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November 29, 2011 18:00

Attractive mixture of Sahara and Mediterranean

Located at the western edge of North Africa where both African and Islamic culture are co-existed, Morocco is known as “Africa’s small Arab.” As the last event of ‘Mizy - Embassy Program’ in 2011, Mor

November 29, 2011 16:16

Dimedi Releases ‘RayScan Plus Ⅱ’ with Functional Upgrade for Bone Density-Growth Plate

Medical equipment specialized company DIMEDI (CEO Yun Nam, www.dimedi.co.kr) revealed that it “released X-ray film scanner RayScan Plus Ⅱ with a new upgrade of bone density and growth plate measuremen

November 29, 2011 15:14

Citibank Korea Reports KRW 139.2 billion in Net Income for the third quarter 2011

Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI, CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) today reported third quarter 2011 net income of KRW 139.2 billion, 3.3% lower than the second quarter 2011 but 20.6% higher than the third quar

November 29, 2011 09:31

Doosan EcoBizNet ‘Drawing Attention’ for Odor Reduction Using Photosynthetic Bacteria

Eco-friendly leading company Doosan EcoBizNet(CEO Jae-Sung Yoo, www.ecobiznet.com) revealed that it “concluded work agreement with Osan Environment Affairs Agency last year and moved the technology to

November 29, 2011 09:10

Freescale’s portfolio of secure broadband gateway solutions wins prestigious 2011 InfoVision Award

Freescale Semiconductor’s portfolio of secure broadband gateway solutions has won the prestigious 2011 InfoVision Award in the category of “Enabling Silicon and Component Level Technologies." Presente

November 28, 2011 17:00

Launching of a Mobile Ad Portal, MobiAD.org

We, TelecomsKorea.com, Mobile Monday Seoul and Smartphone Now, are pleased to announce today the opening of the first-ever mobile advertising portal, “MobiAd” (http://mobiad.org). MobiAd is aimed a

November 28, 2011 14:59

C&Ccare Participates in ‘Dubai International Medical Equipment Exposition’

An orthopedic medical equipment manufacturer, C&Ccare(CEO Ki-Hoon Choi www.cnccare.com), revealed that it “will be participating in ‘2012 Dubai International Medical Equipment Exposition’ to be held i

November 28, 2011 14:58

‘Energy Plus’ Participates in Seoul International Invention Fair, 2012 KIMES

Medical company Energy Plus(CEO Seok-Won Lim, www.egplus.kr) revealed that “we will be participate in ‘Seoul International Invention Fair’ to be held in the coming December and ‘Korea International Me

November 28, 2011 13:39

Ceramic Manufacturing Specialized Company, InbestCeramic Co., Ltd.

Recently, the efforts of reach region to bring the growth of ceramic-specialized companies to full-scale are drawing attention. City of Gangneung, Gangwon-do has completed the ceramic electronic compo

November 25, 2011 17:13

Daimler appoints Thomas Urbach as new CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea

Daimler announced that Thomas Urbach (49), currently Director Sales and Marketing Vans Germany of Mercedes-Benz Sales Germany, will succeed Harald Behrend as President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea e

November 25, 2011 10:14

JUSUNG Engineering (KOSDAQ036930) Succeeds in MOCVD IGZO TFT Process and Equipment Development as the First in the World

JUSUNG Engineering Co. Ltd (CEO Chul-joo Hwang) (KOSDAQ: 036930), a leader in semiconductor, display and solar cell manufacturing technologies, released a pioneering deposition technology that enables

November 25, 2011 10:03

New Kia Rio awarded five stars for accident safety by EuroNCAP

The new Kia Rio has been awarded the maximum five stars for accident safety from leading European road safety organization, EuroNCAP. The B-segment hatchback achieved high scores for Adult Occupant

November 24, 2011 16:13

Article on Furun Medical Urinary Incontinence Curer Published on International Continence Society (ICS)

As the result of recent investigation by Continence Society, 41.4% of all women in Korea were found to have urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is a disease as common as cold or sinus infect

November 24, 2011 14:33

Spatech, “Will Raise Competitiveness in Medical Equipment Market with Patent Registration as Stepping-Stone”

Medical equipment specialized company Spatech (CEO Joung-Dong Lee, www.spatech.co.kr) has completed the development of beauty and healthcare product using nanotechnology and decompression technology,

