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Partnership for fueling/charging station

GS Caltex Executive Vice President Jang In-yung, right, shakes hands with LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer Park Il-pyung after they signed an MOU at the latter's office in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The MOU is aimed at establishing integrated fuel stations, which not only offer conventional gas station services but also provide electric vehicle charging, maintenance and car sharing services. Courtesy of GS Caltex

Jan 22, 2019By Nam Hyun-woo

Partnership for fueling/charging station

Fuji Xerox's new printer

Models pose with Fuji Xerox's new multifunction printer ApeosPort-VII in this photo provided by Fuji Xerox Korea, Tuesday. The firm launched 14 new printers for corporate use. / Courtesy of Fuji Xerox Korea

Jan 22, 2019By Baek Byung-yeul

Lunar New Year gifts on sale

Models promote Lunar New Year gift packages at a Home plus store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Monday. The discount chain began selling 1,900 types of gift packages at 130 outlets across Korea, 88 percent of which are priced below 50,000 won, which is the cap amount for gifts in the country's anti-graft regulation affecting public servants, lawmakers, teachers and journalists. / Courtesy of Home plus

Jan 21, 2019By Nam Hyun-woo

Kia opens job training center in India

Kim Do-sik, second from left, head of Business Support Group of Kia Motors India, poses with school principals of the Industry Training Institute and local government officials during a launching ceremony of the “Green Light Project” in Anantapur, India, in this photo provided by the firm, Sunday. Kia launched the project in India to offer auto mechanic training to high school students from low-income families. / Courtesy of Kia Motors

Jan 20, 2019By Baek Byung-yeul

Gifts for Lunar New Year

Nonghyup Hanaro Mart employees in Korean dress show customers gift sets for the upcoming Lunar New Year at the store, Friday. The discount chain said it will carry out various promotional events, including sales of gift sets offering domestic agricultural products, at its stores nationwide from Jan. 21 to Feb. 4. / Courtesy of Nonghyup Hanaro Mart

Jan 18, 2019

Home-grown food for holiday gift

Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Executive Vice Chairman Kim Jun-dong, right, holds a catalogue of recommended agricultural foods with Lee Jae-wook, head of Food Grain Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, during an event at KCCI in Jung-gu, Seoul, Friday. The chamber and the ministry launched a campaign to promote consumption of home-grown agricultural foods amid the Lunar New Year holiday. This year's holiday is from Feb. 4 to 6. Courtesy of KCCI

Jan 18, 2019By Nam Hyun-woo

Cherries from Chile

Models promote Chilean cherries at a Home plus store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Thursday. In a discount event, Home plus will offer Chilean cherries for as low as 9,990 won for an 800-gram pack. Unlike U.S. cherries, Chilean cherries are harvested starting in November and supplied during winter months. Courtesy of Home plus

Jan 17, 2019By Nam Hyun-woo

5G-powered bus

Citizens experience KT's virtual reality devices that offer realistic media services, including live sports broadcasts, during free rides on the bus connected to the mobile carrier's 5G wireless network in central Seoul, Wednesday. KT said the bus runs in the Gwanghwamun area from Jan. 15 to 24, and Gangnam Station from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, with rides offered five times a day. / Yonhap

Jan 16, 2019

Evolution in phone bill service

A model promotes LG Uplus' new mobile phone bill service offered in video and audio, Tuesday. The mobile carrier said the two-minute video will help customers more easily understand estimated phone charges and other information such as what kinds of benefits they can enjoy, which will also help reduce inquiries that call center workers receive. / Courtesy of LG Uplus

Jan 15, 2019

New kind of water purifier

Models promote Kyowon's Wells The One water purifier during a showcase event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, Monday. The new water purifier is the first of its kind to have a faucet and a purification system, which is not seen in the photo, in separate units. / Yonhap

Jan 14, 2019By Nam Hyun-woo

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