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Sat, June 23, 2018 | 11:30

Can Nongshim Kellogg's new CEO live up to expectations?

The newly appointed chief executive of Nongshim Kellogg is facing a daunting task of maintaining its market share, amid entries of Korean food conglomerates into the cereal market. Kim Jong-woo, who stepped up to lead Korea's second-largest cereal maker Thursday following the sudden death of former CEO Han Jong-kap last month, said, “Based on my experience at several foreign ...

Light industries | 2018-06-22 16:15

5 candidates vie for POSCO chairmanship

POSCO unveiled the names of five CEO candidates, after a board meeting Friday.

Heavy industries | 2018-06-22 16:22

KAI struggles to vie for US jet order on unfavorable news

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is facing a bumpy road in exporting its supersonic trainer jets for the United States Air Force amid a series of unfavorable news reports about its previous corruption scandal and relationship with the U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer.

Heavy industries | 2018-06-21 17:02

Jobplanet HR specialist stresses data in managing employees

Eun Jin-ki, a human resources (HR) management specialist at Jobplanet, said Korean firms should rely more on objective data in managing their employees and recruiting new talents.

IT | 2018-06-21 20:37

Genesis, Kia, Hyundai sweep J.D. Power quality study

Genesis, Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor ranked as the top three car brands in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) released Thursday, sitting ahead of global giants such as Porsche and Ford.

Automotive | 2018-06-21 16:41

SAP banks on 'intelligent enterprise' with Korean firms

SAP Korea, the Korean subsidiary of the Germany-based software company, is banking on “intelligent enterprises” with major Korean technology firms and government agencies, its country manager said Thursday.

IT | 2018-06-21 16:50

Yuhan-Kimberly teaches about menstruation

Yuhan-Kimberly said Thursday it has continued to try to offer more information about menstruation since 1972. Earlier this year, the company started a blog named “We are on our Period” to provide accurate information about women's health and to allow more women to openly talk about menstruation. Including obstetrician-gynecologists and traditional Korean medicine doctors, 24 ...

Light industries | 2018-06-21 16:15

SKT develops AI accelerator for data processing

The nation's top mobile carrier SK Telecom (SKT) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator, a computer system designed to accelerate data-intensive artificial neural networks, the company said Thursday.

IT | 2018-06-21 16:35

Carpool app Poolus falling apart

The CEO of Korea's first ride-sharing app Poolus has resigned over financial issues. The local startup also faced large-scale layoffs, industry sources said Thursday.

IT | 2018-06-21 18:16

LG Display braces for hard times on fiercer competition from China

LG Display is apparently having a rough time as budget Chinese panel makers are saturating the display market.

IT | 2018-06-21 18:13

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