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Korean cars in U.S. cited for interior design

TransportApr 17, 2011

Korean carmakers have come a long way since the days of the Hyundai Pony, the first locally developed automobile to be exported. The days of being widely perceived as makers of cheap but unreliable ...
Japan’s quake could hurt U.S. auto sales

IndustryApr 17, 2011
More perils ahead for global economy

IndustryApr 17, 2011

IMF, World Bank warn on high food prices, joblessness WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Global finance chiefs warned Saturday that rising food prices, unanswered joblessness, Mideast turmoil and weak finances in a...
Smart, green tech to dominate IFA electronics show

IndustryApr 17, 2011

Christian Goke, chief operating office of Messe Berlin, speaks to reporters about the global trade show IFA at a global press conference in Alicante, Spain on Saturday. Cho Ji-hyun/The Korea Herald ...
Samsung's Chinese employee indicted over technology leak

IndustryApr 17, 2011

A Chinese employee of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. has been indicted for trying to leak the company's core technology and business secrets, prosecutors said Sunday. The 40-year-old woman, w...
S. Korean automakers to unveil models at Shanghai motor show

TransportApr 17, 2011

SEOUL, (Yonhap) - South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. plan to showcase dozens of their latest models at the upcoming auto show in Shanghai, China, ...
U.S., S. Korea in final stretch of ratifying FTA: Clinton

Apr 17, 2011

SEOUL, (Yonhap) - South Korea and the United States are in the "home stretch" of their years-long efforts to have their free trade deal ratified by both legislatures, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary ...
Financial firms ordered to report cyber security

Apr 15, 2011

Task force to launch crackdown The financial authorities have embarked on an initial inquiry into the cyber security systems of all financial companies in the aftermath of the recent security lapses...
Import price growth reached 27-month high last month

Apr 15, 2011

South Korea’s import prices rose at the fastest pace in 27 months in March due to sharp gains in oil and other commodity prices, the central bank said Friday, pointing to growing inflationary pressur...
Household loan growth quickened in February

Apr 15, 2011

The growth of household loans extended by South Korean financial firms accelerated in February from the previous month on the back of gains in home-backed lending, the central bank said Friday. Hous...
Xperia Arc hits stores

IndustryApr 15, 2011

Xperia Arc, the newest model in Sony Ericsson’s smartphone lineup, on Friday hit nationwide SK Telecom stores at a retail price of 803,000 won ($737). Prices will vary depending on the type of call ...
Korean exports dominate Chile’s import market

Apr 15, 2011

South Korea has more best-selling products in Chile than any other country thanks mainly to a free trade agreement with the South American nation implemented seven years ago, a local trade agency sai...
NHN, Daum accuse Google of antitrust

IndustryApr 15, 2011

South Korea’s top two Internet companies asked the country’s antitrust watchdog Friday to investigate Google Inc.’s alleged practice of stifling competition in the country’s mobile search market. NH...
Korea to boost mineral recycling

IndustryApr 15, 2011

Rising costs, demand call for nation to be self-reliant by reusing waste South Korea is preparing to step up efforts to recycle minerals from used electronics and industrial waste in a bid to secure...
Burger King introduces the 1,160 calorie ‘Meat Monster’ burger

Apr 15, 2011

(Burger King) The race to offer high calorie, gut-busting burgers continues as Burger King introduces the 1,160-calorie ‘Meat Monster’ burger in Japan, Daily Mail reported. The burger consists of...