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October 01, 2012 11:07

‘Gangnam Style’, sets new world record of 300 million views in 76 days

The ‘Gangnam Style’ music video, released at 9pm on the 28th set a new world record after reaching 300 million views after only 76 days. On the 21st ‘Gangnam Style’ set a new Guiness World Record f

September 28, 2012 11:39

Citibank Korea makes the second labor-mgmt donations

The management and the union of Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-gu Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) visited Global Sarang (President Hae-sung Kim, www.g4w.net) and Team and Team International (Director Doo-sig Kim, w

September 28, 2012 11:11

ASUNG Co., LTD., will participate in the 85th US Water Environmental Technology Expo

ASUNG Co., LTD., (CEO, Hyung Soo Kim, www.asungvalve.com), plastic valve manufacturer, will participate in the 2012 US Water Environmental Technology Expo (WEFTEC 2012) to be held from September 29 to

September 27, 2012 13:36

DIMEDI, develops easier, quicker ‘ZERO PACS’

Professional medical equipment company DIMEDI Co., Ltd (CEO Nam Yun, www.dimedi.co.kr) has developed Zero PACS, Picture Archiving and Communication System. PACS is an all in one software system tha

September 27, 2012 10:20

Ssangyong Motor showcases EV concept e-XIV at the Paris Motor Show, highlighting future automotive technologies

Ssangyong Motor (President & CEO Lee Yoo-il; www.smotor.com), part of the US$15.4 billion Mahindra Group, today unveiled the company’s environmentally friendly and futuristic electric concept car, the

September 27, 2012 10:09

Citibank Korea, Launching Smartphone Mobile Card with Customer Event

Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) announced that it launches Smartphone Mobile Card service which allows customers to download plastic card’s information into their smartphone

September 26, 2012 13:38

Kiyang Metal Industry Co., Ltd. launched eco-friendly nano-antibacterial “Golden Knife”

Kiyang Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (CEO Myeong Jik Bae, www.goldmeister.co.kr) a company that specializes in plating process, launched “eco-friendly nano-antibacterial Golden Knife". Golden Knife is a

September 26, 2012 10:09

Chevrolet Introduces Expanded Line-up in Paris Motor Show

An exciting world premiere, the all-new Chevrolet Trax, a freshly styled edition of the popular Spark mini-car, and a unique ambiance characterize Chevrolet’s presence at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

September 26, 2012 09:24

Citibank Korea introduces ATM for wheelchair users

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) announced the introduction of ATMs for wheelchair users in accordance with the “CD/ATM Standards for Persons with Disabilities.” The ATMs are suppli

September 26, 2012 08:35

Samsung Smart TV to Make Contents Sales Using PAYGATE ‘AA’

Operated on pure web standard, the Amount Authentication is being serviced through Samsung Smart TV’s film contents. The ‘Amount Authentication’ of PayGate Co.,Ltd, the first substitution technolog

September 25, 2012 11:45

DOTECH Inc. unveiled digital pressure switch for refrigerator “DPX200”

DOTECH Inc., (CEO Duk Nam Choi, www.dotech21.com) a manufacturer specialized in industrial machinery (equipment) control system, released digital pressure switch DPX200 that is used for refrigeration

September 25, 2012 10:56

CITI EMPLOYEES CHALLENGED TO LIVE WELL

In its first-ever global program to get employees to adopt an active lifestyle, take preventive measures and stay healthy, Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) has launched Live We

September 24, 2012 18:25

Kostec Co., Ltd., released upgrade for monitor for reading ‘D213 series’

Kostec Co., Ltd., (CEO: Oh-Sung Kwon, www.n-kostec.co.kr) a company specializing in the medical monitor, released the upgrade for the monitor for reading ‘D213 Series’. D213 Series, which was unvei

September 24, 2012 11:21

Samsung Unveils New SSD Series

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced its new lineup of high-performance SSDs designed for use in personal computers. The new series supporting

September 24, 2012 10:28

A reporter of the AP seems to resent the Asian singer PSY’s success

‘Gangnam Style’ is the title song of the Korean singer PSYs 6th album – ‘PSY 6 (gap)’- which has set the whole world on fire and is on the verge of entering into ‘Top 30of YouTube Dreams. With the