November 24, 2011 14:31

Caretek Develops Intubation-Use Endoscope ‘AV-Scope’

Electronic ductile endoscope-specializing company Caretek Co., Ltd. (CEO Seong-Yong Lee, www.Caretek.co.kr) revealed that it “developed ‘AV-Scope’ which is a medical endoscope of laryngoscope equipped

November 24, 2011 11:22

PRADA AND LG SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT CEMENTING PARTNERSHIP

PRADA and LG Electronics (LG) today renewed their exclusive mobile phone partnership at a signing ceremony in Seoul, Korea. Building on this partnership’s previous success, the two companies will deve

November 24, 2011 09:52

Freescale announces industry’s fastest microcontrollers built on the ARM® Cortex™-M family

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) is redefining the boundaries of microcontroller (MCU) performance with its new Kinetis X series – the world’s fastest MCUs built on an ARM® CortexTM-M core. The X s

November 22, 2011 18:39

Medical Equipment Area Technology Innovation Company ‘NEO Dr.’

NEO Dr. (CEO Hyun-Ho Kim, www.neodr.com), located at the Wonju Medical Equipment Industrial Complex in Gangwon-do, is rising in interest as a small/medium company with technology innovation. NEO Dr

November 22, 2011 18:36

‘High Pressure Oxygen Chamber’ by Medico Net, Demonstrates Relieving Effect on Chronic Backache

A professional medical supply manufacturer Mediconet(CEO Yong-Dae Han, www.mediconet.co.kr) announced that “Disease relief effect was demonstrated through a study on treatment of chronic backache usin

November 22, 2011 18:27

Ildo Biotech Participates in Preparation of Certification Standard for Renewable Energy in Wood Pellet Boiler

Renewable energy specializing company Ildo Biotech(CEO Woong-Jin Lee, www.ildobiotech.com) revealed that it “will be jointly participating in development of Korean-type boiler and improvement of heat

November 22, 2011 11:28

Enjoy Citi Card discount benefit, additional savings with coupons and free EPP at Paju Premium Outlets

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) launches a co-promotion with Paju Premium Outlets from Nov.24 to Dec.4 to offer 10% payment discount when paid with Citi Card. (Citi BC not incl

November 21, 2011 09:59

Citibank Korea Offers CNY Deposit with Lower Fees

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) offers CNY Deposit with free debit and credit feature starting from November 21. Most local banks selling CNY deposit allow deposit with CN

November 21, 2011 09:05

Medirune Registers the Patent for ‘Portable Combined Stimulator for Alleviation of Menstrual Pain’

The medical equipment venture company in Wonju Medical Equipment Industrial Complex, Medirune (CEO Shin-Won Kang, www.medirune.com) revealed that “‘portable combined stimulator for alleviation of mens

November 20, 2011 11:36

LG SELLS OVER TWO MILLION 6 MOTION WASHING MACHINES WORLDWIDE

Sales of LG Electronics (LG)’s 6 Motion washing machines have exceeded more than two million units worldwide since its debut in later 2009. First introduced in October 2009, LG’s 6 Motion Direct Drive

November 20, 2011 10:00

Citibank Korea Inc. launches the new Shinsegae Citi Rewards Card

Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) today announced the launch of the Shinsegae Citi Rewards Card in alliance with the Shinsegae Department Store. This new card enables shoppers

November 17, 2011 10:45

Nuga Medical: Moxibustion-Acupressure-Thermal Spine treatments combined Personal Combinational Stimulator ‘Nuga Best NM-5000P’

NM-5000P manufactured by the Medical equipment specialized company, Nuga Medical Co., Ltd., (Chairman Cho, Syung-Hyun, www.nuga.kr) is receiving a great attention since it combines the advantages of O

November 17, 2011 08:42

Macrovision Releases ‘Animal DR’ with Convenience and Economicality

Medical equipment specialized company Macrovision (CEO Ji-Hyun Yoon, www.emacro.kr) has released animal DR (Digital Radiography) featuring convenience and economicality. This product, mainly for us

November 16, 2011 09:33

Spatech Promotes Advancement into Foreign market with Development of Obesity Treatment Equipment

Recently, there has been a glboal increase in interest in obesity not only for aesthetic reasons vut also for serious healthy risks, and the demand for obesity curers is also increasing. Medical-ae

November 15, 2011 13:52

LG ADDS ADVANCED FEATURES TO OPTIMUS 3D WITH ENHANCED GINGERBREAD UPGRADE

The enhanced Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrade developed for LG Optimus 3D will include new and improved features such as enhanced network speed, better 3D experience and improved multimedia functions.

