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June 03, 2011 08:40

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia begins expansion projects to support increased volume starting in 2012

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), Kia Motors Corp’s vehicle production facility in the U.S., has begun a series of expansion projects in each of the plant’s four main shops – stamping, we

June 02, 2011 11:04

Samsung Launches ‘Smart View’ App, Puts Smart TV in the Palm of Your Hand

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today launched the Samsung “Smart View” application that enables users to view images from a Samsung

June 01, 2011 11:36

Citibank Korea, 2011 Citi-KOSBI Women Entrepreneur Awards

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) and Korea Small Business Institute (President Ji-Jong Chang, www.kosbi.re.kr) hosted the 4th Citi-KOSBI Women Entrepreneur Awards at Grand Ball Room

June 01, 2011 10:17

CKI launches a special ‘Times Square’ promotion for Clear Card, the most useful credit card selected by office workers

Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) launches a special one-month promotion for its Citi Clear Card customers from June 1st to 30th at Time Square. Since its launch last year, Cit

May 31, 2011 11:03

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 30nm-class, 32-Gigabyte Memory Modules for Green IT Systems

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it is the first in the industry to start mass producing 32 gigabyte (GB) memory modules, essential f

May 31, 2011 10:43

Citibank Korea, ‘Check Card Double Cashback Event’

Citibank Korea announced various promotions for its check card, international check card, internet banking and credit card customers in order to help them spend smarter in the summer when outdoor and

May 31, 2011 09:52

Citibank Korea Reports KRW 142.0 billion in Net Income for the first quarter 2011

Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI, CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) today reported the first quarter 2011 net income of KRW 142.0 billion, 68.1% higher than the fourth quarter 2010 and 4.3% lower than the first

May 30, 2011 17:06

STMicroelectronics to Host Investors and Analysts Event

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will be hosting an investors and analysts meeting in Hong Kong on Thurs

May 30, 2011 15:32

Samsung Expanding Presence in LCD Market in China

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s leading producer of cutting-edge liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 7.5 generation fabrication facility in S

May 30, 2011 10:57

STMicroelectronics Exercises Its MEMS Manufacturing Muscle To Further Fuel Motion-Sensing Revolution

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for

May 30, 2011 10:29

‘Citicard Restaurant Week’

Citibank Korea(CEO YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) invites all Citicards customers to the ‘Citicard Restaurant Week’ from June 6~12 at 30 restaurants located in Seoul offering lunch menu at 20,000KRW, dinn

May 27, 2011 10:17

GM Korea Runs Deep with Refreshed Service Network

In its effort to continue reaching out to its customers, GM Korea Company is updating its service centers nationwide based on Chevrolet’s new global standards for ensuring the highest level of custome

May 27, 2011 08:52

Keep the Kids Entertained All Summer Long With Samsung’s Children Animations

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has developed a creative solution to avoid those distracted children’s photos this summer. For all

May 25, 2011 11:45

2011 Book Expo America Begins

Thousands of booksellers, publishers, authors and agents are at Book Expo America, the annual national convention, which is North America's largest gathering of book trade professionals attracting an

May 25, 2011 10:36

Foxconn Plant Explosion in China- Production Disruption of iPad2 will reach 400,000 Units

Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry, today announced that due to Foxconn plant explosion in Chengdu, China on May 20, total of 350,000~400,000 un

May 25, 2011 10:05

Domestic Parts Makers Explore Opportunities in Global Markets with GM Korea

GM Korea Company is strengthening its support of domestic auto parts makers to assist them in their overseas expansion. This follows the signing of the Agreement on Shared Growth and Fair Trade on May

May 23, 2011 15:15

Video Apps Remain Dominant as Samsung Apps for TV Reaches 5 Millionth Download Milestone

Online video applications topped the lists of most downloaded apps both globally and regionally today as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced that Samsung Apps, the world’s first application store f

May 23, 2011 10:56

NIELSEN: Consumer Confidence in Korea in Q1 scored 51, the lowest since 2010

Consumer Confidence Index in South Korea in the first quarter of this year scored 51, which is the lowest since Q1 2010. Global Consumer Confidence Index in Q1 2011 rose to 92, which is up 2 points

May 23, 2011 09:46

Chevrolet Launches All-New Cruze5 in Korea

GM Korea Company rolled out its all-new dynamic global hatchback, the Chevrolet Cruze5, today in Seoul. “Based on the popular Chevrolet Cruze sedan that has been praised for its great design, excel

