Category: Korea
Solar cell maker Q-Cells bought by Korea’s Hanwha
Q-Cells, a troubled German maker of solar cells which filed for insolvency in April, announced Sunday it had been bought by the South Korean Hanwha Group. The deal, which [...]
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Koreans could miss out on new iPhone
A landmark victory for Apple in its intellectual property dispute with Samsung Electronics could pretty much turn out to be a crushing blow to Apple consumers in Korea. [...]
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Inter-Korean ‘postman’ reconnects split families
In a cramped and tiny office in the South Korean capital, an 80-year-old man displays letters postmarked “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” in pale red [...]
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Korea court says Samsung, Apple infringed patents
Apple and Samsung infringed on each other’s patents on mobile devices, a Seoul court ruled Friday, awarding damages to both technology giants and imposing a partial ban [...]
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Korean court rules Samsung didn’t copy iPhone
South Korea’s Samsung won a home court ruling in its global smartphone battle against Apple on Friday when judges in Seoul said the company didn’t copy the look [...]
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N Korean leader seeks trip to China for economic help
North Korea’s young leader wants a state visit to China in the latest move in his push to lift the isolated state out of decades of poverty, but risks further fraying [...]
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Korea imports Iran oil in July despite EU insurance bar
South Korea imported crude from Iran in July, an unexpected move put down to shipment delays in June cargoes, after Seoul had previously said there would be no imports [...]
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Korea urges G20 action on grain prices
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sent on Thursday a letter to G20 members calling on them to step up joint action to stabilise international grain prices, the [...]
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Korean companies seeking to become trend setters
Knowing consumer trends is becoming increasingly important for companies to draw up their business strategies. To help these firms, trendwatching.com has been on a two-month [...]
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US calls on Japan, Korea to resolve row
The United States on Thursday called on South Korea and Japan to resolve differences through dialogue as tensions took a farcical turn, with a new row between the two nations [...]
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Korea-Japan island row escalates
A diplomatic row between South Korea and Japan over disputed islands in the Sea of Japan has escalated – with Seoul refusing to accept a formal protest letter from [...]
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Korea free trade deal ‘faces hurdles’
It is unlikely that a free trade agreement between China and South Korea will be signed within two years, due to disagreements over key sectors, a source close to the talks [...]
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N Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly will attend summit in Iran
Kim Jong Un will travel to Iran to attend an international meeting in Tehran next week, his first trip overseas since succeeding his father Kim Jong-Il as leader of North [...]
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N Korea to talk to Korean NGOs about flood aid
North Korea has agreed to meet South Korean private groups for talks about aid following deadly floods, officials said Thursday, despite icy relations between the two [...]
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N Korea trying to build trade, tourism hub
North Korea is on a push to develop a long-standing special economic zone in its far northeast, hoping to attract business from China and Russia. [...]
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