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[Photo News] Tech trend talk with Ted

TECH TREND TALK WITH TED -- Chung Tae-young or Ted, vice chairman of Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card, sits with IBM Chairperson and CEO Ginni Rometti at the IBM Think 2019 event in San Francisco on ...

Feb 14, 2019
Finance
No love lost for Valentine’s Day marketing

Retailers, confectionery firms and convenience stores sell up to 10 times as many sweets in February and March than other periods, as Korea celebrates Valentine’s Day in February and White Day in Mar...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
[Monitor] 1 in 5 Koreans at risk of smartphone addiction

One in 5 South Koreans face the risk of becoming addicted to smartphone use, according to a poll by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Of 28,575 people between 3 and 69 years old, 19.1 percent fell in...

Feb 14, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Korean banking giants accelerate steps for M&As in nonbanking sectors

South Korea’s major banking groups are actively seeking mergers and acquisitions to expand their nonbanking business, in an effort to diversify incomes in light of volatilities in the main banking se...

Feb 14, 2019
Finance
LG Uplus to acquire CJ Hellovision for W800b

South Korea’s third-biggest telecom firm LG Uplus said Thursday the company has approved a plan to acquire the country’s biggest cable TV operator CJ Hellovision amid growing competition in the local...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
Coupang signs MoU with HP Korea for long-term partnership

As part of its efforts to expand strategic alliance with global brands, Coupang on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with HP Korea for strengthened strategic partnership, the firm said. ...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
Emart to focus on online sales, convenience stores

Emart Inc., South Korea's largest hypermarket chain, said Thursday that it aims to raise its online sales by 30 percent this year, and open more convenience stores. The retail giant, part of Shinseg...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
[Newsmaker] Concerns rise over workplace safety at Hanwha after deaths of 3 workers

The deaths of three employees in an explosion at a Hanwha factory on Thursday have fueled concerns about workplace safety at the major Korean conglomerate, as an explosion at the same factory had cla...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
[Photo News] Chung Eui-sun meets Tiger Woods at Genesis Open

From left: Hyundai Motor Executive Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun poses with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, tournament host Tiger Woods, and Executive Vice President and global head of the Genesis b...

Feb 14, 2019
Automode
Nonghyup Financial logs record-high profit in 2018

Nonghyup Financial Group Inc. said Thursday its net profit reached an all-time high last year, surpassing the 1 trillion won ($888.9 million) mark for the first time. Net profit of the financial gro...

Feb 14, 2019
Finance
[Exclusive] Chey open to SK hynix‘ non-memory chip business

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday hinted its semiconductor business could expand into the non-memory semiconductor market in order to diversify profits and raise future competitiveness in th...

Feb 14, 2019
Technology
Some 2.9m tourists made use of Airbnb in Korea last year

A total of 2.9 million tourists used Airbnb Inc., a global house-sharing platform, last year, up 56 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Thursday. Seven out of 10 Airbnb users, or some 2...

Feb 14, 2019
Industry
S. Korea’s unemployment rate hits 4.5% in January

Jobless rate hits record-high for January since aftermath of global financial crisis

Feb 13, 2019
Economy
Korean chipmakers no longer ‘playing chicken’

Major chipmakers vow timing strategies to prevent oversupply

Feb 13, 2019
Technology
What 5G office looks like: No more desktops or cables

Clocking in for work at Centropolis, a high-rise business building in downtown Seoul, office workers literally have to do nothing other than, well, start working. They have no entrance pass for s...

Feb 13, 2019
Industry

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