Kakao Game Tops 500 Mil. Mark in Cumulative Subscribers
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - Kakao announced on May 13 that its mobile game platform Kakao Game passed the 500-million mark in cumulative...
View ArticleHyundai and Kia Break 200,000 Mark in Global Hybrid Car Sales
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014By Kim Yung-yong (yong@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors announced on May 13 that their global sales of hybrid cars passed the 200,000 mark in the...
View ArticleKia Motors Rolls out K5 2015
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014By Chung Kwang-deuk (kdchung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Kia Motors announced that it would kick-start the official sales of its “K5 2015” from May 13.The K5 2015 features...
View ArticleInsect repellent active substance IR3535® from Merck given the go-ahead at EU...
As of November 2015, IR3535® will be included on the positive list of the EU Biocidal Products Regulation Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yoo Daniel (daniel@koreaittimes.com)DARMSTADT, GERMANY - The insect...
View ArticleSolarWinds Enhances Virtualization Management Capabilities for Hybrid IT
Latest SolarWinds(R) Virtualization Manager Offers IT Pros Surprisingly Affordable, Enterprise-Class Virtualization Management With Easily Extendable Visibility Into Applications and Physical Servers...
View ArticleOutpost Bar & Bistro, a Cozy New Hideout for Great Music and Friends
A sophisticated yet unpretentious collection of carefully curated live acoustic sounds, familiar eats and hearty drinks Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Beijing Correspondent, Lim Chang-hyun...
View ArticleNeowiz Games Enjoys Healthy Growth in 1Q
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Neowiz Games announced on May 14 that it revealed its first-quarter results on the basis of the K-IFRS consolidated...
View ArticleGoogle Korea to Market Chromecast in Korea
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Kim Yung-yong (yong@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - Google Korea announced that it will market “Chromecast” in Korea at the price of 49,900 won. Chromecast is an innovative...
View ArticleAble C&C Reports 3.9 Bil. Won Operating Loss for 1Q
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Lee Jun-seung (junseung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Able C&C, which runs a cosmetic brand Missha, slipped into an operating loss in the first quarter of this year,...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Korea Posts Record High Sales in April
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yeoun Je-hyun (joyjh@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Mercedes-Benz achieved the highest sales in Korea last month thanks to the rising popularity of high-end models such as S...
View ArticleHuons Sees Operating Profit Rise 22.8% in 1Q
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Chung Kwang-deuk (kdchung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Huons announced on May 14 that its consolidated operating profit reached 6.8 billion won in the first quarter of...
View ArticleThe 2014 Seoul Auto Salon to Be Held in July
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yoo Daniel (daniel@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - The 2014 Seoul Auto Salon, one of Korea’s largest automobile aftermarket exhibitions, will be held at COEX in Seoul’s...
View ArticleSK Gas to Build LPG Receiving Terminals in Singapore
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yeon Choul-woong (bruceyeon@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - SK Gas Co. will build liquefied petroleum gas receiving terminals in Singapore in partnership with Royal Vopak...
View ArticleSamsung Makes Apologies to Leukemia Case...Still Long Way to Go Until Resolution
Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yoo Daniel (daniel@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Samsung Electronics offered a "sincerest apology" for the sickness and deaths of some of its workers who contracted...
View ArticleSigma Designs Launches Latest High-Performance Z-Wave Transceivers Into...
Newest Member of 500 Series Platform Powers Smart Devices, Z-Wave and IoT in a Multitude of Applications Thursday, May 15th, 2014By Yeoun Je-hyun (joyjh@koreaittimes.com)MILPITAS, CA - Sigma Designs®...
View ArticleKorean Air Turns to the Black in 1Q
Friday, May 16th, 2014By Yoo Daniel (daniel@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Korean Airlines said on May 15 that it posted operating profit of 21.2 billion won for the first quarter, a turnaround from a...
View ArticleKorea's Alternative Investment Volume This Year to Surpass 100 Tril. Won
Friday, May 16th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Korea's top-ten institutional investors including the National Pension Service will invest up to 26 trillion won this year...
View ArticleSales of Large Premium TVs Rise on Upcoming Brazil World Cup
Friday, May 16th, 2014By Kim Yung-yong (yong@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - As the Brazil World Cup comes close in mid-June, large-sized TVs over 50 inches, particularly high-resolution UHD TVs, are...
View ArticleSK Telecom Joins Hands with NHN Entertainment
Friday, May 16th, 2014By Lee Jun-seung (junseung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - SK Telecom joined forces with NHN Entertainment to make inroads into the mobile game market.At NHN Entertainment’s...
View ArticleCoupang Acquires U.S. Technology Company CalmSea
Friday, May 16th, 2014By Yeoun Je-hyun (joyjh@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Coupang, one of Korea’s leading social commerce companies, announced on May 15 that it has acquired a U.S. technology...
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