September 24, 2012 10:07

CKI Launching “Super Reward Account” to Give Greater Interest for More Spending

Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) launches ‘Super Reward Account’ on September 20th to provide card points or better interest depending on the credit card spending amount. If t

September 21, 2012 13:16

Social community service for parents, parentie launches new android application

Parentie, which started new social community service for parents in Korea on July introduces its mobile application for android smart phone. The application offers most of functions of web based servi

September 21, 2012 10:24

DAE KYOUNG IND. CO., LTD. released K-777, robot massage chair of 3D integrated custom healthcare

DAE KYOUNG IND CO., LTD. (CEO, Lee Kyu-Dae, www.massagechair.co.kr / www.medicaldream.co.kr) a R&D company specializing in HealthCare released “the robot massage chair of 3D integrated custom healthc

September 21, 2012 09:19

LISTEM Corporation will debut mobile C-ARM “QSCAN” in GMES 2012

Listem Corporation, (Chairman, Chang Ho Moon, www.listem.co.kr) a manufacturer specialized in medical X-ray diagnostic device, will participate in the 7th Gangwon Medical Equipment Exhibition to be he

September 21, 2012 06:00

KOHI successfully concluded ‘The Project for Maternal and Child Health Care and Family Planning Capacity Development in Tigray, Ethiopia’ Program With KOICA, Seoul National University

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI (President; Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘The Project for Maternal and Child Health Care and Family Planning Capacity De

September 20, 2012 17:26

PANANOMICS Co., Ltd. developed PACS server for small and medium-sized hospitals

PANANOMICS Co., Ltd. (CEO Ju Sang Lee, www.pananomics.com), a company specialized in manufacturing medical digital X-ray, developed Picture Archiving Communication System (hereinafter called “PACS”),

September 19, 2012 17:57

CARETEK Co., Ltd. joins GMES 2012 to exhibit medical endoscope ‘AV-SCOPE’

CARETEK Co., Ltd. (CEO, Sung Yong Lee, www.caretek.co.kr), a manufacturer specialized in industrial and medical endoscope, will participate in the 7th Gangwon Medical Equipment Exhibition (GMES 2012)

September 19, 2012 10:25

GM Korea Ranked First in Customer Service in Korea

GM Korea Company received the highest score in the Customer Service Index (CSI) study carried out by automotive market research firm Marketing Insight. The 2012 Vehicle Quality Study, conducted by

September 19, 2012 10:22

BOSUNGMEDITECH will participate in GMES 2012 to introduce SafeLan series

BOSUNGMEDITECH (CEO Yun-Chul, Shin www.bsmeditech.com) a company specialized in medical device will participate in the 7th Gangwon Medical Equipment Exhibition (GMES 2012). The exhibition to be hel

September 19, 2012 10:20

SEO HUNG MECHATEC CO., LTD. released ‘SM-1235’, low frequency stimulator to relieve the pain

SEO HUNG MECHATEC CO., LTD. (CEO Young Sik Kwon, www.seohung.net) a supplier of medical equipment for home use released on June 30 the ‘SM-1235’, a low frequency stimulator to relieve pain. SM-1235

September 18, 2012 16:31

GM Korea Employees Approve Wage and CBA Agreement

Union members at GM Korea Company today ratified a tentative agreement on wage and CBA reached between the company and its union on September 18. The agreement was supported by 60.0 percent of the 13,

September 18, 2012 16:28

Biltz Green Co., Ltd. Acquired KS certification for synthetic lumber ‘Click Wood’

Biltz Green Co.,Ltd.(CEO HyoSeop Shim, www.biltz-green.co.kr), Korea’s flagship company for eco-friendly synthetic lumber, acquired KS certification for the field of synthetic lumber on August 22.