May 20, 2011 11:01

STMicroelectronics Reveals Best-In-Class Technology Enabling Longer-Lasting Broadcast and Medical-Imaging Equipment

High-power radio-frequency devices such as medical scanners and plasma generators will offer improved uptime for owners, as well as increased performance and lower costs, by using the latest generatio

May 18, 2011 11:27

Sound Terminal IC from STMicroelectronics Rocks the House in Miniaturized High-Performance Audio

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of high-performance audio ICs, expects its latest

May 18, 2011 11:01

Samsung honored with ‘Best Device’ award win at LTE World Summit 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, was today honored when its 4G LTE Smartphone was named “Best Device” at the LTE World Summit 2011 A

May 18, 2011 10:01

Citibank Korea Inc. introduces ‘Very Smart A+’, a deposit with high interest rates available

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) introduces ‘ Very Smart A+ ’ promotion, that provides high interest rate depending on deposit period, which will apply to customers who subscr

May 17, 2011 16:04

Samsung strengthens market position in Europe with differentiated LTE network solution

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, an advanced network solution provider, today announced plans to expand its market position in Europe, following the successful deployment of LTE in the United States.

May 17, 2011 10:47

STMicroelectronics Reveals Breakthrough Solution for Energy-Saving Fluorescent Lighting

With today’s worldwide energy-saving regulations demanding the more efficient use of available energy, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectr

May 16, 2011 11:04

Samsung Offers Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ Upgrade for GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in Android™ mobile devices, today announced the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S, GALAXY Tab, and GALAXY Ace/Gio/Fit/mini, giving

May 16, 2011 10:29

STMicroelectronics Offers the World’s Smallest and Most Accurate Location-Placing Solution

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for

May 16, 2011 09:20

DriveNTalk, All Three Languages are Available with KlaT 7

DriveNTalk, an expert group of Bluetooth Hands-free car kit, has been released new firmware for its installed hands-free kit, KlaT 7. Now users can experience superior sound performance in English, Sp

May 15, 2011 11:04

GM Korea Holds Family Day During Month of the Family

GM Korea Company invited its employees and their family members from its operations in Bupyeong, Gunsan, Changwon and Boryeong to participate in yesterday’s GM Korea Family Day during the Month of the

May 13, 2011 10:18

New-Generation Microprocessor from STMicroelectronics Enables Compelling User Interfaces and Multimedia in Computing and Industrial Applications

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in developing and delivering systems-on-chips, today

May 12, 2011 17:00

JCE Rolls out Android Version of Mobile Social Game ‘Rule the Sky’

JCE (President: Song In-su, www.jceworld.com), a global game company, launched on May 4 the mobile social game ‘Rule the Sky’ used for Android phones. Since the debut of its version for iPhones a

May 12, 2011 11:07

Samsung Offers Industry’s First 64-gigabit MLC NAND Flash, Using Toggle DDR 2.0 interface

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has started the industry's first production of a high-performance toggle DDR 2.0 multi-level-cell

May 11, 2011 11:41

Kia Motors posts 23.1% global sales growth in April

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles fo

May 11, 2011 09:19

Samsung gives thousands of GALAXY Tab 10.1 devices to developers

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and convergence technologies, today announced that it is providing 5,500 GALAXY Tab 10.1 devices to developers attending the Google I/O (

May 11, 2011 08:53

UN Announces Winners Of Flagship Environment Award

Mexican President Felipe Calderon, global music legend An-gélique Kidjo and adventurer Louis Palmer are among the six winners of the 2011 Champions of the Earth awards, the United Nations Environment

May 10, 2011 12:12

LG OPTIMUS 3D ADDS ANOTHER INNOVATIVE “FIRST”WITH 3D AUGMENTED REALITY

LG Electronics (LG), in collaboration with augmented reality (AR) pioneer Wikitude, today announced the adoption of the world’s first three dimensional AR browser on its upcoming LG Optimus 3D smartph

May 08, 2011 13:56

LG SUPER LED IPS MONITORS TAKE TOP TIPA AWARDS

LG Electronics (LG) announced today that two SUPER LEDTM IPS (In-plane Switching) Monitors have been named “Best Entry Level Photo Monitor” at the 2011 Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards

May 08, 2011 13:53

LG OPTIMUS BLACK TO ARRIVE ON EUROPE’S SHORES

The LG Optimus Black, the stylishly slim and lightweight Android smartphone featuring the unique NOVA display, will make its international debut in Europe later this month. Following successful un

