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Ex-Im Bank agrees to give Bolivia $50m loanMar 29, 2011The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Tuesday it signed a deal to provide a $50 million loan to Bolivia to assist the country’s development projects. Eximbank President Kim Yong-hwan signed the deal ... -
Lenovo launches ‘LePad’ in ChinaIndustryMar 29, 2011SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Chinese computer giant Lenovo has launched its own tablet computer at home as it tries to compete for a share of an increasingly crowded market dominated by Apple’s iPad. The LePad ... -
Korea to nurture new growth technologiesIndustryMar 29, 2011South Korea is pushing a 1.5 trillion won national project to develop six promising technology sectors that would lead the nation’s growth in future decades. The government has recently set out long... -
Korea to bolster new system for mobile paymentIndustryMar 29, 2011The government, telecom operators, handset makers and credit card companies are teaming up to expedite the development of a new mobile payment technology. The Korea Communications Commission announc...
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SK Telecom, Samsung at war over phone billsIndustryMar 29, 2011Telecom industry giant and world’s No. 2 phonemaker struggling to shirk blame for high call fees SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics, known for their airtight alliance on phone marketing and sales, a...
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Korea-EU FTA to be put to assembly for the third timeIndustryMar 29, 2011The Trade Ministry is to again revise the Korean-language version of the Korea-EU free trade agreement, and resubmit the bill for ratification to the National Assembly for the third time. “The gover...
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Banks seek to go global via IB servicesMar 29, 2011Korean commercial and state-controlled banks are seeking to strengthen their investment banking sectors in the belief they will be their new growth engines. Beyond the saturated loan issuance market...
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Kyobo Life bets on pension plans as nation agesMar 29, 2011Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is seeking to broaden its client base in the retirement pension market by providing custom-tailored products for multinational firms oper... -
Hynix pins high hopes on specialty productsIndustryMar 29, 2011Memory chipmaker looks to growth in non-PC sector including mobile, graphic, server DRAM Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of computer memory chips, looks to new growth oppo... -
Translation not between languages, but generationsTechnologyMar 29, 2011Amid the flooded mobile application market, already awash with new creative programs, another app has been introduced -- to help parents better understand their children. The “Woteva” (slang for “wh...
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S. Korea's current account surplus widens to $1.18 bln in Feb.Mar 29, 2011South Korea's current account surplus widened in February from the previous month mainly because spending on overseas travel decreased amid still brisk exports, the central bank said Tuesday. The cu...
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Firms make preliminary bids for Korea ExpressIndustryMar 28, 2011Creditors of Korea Express Co. have accepted preliminary bids from three local conglomerates, including steel giant POSCO, to buy Korea‘s largest logistics firm, sources said Monday. Co-sales manage...
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Korea set to be world’s most aged country in 2050Mar 28, 2011Seniors to make up 38% of population Research forecast Monday that Korea will become the world’s most aged society by 2050, raising an urgent need to prepare a safety net for the elderly and cope wi...
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POSCO completes new thick-plate plant in GwangyangIndustryMar 28, 2011POSCO completed a new thick-plate producing facility within its steelworks in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, on Monday. The new plant has an annual production capacity of 2 million metric tons, p... -
Incheon Airport marks decade of rapid growthIndustryMar 28, 2011Incheon International Airport marks its 10th anniversary Tuesday after a span of rapid growth establishing it as a major Northeast Asian hub and the world’s best airport. The country’s main gateway ...
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