participated in Babfor sharing on Dail Day for 1,100 alienated people

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) participated in the “Rise Again” event held on 2012 Dail Day Nov. 11 at Dail Babfor Campaign HQ (led by Pastor Choi, Il-do) in Cheongnyangni,

November 09, 2012 16:34

Taeyeon Medical Co., Ltd. extends medical equipment business unit as opening “Seoul branch office”

Taeyeon Medical Co., Ltd.,(CEO Gil-Woon Choi, www.tymedical.com) a company specialized in medical implants in Korea, restarts the medical equipment business related to the field of orthopedic implants

November 09, 2012 16:28

XL Co., Ltd. escaped recession with localization of X-ray equipment that is monopolized by developed countries

The size of the medical equipment market has continued to grow by 6.2 percent per year globally. In particular, the overseas X-ray medical equipment market, which determines the performance of the med

November 09, 2012 16:26

COHAS Co., Ltd. developed overseas market as its sterile water humidifier got positive reviews at “Canton Fair in China”

COHAS Co., Ltd., (CEO, Chung Hyuk Im, www.cohas.co.kr) a manufacturer specialized in sterilization and washing machine exhibited its own sterile water humidifier at the 112th Canton Fair, which was he

November 09, 2012 11:47

Adbiotech Co., Ltd.is a new comer for veterinary drug market

Adbiotech Co., Ltd.(President Hong Gul Jung, www.adbiotech.com) starts a full-scale production upon completing the production facility for veterinary drugs. The company built the newcorporate headq

November 09, 2012 11:47

CareSens blood glucose meter is awarded “The Best of Consumer, 2012” grand prize for the two consecutive years

The self-monitoring blood glucose meter brand “CareSens” of i-SENS, Inc. (CEO, Geun Sig Cha), Korea’s flagship blood glucose meter manufacturer, was awarded the grand prize for best brand of the “The

November 09, 2012 11:44

Adbiotech Co., Ltd. participated in the 7thGangwon Bio Expo successfully

Adbiotech Co., Ltd.(President Hong Gul Jung, www.adbiotech.com), a biotechnology company, showcased the livestock products and cosmetics using yolk antibody as participating at “the 7thGangwon Bio Exp

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