Articles by Shim Woo-hyun
Shim Woo-hyun
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SK Planet upgrades 11st global shopping site
SK Planet‘s online shopping platform 11st has upgraded its online shopping platform for overseas customers, the company said Tuesday. Available in both English and Chinese, the newly launched 11st Global gives overseas shoppers access to a wider range of products listed by Korean sellers. (SK Planet)The renewed website allows customers to combine multiple orders into the same parcel, according to the company. Overseas customers can also choose payment options including PayPal and Alipay, it add
Industry Oct. 31, 2017
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CJ Healthcare opens Korea's first hangover cure research center
CJ Healthcare opened a research center that will specifically focus on developing hangover cures, the company said Monday. With the newly opened research center, the pharmaceutical unit of Korea‘s CJ Group aims to invest more resources into the business, the company explained. (CJ Healthcare)CJ Healthcare currently plans to roll out a premium hangover cure product next month while developing new ingredients that can relieve hangover symptoms. CJ Healthcare commercialized the nation’s first hango
Industry Oct. 30, 2017
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S-Oil helps celebrate 55 years of Saudi Arabia-South Korea ties
S-Oil joined last week’s events to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Saudi Arabia and the direction of further cooperation, with a cultural event on the Han River on Saturday.Sponsored by S-Oil, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the event at Chevit under the theme of “As-Salamu Alaikum,” meaning “peace be with you.” The event offered a taste of Saudi cuisine, costumes, henna tattoos, Arabic calligraphy and Arabic carpets, among other things. “Th
Industry Oct. 29, 2017
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Amorepacific’s Sulwhasoo, LG’s Whoo compete for top spot
Amorepacific and LG Household and Health Care are vying for the top spot in the herbal cosmetics segment, market data showed Sunday. According to data collected by the Korea Customs Services, sales of Amorepacific‘s Sulwhasoo and LG Household and Health Care’s the History of Whoo both passed 1 trillion won ($890 million) in the third quarter this year. (Yonhap)While Amorepacific highlights its Sulwhasoo was the first to exceed 1 trillion won in sales, LG underscores sales of Whoo at duty-free s
Industry Oct. 29, 2017
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[Photo News] Hyundai's next-Generation buses
Hyundai Motor representatives and Korean government officials on Thursday held an inauguration ceremony for its new hydrogen-powered bus. Hyundai Motor will give its new hydrogen fuel cell buses a first test in Ulsan early next year after going through government authentication procedures. If approved, Hyundai Motor will become the first company to deploy a hydrogen bus in a commercial bus line. (Hyundai Motor)
Mobility Oct. 26, 2017
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Coupang launches exclusive Gaspard and Lisa pet products in Korea
Korean E-commerce firm Coupang has become an exclusive carrier of pet products that feature French cartoon characters Gaspard and Lisa, the company said Thursday. Gaspard and Lisa are globally renowned fictional characters from a series of picture books created by a French couple, story writer Anne Gutman and illustrator Georg Hallensleben. The characters are introduced through books and a television show. A promotional image for Coupang’s pet products featuring French cartoon characters Gaspard
Industry Oct. 26, 2017
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Hyundai Motor invests $5m in US-based vehicle research center
Hyundai Motor Group will invest $5 million in a US-based vehicle research center, the company said Wednesday.The Korean carmaker’s research and development unit, Hyundai America Technical Center Inc., signed a long-term partnership agreement with the American Center for Mobility on Tuesday, local time, it said. Andy Freels (left), president of the Hyundai America Technical Center, and John Maddox, president and CEO of the American Center for Mobility, shake hands after signing a partnership agr
Industry Oct. 25, 2017
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Renault Samsung’s New QM3 highlights storage efficiency
Storage efficiency sets apart Renault Samsung’s New QM3 from other small sport utility vehicles, the company said Wednesday in its promotion of the urban crossover.The vehicle’s boot capacity can reach up to 1,235 liters when its adjustable seats are fully folded, according to the firm. The new model’s trunk has up to 455 liters of space when the seats are pushed forward, 78 liters more than the previous model. Renault Samsung’s New QM3’s boot space (Renault Samsung)Renault Samsung’s New QM3 al