May 06, 2011 13:57

MIZY & Embassy Project ‘Danish Month’ Held from May 11st to June 1st at MIZY Center

‘Let’s go to Denmark in May!' What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘Denmark’? To most Korean youth, Denmark is an unfamiliar country where they only can relate to ‘Denmark diet’ and o

May 06, 2011 11:05

Mobile Compassing Gets New Push from STMicroelectronics’ Power- and Space-Saving Geo-Magnetic Modules

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for

May 04, 2011 11:18

STMicroelectronics Shareholders Approve all Resolutions at the 2011 Annual General Meeting

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that all the proposed resolutions were approved at the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held in Amsterdam on May 3, 2011. The main res

May 04, 2011 10:10

Citi Cards to offer special discounts on Food and Fun at Sheraton Grand Walkerhill

Citibank Korea (CEO, Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) is offering special discounts to Citi Card customers(exclusive of Citi BC, and Corporate Card) until July 31st at the Sheraton Grand Walkerhill Hot

May 04, 2011 08:54

Samsung Signs Beckham As Olympic Games Ambassador

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a market leader in consumer electronics and the Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment, today announced an exclusive agreement with David Beckham

May 03, 2011 11:09

Samsung’s Microwave Oven Is World’s First To Win Anti-bacterial Certification

Furthering its leadership in the home appliances sector, Samsung Electronics became the first in the world to receive a microwave certification mark for anti-bacterial technology, recognizing the comp

May 03, 2011 11:07

Samsung’s Premium Smartphone GALAXY S II Features Corning Gorilla Glass

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, announced today that Corning Gorilla Glass has bee

May 03, 2011 10:33

Citi Cards to offer non-interest-bearing equal payment plan for all online transaction

Citibank Korea (CEO, Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) is offering a special event from May 4 through July 31, 2011 that provides 2~3 months interest-free equal payment plan for all transactions (intern

May 02, 2011 11:12

Samsung Launches GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0:Smart Mobile Entertainment

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of Smart Mobile Devices, today launched GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and a fresh addition to its smart player portfolio, the GALAXY S WiFi 5.0. Each featuring

May 02, 2011 11:05

Samsung Apps Releases New Phone Billing Payment Options

Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. today announced that Samsung Apps, its mobile & TV application store, is expanding the payment options available to customers when downloading apps. These simple and secur

May 02, 2011 09:58

Citigroup Korea employees volunteer for “5 million Baffor free meals with 50 million Korean people” event

Citigroup Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) joined the “5 million Baffor free meals with 50 million Korean people” event that was held in Dail Community (Pastor Choi Il-Do) office locat

April 29, 2011 11:01

STMicroelectronics Boosts Next-Generation Basestations as Mobile Broadband Booms

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced a highly integrated device enabling wireless infrastructu

April 29, 2011 10:32

Citigroup Korea Volunteer Community Service launched

Citigroup Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung-Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) held a launching ceremony of “Citigroup Korea Volunteer Community Service at 20th Fl. Auditorium, Citibank HQ Bldg., at 6:30pm on April 28.

April 29, 2011 09:37

Samsung Electronics Announces First Quarter 2011 Results

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 36.99 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, a 7-percent increase year-on-year. For the quart

April 28, 2011 14:56

JCE Unveils ‘Rule the Sky’ for iPad

A global game company, JCE (President: Song In-su, www.jceworld.com) said today that it launched on April 28 a high definition version of ‘Rule the Sky,’ the first mobile social game introduced on Apr

April 27, 2011 13:22

LG Announces First-Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Showing significant progress on its profit recovery, LG Elec-tronics (LG) today announced unaudited financial results for the three-month period ending March 31, 2011. Stronger operating profits refle

April 26, 2011 11:38

LG Opens New Era Of 3D Monitors With Brightest, Most Comfortable 3D Viewing

LG Electronics (LG) today announced the release of two CIN-EMA 3D Monitors –D41P and D42P – equipped with LG’s new Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) 3D technology. With FPR 3D technology, the monitors off

April 26, 2011 08:40

1 out of 3 Mobile Phones Uses Touch Panel in 2011

Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry, today announced that 2011 touch panel market size is to reach $10.42 billion showing 76% growth Y/Y and that

