SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem will build an electric vehicle battery plant in China’s Nanjing, the third plant after Cheongju (Korea) and Holland (Michigan, U.S.). The company held a signing ceremony at its LG Twin Tower in Yoido, Seoul, on July 2 with high-ranking officials from the Nanjing city government. The ceremony was attended [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – From now on, all foreign residents living in Seoul can send money to their home country without fees. Starting on July 1, Woori Bank will exempt 100 percent of remittance charge (from 10,000 won to 30,000 won) to foreigners residing in Seoul when they visit any of its bank offices nationwide. In [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics (LG) became the newest member of the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), joining global automakers and technology companies including Google, General Motors, Hyundai, Honda, and NVIDIA. From 2012, the alliance has been dedicated to introducing greater connectivity into cars through the innovative application of the Android platform. LG showcased [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom said on June 27 that it signed an agreement with Fishtree, the company specializing in educational content development, to work jointly in the smart learning business in the United States and the Middle East. Established in 2012 in Ireland, Fishtree is regarded as a leader in learning management [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) –The ITS (International Trade Show for) Game 2014, Korea’s only game-related B2B event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency, has generated $72.21-million export deals, the largest ever in its history. The ITS Game 2014 export consultation meetings ran for two [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai, working with the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) is making Android Auto available to drivers. Android Auto safely brings familiar Android smartphone features directly to Hyundai cars via Hyundai’s fourth generation touchscreen Audio Video Navigation (AVN) systems. Android Auto will be available in select Hyundai models starting in [...]
New York, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment announced a new global partnership. Through a multi-medium creative campaign across film, digital and product, Marvel and Samsung will integrate their brands in unique and creative ways to bring their collective audiences together and showcase the best from both brands. The [...]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Today McAfee, part of Intel Security, and LG Electronics announced that the new LG G3 will come pre-installed with a version of McAfee Mobile Security that includes a new anti-theft feature designed to protect users from unauthorized factory resets. The Kill Switch provides users the ability to disable [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) - On June 2, SK Telecom announced that it has signed an agreement for the sales and manufacture of portable high-end Wi-Fi audio and related services with Anam Electronics which handles ODM (Original Development Manufacturing) for high-end audio equipment suppliers including Yamaha, JVC and Denon. The gist of the contract [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ O Shopping plans to spur its home shopping business in India through partnership with a global private equity fund of US$40 billion. Star CJ, CJ’s home shopping subsidiary in India in cooperation with STAR TV, signed a new partnership deal with U.S.-based private equity fund Providence Equity Partners [...]