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August 20, 2018 Industry

FTC vows not to meddle in careers of former staff

Fair Trade Commission chief Kim Sang-jo vowed Monday that the FTC would never be involved in the recruitment process of its retirees amid an ongoing investigation by prosecutors into the FTC’s top of...

Foldable patent applications on rise in Korea

South Korean tech giants are competitively filing patents related to foldable panels in a move to make a breakthrough in the smartphone industry slowed down by limits of hardware innovation. Over th...

August 19, 2018
Industry
Korea Gas Corp. to invest W10tr in natural gas, hydrogen

Korea Gas Corp. will invest 10 trillion won ($8.8 billion) by 2025 in pursuit of new growth engines. The public natural gas company said it plans to invest 10 trillion won by 2025, with 6 trillion w...

August 17, 2018
Industry
LG Innotek launches visible LEDs for disinfection lighting

LG Innotek said Wednesday it has launched visible light-emitting diodes for disinfection lighting, which is a light source with the effect of sterilization by sunlight using indoor light. The compan...

August 17, 2018
Industry
Seoul seeks exemptions from Trump’s Iran sanctions

The Korean government is ramping up efforts to request exemptions from the US administration’s Iran sanctions amid growing concerns from the local petrochemical and plant construction industries that...

August 16, 2018
Industry
[News Focus] Moon’s nuclear-free Korea faces backlash

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s anti-nuclear campaign is facing backlash from critics with the recent scorching heat and massive losses of energy public corporations prompting concerns for what ...

August 15, 2018
Industry
Korean shipbuilders account for half of global orders in July

The Korean shipbuilding industry accounted for nearly half of global shipbuilding orders, winning 22 vessels in July, according to shipbuilding industry analyzer Clarkson Research on Tuesday. Hyunda...

August 14, 2018
Industry
FTC to report Hanjin chief for unfair business practices

The nation’s antitrust watchdog said Monday it decided to report Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Hanjin Group, to prosecutors over alleged unfair business practices, adding another allegation to the chief a...

August 13, 2018
Industry
IP Office eases patent process for foreign companies

The Korean Intellectual Property Office said Thursday that starting from Friday agents of foreign companies applying for a patent or trademark will face simpler lists of certifications to file in the...

August 9, 2018
Industry
Peace talks raise hopes on special economic zones

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles featuring inter-Korean relations to mark the paper’s 65th anniversary that falls on Aug. 15. Following is the sixth installment. - Ed. Despite ant...

August 8, 2018
Industry
Finance Minister won't beg for investment from Samsung: report

Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon is not likely to request Samsung Electronics make greater investments at a meeting with the group’s heir, Lee Jae-yong, on Monday, according to sources from the governm...

August 3, 2018
Industry
NK-related stocks rise on Hyundai chairwoman’s visit to North

As Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun visited Kumgangsan in North Korea to attend a private service commemorating of her late husband Chung Mong-hun, shares rose Friday morning in expectation of...

August 3, 2018
Industry
Korea ramps up efforts to win Saudi Arabia nuclear project

South Korea is ramping up efforts to win a bid for a Saudi Arabia nuclear project after facing a setback in acquiring a nuclear power plant construction project in the UK. On Wednesday, state-run Ko...

August 2, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Korea hits setback in UK nuclear power plant project

On Wednesday the South Korean government scurried to calm escalating debate over the latest setback faced by the state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation in acquiring a nuclear power plant construc...

August 1, 2018
Industry
[Weekender] Are men with type B blood really womanizers?

Kim Sang-hoon, 29, with type B blood rarely takes part in conversations about blood types linked with personalities. “Koreans have the misperception that a man with type B blood is selfish, a womani...

July 26, 2018
Culture

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