Most Popular
-
1
Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
-
2
[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
-
3
Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
-
4
Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
-
5
[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
-
6
In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
-
7
NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
-
8
Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
-
9
Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
-
10
Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
-
LG Electronics CEO presents awards, stresses software competitiveness
LG Electronics vice chairman Koo Bon-joon stressed that gaining competitiveness in software means nurturing future growth engines at an event designed to name 14 “software architects” on Tuesday.“Gaining software competitiveness itself is a future growth engine,” said Koo. “I ask you, the software architects, to think of yourselves as one of the best experts and continuously share your knowledge and information to enhance your capabilities.”Software architects are a group picked from the firm’s
Nov. 1, 2011
-
Groups push J&J on baby shampoo chemicals
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S., even though the company already makes versions without them, according to a coalition of health and environmental groups.This file photo shows Johnson's "No More T
Nov. 1, 2011
-
Korean TVs nab 50% of U.S. market
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. clinched a combined 50 percent share of the U.S. TV market in the July-September period, an industry report showed Monday, thanks to strong demand for their premium TVs with 3-D features and Web connectivity. It marked the first time the combined sales of Samsung and LG, the world’s two largest TV makers, accounted for half of the U.S. TV market on a quarterly basis, according to data released by NPD Group Inc, a market research firm. Samsung accou
Oct. 31, 2011
-
KCT starts cheaper mobile services
Korea Cable Telecom, a mobile virtual network operator, said Monday that it has launched cheaper telecom services based on a deferred payment system starting Tuesday. Under the first deferred-payment MVNO system, consumers can use mobile services, including wireless data or multimedia messaging services, at prices 23-56 percent cheaper, the company said. There is no membership fee or contract period as well, it added. For the services, the company has reached a partnership with SK Telecom, a lea
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Advertising: The convergence of art and strategy
If you want to understand advertising, you should first get a broader understanding of marketing, in the same way a look at the forest gives a better view of the trees in it.People are familiar with Samsung’s mobile phones largely due to the company’s advertising strategies. They are, at the same time, unknowingly being provided with information about prices, distribution channels, brand values and after-sales service.Advertising is one of the tools used for companies to process marketing effici
Oct. 31, 2011
-
SKT spreads positive energy through ads
Trust in potential and new hope. These two points are the main agenda in today’s society. As diversity has become more important than ever before, our society has already entered an era of “co-prosperity” and “co-existence,” in which every member seeks happiness. SK Telecom, beyond being just a mobile communication provider, was trying to deliver this positive message. Based on this intent, SK Telecom newly introduced this year’s commercial campaign under the theme “Meet the Possibility.” In thi
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Doosan’s philosophy of ‘believing in people’
First of all, I’d like to offer my deepest thanks to The Korea Herald for the honor of the advertising award. It has been three years since Doosan’s commercials ― “Human is the future” (People are the greatest asset for realizing our aspirations) ― started. Since the commercials maintained a unified theme for the campaign period, Doosan’s message was received as worth noting among many different corporate commercials.We started the campaign to communicate Doosan’s philosophy of “believing in peo
Oct. 31, 2011
-
‘SK wants to share happiness with customers’
I would first like to sincerely thank readers of The Korea Herald and company officials for giving us this award. For the past 10 years, SK has been constantly communicating happiness as its brand essence. Happiness that SK pursues is happiness we share with customers as the will to develop together. This brand spirit also applies to our global operations. As a leading Korean company in the energy, chemical and information and communications industries, SK has never stopped making efforts not ju
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Dongbu Financial seeks individualized financing
Dongbu Financial Network is a total brand that holds six affiliates ― Dongbu Insurance, Dongbu Life Insurance, Dongbu Securities, Dongbu Asset Management, Dongbu Capital and Dongbu Savings Bank.Dongbu Financial Network has been committed to constructing an overall image by making advertisements since 2003. We are in the stage of expanding the image we have gained from past efforts and combining it with Dongbu Group’s concept. We have been delivering the message of “Individualized Financial Plann
Oct. 31, 2011
-
LG 3-D TV provides eye-comfortable watch