April 22, 2011 09:56

LG CINEMA 3D TV Gets Record-Breaking Launch In Paris’ Le Grand Palais

LG Electronics (LG) hosted a large-scale extravaganza on April 21 in France to mark the global launch of its CINEMA 3D TV, featuring LG’s next generation 3D TV technology. At the majestic Le Grand

April 22, 2011 08:58

All-new 2012 Rio sedan and upgraded Soul revealed at New York Show

Kia Motors America (KMA) today celebrated the world premieres of the all-new 2012 Rio sub-compact sedan and the comprehensively upgraded 2012 Kia Soul at the New York International Auto Show . Sche

April 20, 2011 10:43

JCE Launches ‘Rule the Sky’ Social Game for iPhone

A global game company, JCE (President: Song In-su, www.jceworld.com) announced the launch on April 19 of its new social network game ‘Rule the Sky,’ in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese (tradition

April 20, 2011 09:21

DHL is official logistics partner for Vivienne Westwood´s international shoe exhibition

DHL, the world’s leading logistics provider, has been appointed the official logistics partner for Vivienne Westwood’s international shoe exhibition road show. The partnership includes packaging, tran

April 19, 2011 17:06

Seagate and Samsung Announce Broad Strategic Alignment

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), the world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information tech

April 19, 2011 13:12

LG Officially Launches First In Range Of Smart Grid-Ready Smart Appliances

LG Electronics (LG) today launched to market the first of its appliances embracing the very latest in smart technologies. Starting with smart refrigerators, LG this year will roll out a full spectrum

April 19, 2011 13:05

Kia unveils K2 sedan at Shanghai Motor Show

Kia Motors and its Chinese joint venture, Dongfeng Yueda Kia, unveiled the K2 B-segment sedan today at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show. Based on the platform of the all-new Rio, which made its world prem

April 19, 2011 11:51

KOHI successfully concluded WHO Fellowship Program Infectious Disease Information Management for China

Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, KOHI (President, Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded WHO fellowship program_infectious disease information management for china, whi

April 18, 2011 11:02

Samsung Announces NX Series Camera Firmware Upgrade

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced firmware upgrades for two products within Samsung’s NX compact system camera range

April 17, 2011 11:00

CKI donated 100 PCs for kids from low-income families

Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung-gu, www.citibank.co.kr) said CKI donated 100 sets of PCs to the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) for kids from low-income families at Incheon Data Center on Apr. 15.

April 15, 2011 10:02

Kia Motors to sponsor Copa America Argentina 2011

Kia Motors has become a Global Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Copa America 2011 (or ‘Copa America Argentina 2011’). The sponsorship agreement was signed today by Tae-Hyun (Thomas) Oh, Senior Executive V

April 14, 2011 13:23

Transparent Display Market to Reach $87.2 Bln in 2025

Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry, today announced that transparent display, after its coming debut in 2012 to sharply grow to create $87.2 bil

April 14, 2011 11:58

Samsung Announces New External Hard Drives with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, announced today its new family of hard disk drives, including two portable drives and a desktop storage station. Supporting the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, the new exte

April 13, 2011 11:33

CKI grants 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 “2011 Women-Owned Enterprise Competitiveness Enhancement Program” with Korea Small Business Institute (President Chang J

April 08, 2011 16:37

Special limited Cayenne program and 911 promotion…Porsche Celebrates 25 Years in Korea

Stuttgart Sports Cars Ltd. (SSCL), the official Porsche importer in Korea, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Porsche in Korea with Anniversary Campaign beginning April, 2011. The celebration events w

April 08, 2011 09:34

Kia Motors posts 21.9% global sales growth in March

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles fo

April 07, 2011 08:50

Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for First Quarter 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter, 2011. Consolidated Sales: Approximately 37 trillion Korean won(Range: 36 – 38 trillion Korean won) Cons

April 06, 2011 15:43

New iPhone Game, NAZRARTE, to Be Released

WENET, a game developer that plans, develops, and services games optimized for various platforms, including smartphones, recently released NAZRARTE, an action jump game for iPhone. Unlike the existing

April 05, 2011 16:49

Seoul Commtech shows off its SAMSUNG EZON digital door locks at ISC-West 2011 In Las Vegas, USA

A Samsung Group company, Seoul Commtech launched Five types of Samsung EZON digital door locks (SHS-7020, SHS-7120 , SHS-7100 & SHS-3420 & SHS-2320) developed specifically for U.S. markets. Seoul C

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