November 15, 2011 09:42

CanDo Begins Full-Scale Supply of ‘Contactless Industrial Inkjet Printer’ to Poultry Farms

CanDo (CEO Jeong-Ho Roh, www.kojet.kr), specialzing in industrial printer manufacturing, is supplying ‘Kojet’ which is contactless industrial inkjet printer which it developed for the first time in th

November 11, 2011 10:38

Emerson Network Power, Freescale and Kontron advance I/O connectivity for COM Express form factors

Emerson Network Power, Freescale and Kontron have collaborated to expand I/O connectivity options for the COM Express® specification, paving the way for broader and more rapid deployment of advanced p

November 10, 2011 17:03

Caretek, “See You at WTA Daejeon High Tech Fair on 16th”

Medical equipment specialized manufacturer Caretek (CEO Seong-Yong Lee, www.caretek.co.kr) participates in ‘8th WTA Dajeon High Tech Fair’ to be held at Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) from 16th to 18

November 10, 2011 15:17

Kostec Releases Medical Specialized Monitor ‘190 Series’

Medical monitor specializing company Kostec (CEO Oh-Sung Kwon, www.n-kostec.co.kr) released the 19-inch 190 series followed by the 2MP level monitor 201 series launched out last September. 190 seri

November 10, 2011 10:20

THIRD QUARTER 2011 KOREAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DIPPED TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE END OF 2009

Consumer confidence in Korea dipped to 49 points in the third quarter of 2011, a 3-point decline compared to Q2 2011 and the lowest level recorded since the Q4 2009. According to the latest global

November 09, 2011 14:32

Kia Motors releases images of new compact production vehicle for Korean market

Kia Motors Corporation today released the first official images of its all-new Kia Ray compact vehicle, which will be sold exclusively in the company’s home market of Korea. The Ray city car provid

November 09, 2011 09:26

Porsche Winter Service Clinic for all Porsche customers

Stuttgart Sports Cars Ltd. (SSCL), the official Porsche Importer in Korea invites all Porsche customers to the Porsche Winter Service Clinic, which will be held from November 7th to December 2nd 2011

November 08, 2011 11:02

Ildo Biotech Concludes First ‘Wooden Pellet’ Steam Boiler Supply Contract in the Country

Renewable energy-specializing company Ildo Biotech (CEO Woong-Jin Lee, www.ildobiotech.com) is receiving the attention of the industry as it concluded the supply contract for ‘wooden pellet boiler’ pr

November 08, 2011 08:41

Mediana Participates in ‘Germany Dusseldorf Medical Equipment Exhibition’

The medical equipment specializing company Mediana (CEO Eung-Seok Kim, www.mediana.co.kr) participates in ‘the 43rd Germany Medical Equipment Exhibition (MEDICA 2011)’ held at Dusseldorf, Germany, fro

November 07, 2011 10:31

Smaller and Lighter X-Ray Scanner ‘Rayscan Plus’ Released

Medical equipment-specialized company DIMEDI (CEO Yun Nam, www.dimedi.co.kr) has released a smaller and lighter X-ray film scanner Rayscan Plus. Rayscan Plus had its size and weight greatly reduced

November 06, 2011 09:00

GM Korea Employees Make Kimchi for People in Need

The GM Korea Employee Foundation, a charitable organization established by the employees of GM Korea, held the Making Kimchi with Love event today at GM Korea’s Bupyeong headquarters in Incheon. They

November 04, 2011 14:14

Maruchi Releases Endocem, a Patented Device for Dental Treatment

The medical device specialized company Maruchi(CEO Seong-Wook Jang, www.endocem.com) has released Endocem which complements the problems of the existing dental treatment related product of MTA (Minera

November 04, 2011 13:22

Inbest Ceramic Certified as Inno-Biz

Inbest Ceramic is selected as Inno-Biz, planning the growth as a company with international competitiveness. Inbest Ceramic (CEO Seung-Yong Kim, www.inbest.co.kr), specializing in ceramic precision

November 04, 2011 10:50

Kia Picanto three-door wins prestigious design award

Just a couple months after its launch, the sporty Kia Picanto three-door model, available exclusively in Europe, has been honored with the coveted iF product design award 2012. This award recognizes

