ABC Mart Enjoys Four-fold Jump in April-May Sales
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Yeoun Je-hyun (joyjh@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - ABC Mart, a shoe retail chain, announced on June 3 that its sales of summer sandals, including cork sandals, marked a...
View ArticleHuons Inks 26.2 Bil. Won Deal to Export Eye Wash Drops to Iran
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Yeon Choul-woong (bruceyeon@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Huons announced on June 3 that it signed a deal worth $23.82 million with Iran’s Koushan Pharmed to export eye...
View ArticleVolkswagen Korea Cuts Prices of Jetta 1.6 and 2.0
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Yeon Choul-woong (bruceyeon@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - Volkswagen Korea announced that it decided to lower the prices of Jetta 1.6 and 2.0 by up to 2 million won,...
View Article[Kwon Hyuk-dong Column] Why Does Commercialization of University-developed...
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Kwon Hyuk-dong (atom@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - A dark cloud hangs over the S. Korean government’s efforts for the commercialization of technologies developed by...
View ArticleEdwards Launches New Range of Single Stage Oil Sealed Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps
New ES pumps provide highly stable vacuum performance Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau (info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Edwards’ newly launched range of single stage oil...
View ArticleASG Acquires Consumer-Packaging Business from MWV
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Chung Kwang-deuk (kdchung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - ASG, a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced today it has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based...
View ArticleCelanese Commercial Technology Center Opens in Pangyo, South Korea
Center to support customer growth, innovation and product development Wednesday, June 4th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global...
View ArticleThe Consumer Electronics trends of IFA 2014
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Kim Yu-na (yuna@koreaittimes.com)The consumer electronics trends at IFA 2014IFA, the world’s leading consumer electronics show, features the all products that will have the...
View ArticleNanofics Technology Spreads Quickly Among Electronic Device Manufacturers
Europlasma’s nanocoating technology to protect electronics against liquids and corrosion demonstrated at COMPUTEX 2014 in Taipei, June 3 to 7, Nangang Hall-N0403 Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Blaise...
View ArticleScaleo chip and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce First Automotive MCU Manufactured...
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Valerie Tullar(info@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Scaleo chip today announced that they are the first fabless company to introduce an automotive microcontroller...
View ArticleKristian Raue leaves Jedox AG
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Valerie Tullar(info@koreaittimes.com)FREIBURG, GERMANY - The CEO of Jedox AG, Kristian Raue, has sold his shares in Jedox AG and is leaving the firm he established with his...
View ArticleAudience and MediaTek Collaborate to Deliver Industry Leading Voice and Audio...
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau (info@koreaittimes.com)TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Audience, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADNC) today announced that it will collaborate with MediaTek Inc. to deliver the...
View ArticleSolarWinds Asks "Can You Tell Which System Issue Will Affect Your Application...
The Convergence of Next-Generation Applications and Existing IT Infrastructure Requires a New Approach to Management; Full "Application Stack" Visibility Needs to Be a Priority Thursday, June 5th,...
View ArticleNational Health Insurance Premiums to Rise 2.22% Next Year
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Yoo Daniel (daniel@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - The National Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee has finalized the average growth rate for the next year's...
View ArticleSamsung Electronics Buys up Shares of Samsung SDI and Cheil Industries
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - amsung Electronics has purchased a large chunk of shares in Samsung SDI and Cheil Industries. This is widely interpreted...
View ArticleLine May Go IPO...Naver Says Nothing Has Been Decided
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Cho Won-chan (wonchan@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - Line, operator of one of Asia's most popular mobile messenger apps, will take its shares public by November this year at...
View ArticleSK Telecom Tenders Letter of Intent to Acquire iriver
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Kim Yung-yong (yong@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - SK Telecom has tendered a letter of intent to acquire iriver. According to SK Telecom and investment banking sources on...
View ArticleBanks Pull out ATMs Due to Rising Cost
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Lee Jun-seung (junseung@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - According to banking sources on June 3, the fee income of six major commercial banks in Korea including Kookmin Bank,...
View ArticleSamsung Dehumidifier Sales Mark Six-fold Jump
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Yeoun Je-hyun (joyjh@koreaittimes.com)SEOUL, KOREA - The sales of dehumidifiers for the January-May period of this year marked a six-fold increase compared to a year ago,...
View ArticleLG G3 Passes 100,000 Mark in Cumulative Sales in Just 5 Days after Launch
Thursday, June 5th, 2014By Kim Yung-yong (yong@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - G3, a brand-new smartphone which LG Electronics started selling from May 28, is enjoying high popularity, with its daily...
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