September 18, 2012 14:09

Samsung Announces Production of Industry’s First 2GB LPDDR3 Mobile Memory, Using 30nm-class Technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, has begun mass producing the industry’s first two gigabyte (GB), low power double-data-rate 3 (LPDDR3) me

September 18, 2012 11:07

LG TO CHANGE MARKET DYNAMICS WITH OPTIMUS G BY FOCUSING ON DIFFERENTIATED UX

Today LG announced the launch of the Optimus G, a new premium flagship device offering a unique User Experience (UX) supported by innovative hardware performance. The powerful hardware included in the

September 18, 2012 10:51

New Lenses and GALAXY Camera Create a Paradigm Shift in the Marketplace

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today unveiled new additions to its award-winning NX ecosystem. The new devices are a testament to

September 17, 2012 11:28

Chevrolet Launches 2013 Malibu

GM Korea launched and started taking orders today for the upgraded 2013 Chevrolet Malibu with an innovative Gen II powertrain and best-in-segment safety. The most notable change in the 2013 Malibu

September 17, 2012 10:13

i-SENS, Inc. will release self-monitoring blood glucose meter ‘CareSens N POP’

i-SENS, Inc., a professional manufacturer of glucose meters (CEO Geun Sig Cha), will release ‘CareSens N POP’ which is a self-monitoring blood glucose meter on September 17. This product is a new 2

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 13, 2012 18:07

Dong Woo ST Co., Ltd., participates in ‘Eurasia Packaging Industry Exhibition 2012’…targeting the European market in earnest

Dong Woo ST Co., Ltd., (CEO: Hyung Sun Kim, www.dwstco.com) a professional packaging machinery manufacturing company, will participate in Eurasia Packaging Industry Exhibition 2012 held from September

September 13, 2012 12:03

Votem Co., Ltd. aiming at the overseas market with quick and easy A/S · upgrade

Votem Co., Ltd., .(CEO Mun-Seok Kang, www.votem.kr) a Korean company specializing in medical equipment, is getting attention with sales and export growth of 100% annually since its founding in 2007.

September 12, 2012 17:06

LG SMARTPHONE DESIGNER: “LG CHOCOLATE, PRADA DNA LIVES ON IN OPTIMUS G”

“Our top priority was to carry over LG’s unique design DNA and heritage to Optimus G,” says the phone’s Chief Designer Sera Park. “Optimus G has many of the elements that we incorporated in the past i

September 12, 2012 12:01

Korea’s cutting-edge parts & materials company, NNP developed a ‘Eexposure’ using lenticular lens technology

Korea's surface plating technology development company, NNP Co., Ltd. (President Chun Seop Hwang, www.nnptechno.com), developed a new concept exposure based on micro pattern implementation technology.

September 11, 2012 17:07

DONGA ENG Co., Ltd. inaugurated production plant of auto parts molds in the Czech Republic

DONGA ENG Co., Ltd., (CEO: Byung Jo Kang, www.dongaeng.co.kr) a company manufacturing molds for automotive interior parts, said “it had acquired a 4,800-square-foot factory building of Germany’s Schul

September 11, 2012 15:20

The first authentication means of electronic financial transaction, officially recognized by FSS, to be released

The Authentication Means Evaluation Committee of FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) has chosen PayGate as the first authentication enterprise on the 9th of this month. The accredited certificate,

September 11, 2012 10:39

AdbiotechCo., Ltd. developed cosmetic raw materialswith higher absorption rate for improvement of skin elasticity and wrinkles

Adbiotech Co., Ltd.(President Hong Gul Jung, www.adbiotech.com), a life science bio company in Korea,has recently developed ‘SP1-EGF’ and‘SP1-FGF1’, which arecosmetic raw materialswith anincreased ski

September 10, 2012 16:55

A Korean Medical Device Vendor, HYUN MEDICS ‘Spurs’ to be the representative corporation of Gangwon-do

Korean medical device vendor, HYUN MEDICS(CEO Seo Hyun-bae, www.humaninterface.co.kr) is strengthening its position as a promising small and medium sized company within Gangwon-do. HYUN MEDICS is a me

September 10, 2012 09:45

Citibank offers fee waiver, loan interest rate discount etc. in celebration of ‘Client Appreciation Week’

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) holds ‘Client Appreciation Week’ from Sept.10(Mon) to Sept.14(Fri) under different themes every day to reassure the importance of customers and

September 09, 2012 17:18

Liquidity Support for Ssangyong E&C Settled…Reports about a Crisis Unfounded

Ssangyong E&C creditors have chosen Woori Bank as its main creditor bank, and shall enter into an intercreditor agreement, completing liquidity support before the end of this month. An official of

September 09, 2012 11:55

Magento joins PayGate for Korean Electronic Payment Solution

Magento(www.MagentoCommerce.com), the world’s most rapidly growing open source electronic transactional solution, has been released with a pure Korean type electronic payment system. Recording more