November 04, 2011 10:45

Sonic World Exerciser ‘SONIX’ Chosen for Outstanding Industrial Design Product

Medical equipment manufacturer Sonic World(CEO Su-Ho Choi, www.sonicworld.kr) revealed that “home sound-wave vibration exerciser SONIX was selected for Good Design (GD) Product of 2011 Korea Outstandi

November 04, 2011 10:13

Smart Content 2011 Awards and Conference Held: Prize Winning Works in the Smart Content Awards 2011 Announced

The “Smart Content 2011 Awards and Conference” was held at COEX for 2 days starting November 2. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (Minister: Choe Kwang-shik) and org

November 04, 2011 08:58

Freescale introduces advanced airbag sensors for improved vehicle safety

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) is offering a family of automotive acceleration sensors designed to expedite development of advanced airbag systems that help save lives and protect against injurie

November 03, 2011 17:22

Macrovision Receiving Attention for Bone Densitometer ‘Osteoprima’

As the population is rapidly aging, the number of patients with osteoporosis, one the representative aging-related diseases, is increasing. Accordingly, the need for the medical device for preventi

November 03, 2011 16:03

Energy Plus, Success with Participation in ‘GMES 2011’…Appealed with Knee-Joint High-Frequency Stimulator

Medical equipment-specialized company Energy Plus (CEO Seok-Won Lim, www.egplus.kr) revealed that “the participation at Gangwon Medical Equipment Exhibition ended successfully, drawing reactions from

November 02, 2011 18:42

NISSAN REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF FY11

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2011, ending March 31, 2012, as well as second-quarter performance. In the six months through September, net

November 02, 2011 17:33

Goodpl Awarded 2011 ‘Administrator Award of Small & Medium Business Administration ‘

The medical device-specialized company Goodpl (CEO: JUNG CHI-SUNG, www.goodpl.kr) was awarded the medal of merit from both the administrator of Small & Medium Business Administration and head of Small

November 02, 2011 17:30

Spatech Planning to Hit the Stride with Overseas Advancement with New Product Release Ahead in 2012

The medical-cosmetic device specializing company Spatech(CEO Jeong-Dong Lee, www.spatech.co.kr) is hitting the stride to promote overseas advancement. Recently, Spatech is proceeding with the partn

November 02, 2011 10:52

GM Korea Cultivates Spirit of Sharing

The GM Korea Employee Foundation, a social welfare organization operated by GM Korea employees, held a ceremony today at GM Korea’s Bupyeong headquarters in Incheon to donate company uniforms to the u

November 02, 2011 09:24

Freescale licenses ARM Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A15 processor cores for future generations of i.MX products

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) has licensed the new, ultra-efficient ARM® Cortex™-A7 MPCore™ processor in conjunction with the previously licensed Cortex-A15 processor. Freescale will leverage t

November 01, 2011 13:23

Robert Walters: Singapore and Hong Kong Top Destinations for Korean Workers

Robert Walters PLC (LSE: RWA), one of the world's leading international recruitment consultancies, found that Singapore (19%) and Hong Kong (16%) are the most attractive locations for Korean professio

November 01, 2011 11:14

LG 3D NOTEBOOK RECEIVES WORLD’S FIRST FLICKER-FREE CERTIFICATION

LG Electronics (LG) has become the first company to be certified by a recognized authority for its flicker-free 3D notebook display. TUV Rheinland, one of the world’s leading technical, safety and cer

October 31, 2011 15:43

DriveNTalk Hands-Free Bluetooth

Featuring 3 models here at SEMA Show 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada located in North Hall booth # 11563 from Nov. 1 – Nov. 4. KlaT 7, an installed kits focuses on ‘safety’ which gives you features like

October 31, 2011 11:44

Artist Mari Kim indicates her stance on controversy about 2NE1‘s ’Hate You' music video

I have read an article that there is a huge controversy about 2NE1's “Hate You” music video that I directed. The cause of the controversy seems to be the interpretations of the video that the nuclear

October 31, 2011 09:56

Citibank Launches ‘Zero Fee Account’, unlimited Fee Waiver for All Bank ATMs Nationwide

Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-ku, www.citibank.co.kr) introduced to the market a new product named “Zero Fee Account” which offers unlimited fee waiver for online banking, issuance of banker’s check, r

