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Manpower: World is entering ‘Human Age’

IndustryFeb 9, 2011

Manpower Inc., U.S.-based employment agency, said on Jan. 27 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the world had entered a new era: The Human Age. The concept was introduced by Man...
Hyundai’s U.S. executives flock to GM

IndustryFeb 7, 2011

Hyundai Motor America’s senior designer Phillip Zak has returned to GM, joining the recent migration of Hyundai’s top-level executives to the U.S. giant. Zak, who had worked as GM’s chief designer f...
Bio firm finds structure...of superbug enzyme

IndustryFeb 7, 2011

A Korean firm said Monday it has identified the structure of a key protein that makes bacteria resistant to nearly all known antibiotics, paving the way for a treatment of the so-called superbug. Re...
February discounts on Ssangyong

TransportFeb 6, 2011

Ssangyong Motor Co. is offering a range of discounts on its vehicles until the end of the month. During the period, the company is providing a 2 million won ($1,790) discount for the luxury sedans C...
Hyundai’s Russian car bags top honor

TransportFeb 6, 2011

Hyundai Motor Co.’s Solaris subcompact received the top award for its segment in the Golden Klaxon Awards given by the Russian auto publication Klaxon, the carmaker announced Monday. Based on the Ac...
Citroen to hit local market in 2011

TransportFeb 6, 2011

Hanbul Motors Corp., the official importer of Peugeot vehicles, announced Monday that it signed an exclusive deal to import Citroen vehicles to Korea. With the launch scheduled for later in the year...
Porsche Asia Pacific sales hit new record

TransportFeb 6, 2011

Sales of the luxury sports car brand Porsche rose to a new high in 2010, Porsche Asia Pacific announced Tuesday. According to the company, Porsche sales in the region jumped 89 percent from the prev...
BMW 6 Series convertible to debut in Geneva

TransportFeb 6, 2011

MUNICH (DPA) ― BMW is opening another chapter with open-top premium vehicles in launching the BMW 6 Series in Geneva with advanced chassis technology, more comfort, and numerous infotainment and safe...
Out on a limb or on to a winner?

TransportFeb 6, 2011

GM Daewoo nears completion of overhaul, taking Chevrolet brand The extensive overhaul of branding and sales network at GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. is nearing its final stages, with all related...
Bomb kills 9, wounds 20 in MW Pakistan

InternationalFeb 2, 2011

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – A car bomb killed nine people close to the main northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, the latest in a rash of attacks that are challenging recent police claims of prog...
LG Electronics to launch its first tablet PC in March

IndustryFeb 2, 2011

LG Electronics Inc., the world's third-largest mobile phone maker, said Wednesday that it will release its first tablet PC in March in the U.S. market, as it tries to take its share in the booming ma...
Industrial production index grows for 3rd straight month: report

IndustryFeb 2, 2011

South Korea's industrial production growth index for the manufacturing and mining sector grew for the third straight month in December despite concerns of general economic slowdown, a government repo...
S. Korean company wins Uzbek highway rest area contract

IndustryFeb 2, 2011

South Korea's state-run expressway corporation said Wednesday that a local company won a contract to build and operate a highway rest area in Uzbekistan. Korea Expressway Corp. said the rest area wi...
S. Korea's trade volume tripled in 10 years: report

Feb 2, 2011

South Korea's trade volume expanded three-fold in the last 10 years, helping the country become the seventh-largest exporter in the world, a government report showed Wednesday. The findings by the K...
Korean won exchange rate to hover at 1,093 won to the dollar: KDI

Feb 2, 2011

The average exchange rate of the Korean won is expected to hover at 1,093 won to the dollar this year, a report by a state-run think tank showed Wednesday. The Korea Development Institute (KDI) repo...