September 07, 2012 11:30

SAMILAUTO Co., Ltd., acquiring CE by ‘pneumatic actuator’

SAMILAUTO Co., Ltd., (CEO Rho chang hwan, www.kosaplus.com) a company specialized in industrial goods, said that it acquired the European Union’s CE certification by pneumatic actuator on August 14, 2

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

September 06, 2012 18:42

Visit Korea 2.0: KTO Upgrades Smartphone App

The Korea Tourism Organization has released Visit Korea 2.0, the upgraded version of the original Visit Korea smartphone application. Visit Korea 2.0 contains expanded travel content and informatio

September 06, 2012 10:48

Jeis Holdings, Co, Ltd., a Korean company, supplying the technologically advanced inspection equipment and solar inverter of Germany and USA to the domestic market

Jeis Holdings Co., Ltd. (President Jae Seung Cho, www.jeisholdings.com), a specialized supplier of factory automation design in Korea, is undertaking the domestic supply of the overseas inspection equ

September 06, 2012 10:08

Citi Card rolls out ‘Chu-Seok’ event

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches Chu-Seok promotion in relation to Chu-Seok, Korean Thanksgiving. This event, which runs from Sept 7th to Oct 7th, is for all Citi Card

September 05, 2012 09:34

Citibank Korea wins ‘Best Internet Bank’ in Korea for three years in a row

Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) was ‘Best Consumer Internet Banks’ and ‘Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks’ in Korea by Global Finance magazine for three years in a row.

September 05, 2012 09:09

S-OIL provides customized learning aids for disabled youths

On Sept. 5, S-OIL donated 100 mil. won worth of customized learning aids to the Gyeonggi-do Assistive Technology Research & Assistance Center to provide 78 disabled children in low income families.

September 04, 2012 17:14

Jejoong Medical Participating in ‘Florida International Medical Expo 2012 in Miami’

Jejoong Medical, Co, Ltd., (CEO: Kim In-Soo, www.jejoong-medical.com) a company specialized in electrosurgical units and medical film illuminators, attempted once again to reach out to the world throu

September 03, 2012 18:23

Medigate established the bridgehead in FIME 2012 for targeting the North American market

Korean medical device-specialized company, Medigate (CEO, Kim Seong-hwan, www.medigate.biz) announced, “we participated in FIME 2012: Florida International Medical Expo from 8th to 10th in Florida, US

September 03, 2012 13:58

GM Korea Reports August Sales of 45,167 Vehicles

GM Korea Company announced today that it sold 9,808 vehicles in Korea and exported 35,359 vehicles in August, for total monthly sales of 45,167 vehicles. The company’s domestic sales in August were

September 02, 2012 15:44

LG READY TO LEAD GLOBAL TV MARKET WITH NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Speaking at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Havis Kwon, CEO of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company, said LG is looking forward to a sustained period of profitable growth by leveraging current technologies t

September 02, 2012 06:00

Citibank launches bonus mileage promotion in celebration of Citi 200th anniversary

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr ) launches “Bonus Mileage” promotion for Citi mileage card customers in celebration of its 200th anniversary from September 1 to October 31. C

August 31, 2012 10:01

Citibank Korea wins Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Korea

Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) was awarded Best Foreign Commercial Bank in the annual FinanceAsia Country Awards for Achievement for 2011, which were announced in July. This is

August 30, 2012 21:55

Samsung Hosts Developer Day at IFA 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today hosted its Samsung Developer Day at IFA 2012. Over 1,000 application developers from across t

August 30, 2012 18:22

Samsung Pushes the Boundary of Innovation at IFA 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today at IFA 2012 unveiled its vision for the consumer electronics market and introduced the produc

August 30, 2012 18:11

Samsung Introduces New Ovens at IFA 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, unveiled today at IFA 2012 its smart oven and compact oven — two new innovations and enhancements to

August 30, 2012 16:12

LG TO PRESENT FULL LINE-UP OF LEADING HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS AT IFA 2012 FEATURING WORLD’S LARGEST AND SLIMMEST OLED TV

LG Electronics will showcase a medley of industry-leading consumer electronics under the banner “ABOVE AND BEYOND” at this year’s IFA show in Berlin. At the center of it all is the world’s largest and

August 30, 2012 14:57

Career Partners International Expands Global Coverage

Career Partners International, one of the world’s largest providers of talent management solutions, is pleased to announce its expansion in Dubai, UAE, Warsaw and Poznan, Poland, and New Delhi, India.

