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For needy families

S-Oil CEO Othman al-Ghamdi, left, and company employees deliver briquettes in Gaemi Village, northwestern Seoul, for low-income families and senior citizens living alone, Monday. The refiner donated 60,000 briquettes. / Courtesy of S-Oil

Nov 7, 2016

World Engineering Education Forum

POSCO Chairman Kwon Oh-joon delivers a keynote speech during the World Engineering Education Forum & the Global Engineering Deans Council 2016 at COEX, southern Seoul, Monday. The education ministry said over 1,000 experts from 55 countries will discuss ways of promoting engineering education and academic-industrial cooperation for development of a smart society. / Yonhap

Nov 7, 2016

Safety first

Adidas Korea CEO Eddie Nixon, left, poses with company brand director Kang Hyung-geun after receiving the industry minister’s award during the 2016 Product Safety Day ceremony at COEX, southern Seoul, Friday. The German sports brand said it was recognized for its strenuous efforts to improve product safety. / Courtesy of Adidas Korea

Nov 6, 2016

Apple Day

A model promotes apples displayed at an E-mart outlet in Seoul. E-mart said Friday it will offer discounts for apples on the first Saturday of every November./ Courtesy of E-mart

Nov 4, 2016

Winner of LG Global Challenger

LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo, left, presents Yonsei University senior Kim Yoon-sung, one of the winners of the LG Global Challenger competition, a credential to join the company, during an award ceremony at LG headquarters on Yeouido, southern Seoul, Thursday. LG Group runs its global career development program for university students preparing for life after graduation. / Courtesy of LG Group

Nov 3, 2016

Voice-recognizing AI

Models promote SK Telecom’s artificial intelligence-based voice-recognizing system NUGU at the company’s headquarters in Euljiro, central Seoul, Tuesday. The telecom company said it has upgraded the system so users can give it verbal commands to order home delivery services from restaurants./ Courtesy of SK Telecom

Nov 1, 2016

Dongwha M-Park Hub opens

Dongwha Group Chairman Seung Myung-ho, sixth from left, poses with the other group officials during a completion ceremony for Dongwha M-Park Hub in western Incheon, west of Seoul, Tuesday. Dongwha M-Park Hub is the country’s largest used car sales complex built on 94,936 square meters of land. Over 50 used car dealerships are expected to operate there./ Courtesy of Dongwha Group

Nov 1, 2016

New wireless vacuum

A model promotes LG Electronics’ new wireless vacuum cleaner Cord Zero HandStick Turbo 2.0 at the company’s headquarters on Yeouido, southern Seoul, Monday. The device is equipped with a second-generation smart inverter motor that can rotate up to 76,000 times per minute and thus has triple the suction power of the 1.0 model. / Courtesy of LG Electronics

Oct 31, 2016

Fintech startup

SK Telecom CEO Jang Dong-hyun, fifth from left in rear row, and KEB Hana Bank President Ham Young-joo, right in rear row, give their thumbs up with employees at the launch of the companies’ Finnq joint venture at its head office in central Seoul, Friday. CEO Min Ung-jun, third from right in the rear row, will be in charge. / Courtesy of SK Telecom

Oct 30, 2016

McDonald's new restaurant

McDonald’s High Growth Market CEO Joe Erlinger, third from left, cuts a tape with McDonald’s Korea Managing Director Melanie Joh, fourth from left, during a ceremony to open the firm’s first “experience of the future” restaurant in Digital Media Center, western Seoul, Friday. The world’s largest fast food chain decided to set up the new type of restaurant to bolster its sales. The company plans to open 255 such outlets across the country by June next year. / Courtesy of McDonald’s Korea

Oct 28, 2016

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