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[Photo News] Singapore Airlines hosts cooking class for children with visual impairment

May 29, 2017

A VERY SPECIAL DAY -- Participants pose for a photo during an event on Saturday organized by Singapore Airlines and also joined by Singapore Airlines General Manager for the Korean branch Seah Chee C...
Kepco ranks 138th in Forbes Global 2000

May 28, 2017

The state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation, the nation’s sole electricity provider, has maintained its strong presence in the Forbes Global 2000, the business magazine’s annual list of the bigges...
GE, Kepco partner for power project

May 25, 2017

General Electric has joined a next-generation power supply development project named Energy Valley Project led by Korea Electric Power Corp. in Naju, South Jeolla Province. The two firms held a laun...
GS Caltex celebrates its 50th anniversary

May 18, 2017

GS Caltex held its 50th anniversary event Thursday at GS Tower in Gangnam, Seoul, celebrating achievements the company made over the past five decades. GS Caltex Chairman Huh Jin-Soo encouraged empl...
SK Networks chief receives philanthropy award

May 14, 2017

SK Networks Chairman Choi Shin-won became the first recipient of the United Way Global Philanthropy Award, the company said Sunday. Choi received the award during the Community Leaders Conference he...
Lotte likely to unveil governance shakeup plan next week: sources

Apr 21, 2017

South Korean retail conglomerate Lotte Group is likely to unveil a series of steps next week to simplify its complicated governance structure, which may include split-ups or mergers of key affiliates...
GS to prepare for the future amid growing uncertainties

Apr 19, 2017

GS Group chairman Huh Chang-soo, who is also the chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, participated in the group’s quarterly board meeting on Wednesday and emphasized on the need to prepar...
Samsung heir denies bribery charges at first hearing

Apr 7, 2017

Samsung Group's de facto leader on Friday denied bribery allegations during his first court hearing held in relation to a massive corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye. ...
Posco celebrates 49th anniversary

Apr 2, 2017

Posco Chairman Kwon Oh-joon (left) shakes hands with a winner of the company’s “golden bell” quiz held to celebrate the company’s 49th anniversary at its Gwangyang steel mill on Friday. The steel gi...
FKCCI hosts seminar to boost Korea‘s ties with Francophone businesses

Apr 2, 2017

The French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the “La Francophonie Economique” seminar last Tuesday, to help boost cooperation between Korean and Francophone businesses and institutions o...
Golden Blue holds scholarship ceremony

Apr 2, 2017

Golden Blue, South Korea’s leading whisky brand held a scholarship ceremony last Thursday in Seoul. The Master Blender project of the company aims to raise distilling professionals for the advanceme...
[Advertorial] SK changes up way with new ad campaign

Mar 30, 2017

SK Innovation, South Korea’s top oil refinery, recently hosted a unique event, inviting consumers and the press to join its pre-ad production featuring artist Garip Ay of ebru painting. Garip Ay, of...
Scholars preferred as outside directors amid bribery scandal: data

Mar 30, 2017

South Korea's major business groups prefer scholars to retired government officials as outside directors, data showed Thursday, as local companies move to cope with alleged bribery involving former P...
Samsung Electronics leads top corporate taxpayers in 2015

Mar 30, 2017

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said the largest corporate tax in South Korea in 2015, with the top 10 taxpayers accounting for about 24 percent of the total corporate tax revenue, data showed Thu...
Hyundai E&C eyes further expansion overseas

Mar 27, 2017

Korean builder Hyundai Engineering and Construction will focus on expanding and diversifying overseas businesses to maintain financial stability, the company said Monday. By focusing on foreign mark...