August 30, 2012 10:49

Citibank Premium Wine Club Grand Opening

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches ‘Premium Wine Club’ that offers 10% discounts on renowned wine brands to all Citi Card customers (including Citi BC, Citi corporate car

August 29, 2012 16:41

Citibank Korea Reports KRW 40.5 billion in Net Income for the second quarter 2012

Citibank Korea Inc., (CKI, CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) today reported net income of KRW 40.5 billion for the second quarter 2012, on revenues of KRW 388.0 billion. Net income was 71.9% lower than t

August 29, 2012 16:14

LG ELECTRONICS, TP VISION AND TOSHIBA EXPAND MARKET REACH WITH SMART TV ALLIANCE

Smart TV Alliance, launched in June this year by founding board members LG Electronics and TP Vision with Toshiba joining shortly after, has expanded with new members with expertise from different are

August 29, 2012 15:04

Maruchi, acquired Venture Company Certificate with patented product, Endocem

Dental equipment manufacturer Maruchi Co., Ltd. (CEO Sung-Wook Jang, www.endocem.com) announced to have acquired Venture Company Certificate (No. 20120106106) from KIBO last June 28th. Venture Comp

August 29, 2012 10:18

CKI and KOTRA sign the MOU on bilateral cooperation for global middle market enterprises

Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI, CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA, President Young-Ho Oh, www.kotra.or.kr) have announced that CKI and KOTRA sign the Mem

August 28, 2012 16:32

LG UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST LTE SMARTPHONE WITH SNAPDRAGON QUAD-CORE

LG Electronics (LG) revealed its newest premium mobile device with the announcement of the Optimus G, a high-end smartphone that offers powerful performance, an elegant and sleek design, and an innova

August 28, 2012 16:03

LG UNVEILS PREMIUM IPS MONITORS PERFECT FOR BOTH GRAPHICS PROFESSIONALS AND ENTERTAINMENT ENTHUSIASTS

LG Electronics (LG) unveiled two new premium IPS moni-tors today at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, the EA93 and EA83. The EA93 is designed to enjoy variety of entertainment and the EA83 is specifically

August 27, 2012 16:04

LG OPENS GAME WORLD FOR CONVENIENT ACCESS TO WIDE RANGE OF SMART TV GAMES

LG Electronics (LG) today announced the launch of its new Smart TV game portal, Game World. Anticipating a new era of downloadable casual 3D games, LG developed Game World exclusively for its CINEMA 3

August 27, 2012 13:22

TAEYEON Medical, gets warmed into overseas sales of ‘Natural Wave’, a sound wave athletic apparatus

A Korean medical device corporation, TAEYEON Medical(CEO Gil-Woon Choi, www.tymedical.com) starts sales activity of ‘Natural Wave’, a sound wave athletic apparatus that they developed for the health c

August 27, 2012 13:20

A Korean medical device enterprise, GOODPL, launched ‘GP-120D’, a medical laser irradiation apparatus

GOODPL(CEO Chi-Sung Jeong, www.goodpl.kr), the Korean medical device-specialized enterprise, has newly launched ‘GP-120D’ of laser apparatus for medical use. ‘GP-120D’ is an apparatus which irradia

August 26, 2012 16:08

LG’S PREMIER PERSONAL SMART TV BRILLIANTLY INTEGRATES DESIGN AND FUNCTION

LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its newest premier TM2792 Personal Smart TV at IFA 2012 in Berlin. The ultimate entertainment platform, the TM2792 allows users to enjoy a vast array of innovative feature

August 26, 2012 12:13

LG COMPANIES COLLABORATE ON NEXT GEN SMARTPHONE

The next major smartphone from LG Electronics (LG) will be a as significant for the way it was developed as for its performance and specifications. That’s because LG Electronics and its vertically-int

August 24, 2012 16:33

LG TO SHOWCASE VARIETY OF LEADING AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTS WITH ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY AT IFA

LG Electronics(LG) is set to show off a variety of audio and video products at this year’s IFA tradeshow in Berlin. Following the strategy that gave LG leadership in the 3D TV market, LG is aiming to

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