October 28, 2011 17:29

Nuga Medical[NUGA BEST] Held Event for Inviting Foreign Outstanding Distributors

The medical device-specialized company Nuga Medical (Chairman Cho, Syung-Hyun, www.nuga.kr) has invited foreign outstanding distributors to the Nuga Village located at Jeju Island and conducted the ed

October 28, 2011 11:06

GM Opel-Korea Autoparts Plaza in Russelsheim

Russelsheim, Germany - GM Opel-Korea Autoparts Plaza was held on 26th of October for 2 days at Adam Opel Haus. The event was co-hosted by GM Opel, GMIO and KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agen

October 27, 2011 16:30

KOHI successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Health Program Management in Iraq KRG’ ,International Training Program With KOICA

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI(President, Lee Sang-yong) successfully concluded ‘Health Policy and Health Program Management in Iraq KRG’ with KOICA, as part o

October 27, 2011 16:28

Kia Motors launches new global brand campaign

Kia Motors today launched its new global brand campaign called ‘Inspired by What You Like. Kia, the Power to Surprise.’ The campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of Kia’s core brand b

October 27, 2011 09:29

Nose Cleaner Salicid Obtains Clinical Approval for Sinus infection from FDA

The physiological saline manufacturer Dolki Korea Ltd. (CEO Chil-Young Kim, www.salicid.com) revealed that its portable nose cleaner medical device Salicid which allows the users to produce physiologi

October 26, 2011 15:49

i-SENS, Inc. Develops ‘Glucometer’ with Cutting-Edge Biosensor Technology

Glucose monitor-specialized company i-SENS Inc. has developed and is distributing diagnostic devices such as glucose monitors based on cutting-edge biosensor technology and electrochemical technology.

October 26, 2011 13:13

LG Announces Third-Quarter 2011 Financial Results

LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced unaudited consolidated financial results based on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) for the three-month period ending September 30, 2011. The

October 26, 2011 10:03

STMicroelectronics Reveals Advanced Automotive IC Moving Car Makers Closer To Toughest New-Car Environmental Targets

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and a leader in both automotive ICs and energy savings has perfected on

October 25, 2011 18:26

Cisco Recognizes STMicroelectronics With Excellence in Quality Award

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that it has received the 2011 Excellence in Quality Awa

October 25, 2011 18:07

STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Enel for Smarter, Energy-Saving Domestic Appliances

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in power applications, today announced that Enel has

October 25, 2011 17:54

STMicroelectronics Reports 2011 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011. President and CEO Carlo Bozotti commented, “We entered the third quarter prepa

October 25, 2011 14:03

Second Gwacheon International SF Festival Draws to an End

The second Gwacheon International SF Festival drew to a close with a grand finale after 17 days of successful operation, achieving conspicuous growth both in substance and quality. Gwacheon Interna

October 24, 2011 09:26

Concerns for Rhinitis, Cold, H1N1, All Taken Care of with Salicid

Recently, the harmful minute substances due to air pollution are leading to increase in patients with rhinitis, cold, and sinus infection. Such harmful substances are always around us, deteriorating t

October 24, 2011 09:00

CEO Jack Dangermond, a Pioneer of GIS, Visits Korea

Mr. Jack Dangermond, the CEO of the Esri, a U.S. company that is at the vanguard of the global GIS industry, is considered to be the pioneer of GIS technology that enables us to build a smarter world

October 23, 2011 11:56

2,530 Citibank Korea Employees Volunteer on the 6th ‘Global Community Day’

More than 2,530 executives and employees of four affiliates under Citigroup Korea (CEO Ha Yung-Ku) - CKI, CCKI, CCS, CFSK- and Citi Global Markets Korea participated in the 6th Global Community Day on

October 21, 2011 14:48

Peausque Releases Natural-Content ‘Diaper Cream’ for Diaper Rash

Atopy-specialized cosmetics brand Peausque(CEO Sang-Jae Park, http://peausque.com) has newly released natural-content diaper rash cream. ‘Diaper Cream’ is a ‘low-stimulation’ cream of its own brand

October 21, 2011 14:12

i-SENS, Inc. Selected for ‘300 Best Companies to Work for in 2011’

Blood glucose-related medical device specialist company i-SENS, Inc. (CEO Geun-Sig Cha, www.i-sens.com) has been selected for ‘300 Best Companies to Work for in 2011.’ i-SENS, Inc. is a specialized

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