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Enjoy grapefruit

Director Lynne Larrabee of the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Seoul, left, promotes Florida grapefruit with models at Home plus’s Gangseo branch in western Seoul, Thursday. / Courtesy of Jinwon Corp.

Mar 23, 2017

Nurturing young talent

BAT Korea CEO Tony Hayward, left, poses with Sacheon City Mayor Song Do-geun, center, and Head of Sacheon Office of Education Kim Jung-kyu, after signing an agreement at Sacheon City Hall, South Gyeongsang Province, Monday, to work together to nurture talented students. Under the agreement, the Korean unit of the British cigarette maker will donate 100 million won ($89,000) annually to provide scholarships to students from low income families, and finance educational and meal programs at local schools. / Courtesy of BAT Korea  

Mar 20, 2017

Flying flowerpot

A model points to a LYFE flowerpot levitated by electromagnetic force at Hanwha Galleria Luxury Hall in southeastern Seoul, Thursday. The department store said the flowerpot enables plants to evenly absorb sunlight, because it rotates 360 degrees as well. / Courtesy of Hanwha Galleria

Mar 16, 2017

For future of beauty industry

AmorePacific Chairman Suh Kyung-bae, left, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, center, and Yongin Mayor Jung Chan-min hold copies of a memorandum of understanding at the Gyeonggi governor’s office in Suwon, Tuesday, after agreeing on the construction of a cosmetics manufacturing complex in Yongin. / Courtesy of AmorePacific

Mar 14, 2017

New smartwatches

Models pose with LG Electronics’ new smartwatches _ LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style. They are equipped with the world’s first Android Wear 2.0 operating system, enabling users to download apps without connecting the devices to their smartphones. / Courtesy of LG Electronics

Mar 10, 2017

Saving endangered animals

Starbucks Coffee Korea employees raise their fists after donating 20 million won ($17,000) to Mudeungsan National Park Manager Chung Jang-hoon, front right, Tuesday, to protect endangered wild animals on the mountains of Gwangju. / Courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Korea

Mar 8, 2017

German job education system

BMW Korea CEO Kim Hyo-joon, left, holds a memorandum of understanding with Education Minister Lee Joon-sik, third from left, and Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO Dimitris Psillakis, right, after agreeing to introduce a German vocational education system to train automobile mechanics at a ceremony held at the Millennium Seoul Hilton in Seoul, Monday. / Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz and BMW Korea

Mar 6, 2017

Time for Thai

Home plus fresh food division director Kim Woong, third from left, signs a memorandum of understanding with Thai Minister Counselor of Commercial Affairs Vilasinee Nonsrichai, third from right, at the Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul, Monday. The retailer will promote Thai fresh food at its nationwide outlets by the end of this month. / Courtesy of Home plus

Mar 6, 2017

For firefighters' children

Tyco Korea CEO Bradley Buckwalter, center in the back row, poses with children of firefighters who died or were injured while on duty, during a scholarship award ceremony at the Yeongdeungpo Fire Station in Seoul, Tuesday. The firefighting equipment maker offered a total of 29 million won ($25,000) in scholarship funds to 16 students. / Courtesy of Tyco Korea 

Mar 2, 2017

Kolmar scholarship

Kolmar Korea Chairman Yoon Dong-han, fifth from left, poses with company officials and university students during a scholarship awards ceremony at the firm’s office in Seoul, Monday. Korea’s major cosmetics original design manufacturer offered 120 million won ($105,000) in scholarships to 20 students. / Courtesy of Kolmar Korea

Feb 27, 2017

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