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Hyundai, Kia revamp recruitment system

South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor and its sister company Kia Motors will hire new talents year-round, ditching their conventional recruitment system. Starting this year, the companies will hire ...

Feb 13, 2019
Industry
Posco Daewoo acquires Ukraine grain export terminal

Posco Daewoo, the trading arm of steel giant Posco, has acquired a 75 percent stake in a grain export terminal held by a Ukrainian logistics firm as part of efforts to bolster its position as a globa...

Feb 13, 2019
Industry
Fishing industry to be revamped with jobs, resources management

South Korea will aim to create some 40,000 new jobs in the fisheries industry and switch focus from production to resources management in a reform plan to be completed by 2030, the government said We...

Feb 13, 2019
Industry
With collapsed negotiations, Naver union’s first-ever strike looms

The standoff between Naver and its unionized workers continues to escalate over the company’s working conditions and labor regulations, as the tech giant’s labor union has threatened to go on strike...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
Talk of Hanwha chief’s comeback draws mixed responses

Speculation has been circulating that the head of Hanwha Group might return to the management of the nation’s chemical-to-energy giant, as his suspended sentence ordered by the court is nearing its e...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
[Photo News] BMW to sponsor Coach Park

Vietnam national soccer team head coach Park Hang-seo (right) and Kwon Oh-soo, chairman of Deutsch Motors, BMW’s local dealer, pose for a photo next to a BMW X4 vehicle at a ceremony in Seoul on Tues...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
New KakaoTalk alert sounds include dog’s bark, ‘I love you’

KakaoTalk, the most popular mobile messenger app in Korea, on Tuesday added new alert sounds to its service, ranging from a dog’s bark to the sound of money jingling. The update is the first in five ...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
Balmuda introduces new air purifier, downplays Chinese copycats

Japanese firm picks Korea to unveil latest product

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
Starbucks Korea saves 7.5m straws per month with new lids

Starbucks Korea said Tuesday that it has saved up to 7.5 million straws per month after it adopted strawless lids for iced drinks at its local stores. The number is equivalent to about 50 percent of...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
KITA to back startups advancing into Middle East

The Korea International Trade Association said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Dubai Future Foundation to set up a Korea Desk to help domestic startups better advance into the Middle East....

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
LG Uplus introduces IPTV service for seniors

LG Uplus Corp. introduced a new Internet Protocol television service Tuesday to target a growing number of elderly who want to stay active and healthy. LG Uplus, the nation's fourth-largest pay TV p...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
Samsung POWERbot ranked top robotic vacuum by Consumer Report

Samsung Electronics' Powerbot has been named the best robotic vacuum cleaner by Consumer Reports in a review of products purchased over the past 10 years. The evaluation, updated last Wednesday, pla...

Feb 12, 2019
Industry
Korea picks hydrogen industry as first point of deregulation

The hydrogen industry will be the first beneficiary of South Korea’s deregulation efforts, with the government allowing Hyundai Motor to build hydrogen-fueling stations at the National Assembly, in a...

Feb 11, 2019
Industry
SK Group seeks to launch new mobile payment service

South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is seeking to launch a new mobile payment service by integrating various platforms scattered across its subsidiaries into one, amid growing competiti...

Feb 11, 2019
Industry
IBK jubilant over ‘Extreme Job’ success

Industrial Bank of Korea now has a record-breaking film on its movie investment list, with “Extreme Job” having drawn over 12 million moviegoers as of Sunday. IBK invested some 800 million won ($711...

Feb 11, 2019
Industry

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