The Korea Herald

More perils ahead for global economy

Apr 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

Apr 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

Apr 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...
Xperia Arc hits stores

Apr 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 ...
NHN, Daum accuse Google of antitrust

Apr 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

Apr 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...
‘Makgeolli beats beer, wine for cancer fighting compound’

Apr 14, 2011

Makgeolli, Korean rice wine, contains up to 25 times more farnesol, a compound with anti-tumor properties, research showed Thursday. Farnesol is an alcohol found in a number of substances including ...
Daum, SK team up against Naver’s dominance

Apr 14, 2011

Nation’s smaller portal operators to offer combined services Operators of the nation’s smaller two portals Daum and Nate on Thursday signed a strategic pact to offer a seamless combination of their ...
Renault Samsung’s new marketing chief

Apr 14, 2011

Renault Samsung Motors Co. appointed senior executive managing director Frederic Artaud as the new head of its Sales and Marketing Division on Thursday. Frederic Artaud Before the appointment Artau...
Luxury sales grow 27 percent in March

Apr 14, 2011

Sales of luxury fashion goods at leading department stores jumped 27 percent on-year in March on retailers’ aggressive expansion and boosted marketing, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Thursday...
Builders face industry-wide credit crunch

Apr 14, 2011

Construction companies fear ‘chain reaction’ of bankruptcies More mid-sized construction firms are facing business failure as their financing environment deteriorates due to soured project finance l...
Korea to beef up safety of KTX train service

Apr 14, 2011

The government will recruit more tech experts and personnel in a bid to beef up the safety of its high-speed train service that has suffered a series of accidents over the past few months, the Transp...
Hyun named honorary Brazil counselor

Apr 14, 2011

Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun has been named honorary counselor for Brazil, the company said Thursday. As a civilian counselor, Hyun said she hopes to play a critical role in facilitating ...
MBC cuts off SkyLife from HD content

Apr 14, 2011

The terrestrial broadcaster MBC stopped providing KT SkyLife with high-definition content Thursday, as the two failed to narrow differences over fees for re-broadcasting MBC programs. KT SkyLife is ...
Telecoms irked by free text plan

Apr 14, 2011

Regulator under fire for not consulting industry players The government’s latest hints that it might try to offer text messaging for free were met with fierce protests from local telecom operators, ...