Mobility Oct. 25, 2017
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BMW Korea to enhance hands-on experiences
German luxury car brand BMW’s sales unit in Korea is moving to upgrade dealership spaces to offer customers hands-on experience with the brand’s products.BMW Korea currently operates two BMW MINI City Lounges in the country. The German carmaker’s showrooms allow customers to check out both BMW and MINI vehicles, as well as the brands’ products, the company said. A customer experiences a BMW vehicle using virtual technology at BMW MINI City Lounge at Starfield Hanam (BMW Korea)“Customers will be
Industry Oct. 24, 2017
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Korean auto firms may see sales recovery in Saudi Arabia
Sales of Korean car makers in Saudi Arabia may pick up after the country lifted a ban on women driving, according to a local trade agency Monday. Saudi Arabia decided last month that it would start allowing women who are in their 30s or older to drive from June 2018, partially ending the controversial regulation. (Yonhap)According to the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency, the rule change will create an increase in auto demands as women will emerge as potential drivers. Of the total 10 mill
Mobility Oct. 23, 2017
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LG Electronics taps further into car components, energy businesses
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics is moving to increase its investments in vehicle components and energy businesses to equip itself with future growth engines.LG Electronics first launched its vehicle components division in July 2013 and it has posted sales growth for nine consecutive quarters. Starting last year, the vehicle components unit has been supplying a total of 11 auto parts and systems, including electric drive motors, power invertor modules, battery cells and high power d
Technology Sept. 25, 2017
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K-water vows to lead Asia’s water industry
Korea’s state-led water company K-water has wrapped up its co-hosting of the first Asia International Water Week at Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.Along with the Asia Water Council, K-water hosted the triennial water industry event from Wednesday to Saturday to devise solutions for water issues around the globe, as well as to foster the industry in Asia. A total of some 15,000 officials from the government and international organizations across 69
Industry Sept. 24, 2017
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Hyundai Motor Genesis G70 sees brisk sales start
Hyundai Motor has received a total of 2,100 orders for its newly launched Genesis G70 sports sedan in the first day of sales on Wednesday, the company said Thursday.This is around 42 percent of this year’s sales target of 5,000 units, and threefold the average monthly sales of other European rivals last year in premium vehicle market. Hyundai Motor's Genesis G70 (Hyundai Motor)Following the launch, Hyundai Motor aims to sell 15,000 units next year here in Korea.Hyundai Motor as well plans to lau
Mobility Sept. 21, 2017
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S-Oil CEO delivers Chuseok holiday gifts to neighbors
S-Oil CEO Othman Al-Ghamdi on Wednesday held the company‘s annual charity event to support the underprivileged on the occasion of Chuseok, the company said Wednesday.The CEO and some 100 S-Oil employees made Songpyeon, Korea’s traditional half moon-shaped rice cake served during Chuseok holiday season, and offered them along with groceries and daily necessities to 800 low-income households in the Mapo area, the company said. The country celebrates Chuseok on Oct. 4 this year. S-Oil CEO Othman A
Industry Sept. 20, 2017
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LG Chem, Proterra announce co-development of new battery cell
LG Chem and Proterra, a California-based heavy-duty electric transportation manufacturer, announced on Wednesday the co-development of new battery cells. Proterra reported that its zero-emission bus model Catalyst E2 has succeeded traveling 1,772 kilometers at low speed on a single charge of batteries provided by LG Chem. The result is 83 percent further than the record of 970 km that Proterra achieved in a long-range test a year ago, it said. Proterra‘s Catalyst E2 (Proterra)With passengers on
Mobility Sept. 20, 2017
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