SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Consumer Agency has revealed that clothes dryers available in the market vary significantly in terms of price and performance, warning customers to make an informed decision when purchasing a clothes dryer. There were even some cases where a clothes dryer manufactured by a famous foreign company was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders showed better-than-expected performances this year on a rise in new orders, especially those for LNG ships, industry sources said Monday. The country’s shipbuilding sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth and job creation, has been reeling from mounting losses in the past few years, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The big three local game companies are expected to show different performance records for the first quarter this year, with Nexon Korea Co. likely to set a new record in sales and operating profits, industry watchers said Thursday. Nexon was estimated to have tallied around 800 billion won (US$748.01 [...]
SEOUL, Sept 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea’s top shipping firm, is seeing its business performance improve sharply on the back of reduced costs and increased profit, its chief said Tuesday. “Compared to last year, our performance is improving significantly, based on a virtuous cycle of reduced costs and expanded profit,” [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that it is offering 50 percent discounts to audience members wearing hanbok, Korean traditional attire, for 19 performances taking place at four of the city’s performance venues – the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul Namsan Traditional Theater, Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater, and [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean winner of the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, will perform two solo recitals at home next year, officials said Tuesday. Cho is scheduled to perform at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul on Jan. 4., and then at Tongyeong Concert Hall in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship smartphone, presumably the Galaxy S7, is set to be showcased at a tech exhibition slated for February, an industry source said Friday, with the device expected to put more emphasis on performance over design. The South Korean tech giant will reveal the new Galaxy at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Gugak Center is staging a special performance for new moms and dads that can’t even dream of enjoying any kind of cultural event because of their babies. The ‘Dodam Dodam Stroller Concert’ will be held at the outdoor stage of the National Gugak Center on October 9 at [...]
Financial Results Highlights: Third Quarter 2015 Compared with Third Quarter 2014: - Net income of $1,192 million, up 6%; adjusted net income(1) of $1,230 million, up 6% - EPS(2) of $1.80, up 8%; adjusted EPS(1,2) of $1.86, up 8% - ROE of 13.6%, compared with 14.4%; adjusted ROE(1) of 14.0%, compared with 14.9% - Provisions [...]