First of all, it is an honor that the print advertisement of LG INFINIA Cinema 3-D TV has been awarded the silver prize by The Korea Herald. We would like to express our gratitude to our consumers of LG’s 3-D TVs through this opportunity.The newspaper advertisement of the LG INFINIA Cinema 3-D TV and 3-D glasses is part of a series of advertisements designed to focus on the advantages of the Cinema 3-D glasses that are not equipped with electric circuits or batteries among the other benefits. It
Oct. 31, 2011
-
SK Broadband stresses values
First, I want to offer thanks to The Korea Herald for awarding us and congratulations to the other recipients as well. As a new leader in the telecommunications area that focuses on increasing customer satisfaction, SK Broadband is making efforts to produce unlimited values for the happiness of our customers in the convergence era. In addition, SK Broadband has been leading the technological trends by commercializing the high-speed Internet ADSL for the first time in 1999 and successfully adopti
Oct. 31, 2011
-
LS Cable & System improves daily lives
First, I would like to give special thanks to the judges for offering LS Cable & System a grand prize for The Korea Herald Advertising Award.LS Cable & System is a leading provider of electricity supply equipment and infrastructure for communication, which are crucial foundations to modern industries. As one of the top 3 global cable companies, we hold the world’s best technology in the industry through the development of submarine cables and high temperature superconducting cables. Both product
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Tetra Pak seeks sustainable growth through innovation
Swedish company calls Korea a small but fast-growing market for dairy productsPARMA/MODENA, Italy -- Speaking at the World Dairy Summit on Oct. 16 in this Italian city of Parma, Dennis Jonsson, president and CEO of Tetra Pak, pinpointed three key factors that have transformed the global dairy industry over the past 60 years.He said the world population has almost tripled; consumers have higher expectations about health and well-being; and they have become more environmentally conscious. “These
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Hyundai Heavy, Asan Medical team up for hospital robotics
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Asan Medical Center will collaborate in developing medical robots and equipment.The agreement to collaborate in the field was signed in Seoul on Monday.“Medical robots are essential for providing the best medical services, and (the company) plans to expand their application to brain and spine surgery in the future to become a world leader in medical robotics,” Hyundai Heavy Industries senior executive vice president and CEO Kim Oi-hyun said at the signing ceremon
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Korean innovation more than ‘fast following’: GfK
Research firm expands operations here with new custom unitOver the last couple years Korea Inc. has been caught up in a fierce debate over its capability to spearhead the kaleidoscopic global market for technology rather than remain a copycat.While going-global firms such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor enjoy their ever-expanding clout across continents, vocal critics including Ahn Cheol-soo pointed to their fundamental lack of innovation and creativity that give birth to products that customer
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Samsung to pursue bold M&A
Tech giant vice chairman urges workers to be daring, open-mindedSamsung Electronics vice chairman Choi Gee-sung said Monday that the company must proceed with bold mergers for new growth engines, concentrating on fresh projects such as health care.In a ceremony organized to celebrate its 42nd anniversary, Choi urged its employees to open up to voices and resources within and outside of the company. He also suggested they need a daring mind for challenges that go beyond stereotypes.“Let’s harness
Oct. 31, 2011
-
SK fined for ownership of financial unit
The Fair Trade Commission said Monday that it has imposed 5.08 billion won ($4.59 million) in fines on SK Group for violating a law banning a holding company from possessing a financial unit. Under the current antitrust law, a holding company with 100 billion won or more in assets is not allowed to own a financial affiliate. When SK turned into a holding company in March 2007, the group’s trading arm SK Networks should have dumped its 22.7 percent share of SK Securities, its “daughter company.”
Oct. 31, 2011
-
Ssangyong E&C creates Singapore’s new symbol
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction would like to express deep gratitude to the judging committee and officials at The Korea Herald for this award.Commemorating the 34th anniversary of its establishment, Ssangyong is the No. 1 builder in terms of overseas premium construction, having built structures including the Raffles City Complex, the tallest hotel in the world as recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records; the Jumeirah Emirates Tower and Grand Hyatt Dubai, two of Dubai’s top three hot
Oct. 31, 2011
-
‘Angry Birds’ creator will open its first retail stores in China this year
Rovio Entertainment Oy, the creator of the “Angry Birds” mobile-phone games, will open its first retail stores this year in China, its fastest-growing market. The company aims to hit $100 million in retail sales in China in the first year of store operations, Chief Marketing Officer Peter Vesterback
Oct. 31, 2011
-
S. Korea's industrial output grows 6.8 percent in Sept.
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output continued to grow in September from a year earlier, despite persistent uncertainties in the global economy, a government report showed Monday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining and manufacturing industries
Oct. 31, 2011