With over 20 years of experience in strategic business development in healthcare, Ryan will provide leadership across the Health and Medical Equipment business unit including new affiliates Nexus and Neurologica RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today announced the appointment of Doug [...]
Created by Draftfcb, the new PSAs educate audiences about their role in preventing wildfires and feature the 69-year old icon rewarding Americans for taking precautions NY, July 12, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ad Council, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), announced today the launch of a new [...]
Seoul, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch ULTRA High Definition TV, LG Electronics (LG) today announced the addition of 55- and 65-inch ULTRA HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology. Initially introduced in South Korea last [...]
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., July 12 (Press Release) – Dee Lopez, 78, of Lomita, CA; Lara Stanze, 46, of Smithville, MO; and Joe Coyle, 47, of Christiansburg, VA have never met, but they have one thing in common: all three have been selected as finalists to receive Ocean Spray’s Sun-sational Award, an all-expense-paid trip anywhere in the U.S., compliments of Ocean Spray® [...]
DALLAS & SAN DIEGO, July 12 (Press Release) –AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and prepaid wireless provider Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) have entered into an agreement for AT&T to acquire Leap for $15 per share in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will acquire all of Leap’s stock and wireless properties, including licenses, network assets, retail stores [...]
NEW YORK, July 12, 2013 (Press Release) – DK Publishing announced today the upcoming release of the World of Warcraft®: Ultimate Visual Guide, an in-depth companion to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), World of Warcraft. Arriving in stores in October 2013, this book serves as a definitive guide to the enthralling [...]
HSBC Holdings Plc plans to wind down its retail banking and wealth management business in South Korea as it seeks to revive profitability. Europe’s biggest lender plans to close 10 of its 11 branches in Korea pending regulatory approval, according to a statement from the London-based bank today. Plans by the U.K. lender to withdraw [...]
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Some 14 percent of young Koreans are addicted to some extent to smartphones according to a study of 1.7 million students in elementary, middle and high school conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The survey was carried out between May and June on 475,000 fourth-graders, 599,000 seventh-graders and 646,000 10th-graders in 11,774 [...]
The Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that 39 colleges across the nation have been caught unlawfully spending 186 billion won ($163.1 million) by covering the pension payments for their school personnel. The practice is causing an uproar as the schools mostly drew from student tuition fees to pay the teachers’ pensions, which account for [...]
Cheongdo, S. Korea, July 06 (Korea Biz Wire) At 7 pm on July 13, the first dog day of summer, a music concert “for dogs and cows 2013″ will be held at the Cheongdo Open Air Stage in North Gyeongsang Province. Intended for pets and their human owners, the concert is a fifth-year event since [...]