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President Hur Sae-hong of GS Caltex.(Photo: GS Caltex)GS Caltex will invest 2.7 trillion won to build an olefin plant for completion in 2021 to turn out 700,000 tons of ethylene and 500,000 tons of polyethylene annually.The second-largest oil refinery in Korea signed an agreement with SK Energy to s…
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President & CEO Moon Dong-joon of Kumho Petrochemical. / Kim Sun-kyu, head of the management division of Kumho Petrochemical. / President Shin Woo-sung of Kumho B&P Chemical.Former President Moon Dong-joon of Kumho P&B Chemicals has been appointed president & CEO of Kumho…
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President Kim Young-sang of the Daewoo International unveils the new name in a ceremony held on Feb. 18 from POSCO Daewoo, its old name. (Photo: POSCO International)POSCO Group changed the name of POSCO Daewoo, its international integrated trading house, formerly Daewoo International, to POSCO Inter…
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The late chairman Cho Yang-ho of Hanjin Group. (Photo: Hanjin Group)The sudden death of Chairman Cho Yang-ho of Hanjin Group and Korean Air has put the business group into an emergency management mode, and his son and Korean Air President Cho Won-tae, is expected to emerge to the management front as…
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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jay-yong. (Photos: Samsung Electronics)As 5G smartphones are enjoying more early popularity than expected, Samsung Electronics plans to expand the production of modem chips for 5G telcom communications and solutions used for those smartphones. Samsung Electronic…
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Views of the best-selling “Water Sleeping Mask,” produced by AmorePacific.AmorePacific’s brand “Laneige” is entering the European market.Starting April, AmorePacific is opening Laneige outlets at about 800 Sephora shops in 18 European countries, including France, Russia, Spain and Italy, to tap…
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Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon.Hyosung Group is building up a shared growth regime based on the group’s management tenet: the competitiveness of its cooperative companies is a driving force behind its growth. Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon has stressed the significance of shared growth,…
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A view of the new Sonata, which was released at KINTEX in Goyang, north of Seoul, on March 21.“Sonata is expected to shed the conventional concept of a popular car.”Executive Vice President Lee Sang-yup, head of Hyundai Motor Design Center, made the remarks at a ceremony to release the eighth-gene…
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LS Group Chairman Christopher Koo makes an inspection tour to LS-Nikko Copper. (Photos: LS Group)LS Group is turning to strategies such as the so-called R&D speed-up and digital transformation to brace for the future growth of the group. The group is accelerating efforts to supply core equipment…
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CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun. (Photo: CJ Group)CJ Group is aiming to realize its vision “Global CJ” that calls for at least three of its businesses to be world No. 1 brands. The group plans to push a two-track strategy by aggressively exploring global markets and bracing for a sagging global eco…
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Artist Chang Woo-soon.Artist Chang Woo-soon is holding her solo exhibition, titled “The Heaven is Like Children,” at The Flux Gallery in Jongno-gu, Seoul, from Apr. 1 to Apr. 6. Artist Chang says that “little birds are bowing down under the b…
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CEO Choi Sung-hyun of Gangwon Tourism Organization (GTO).Gangwon State and Gangwon Tourism Organization (GTO) have been embarking on the “Gangwon Tourism Accommodations Sales Festa” on the occasion of “Visit Gangwon Year 2025-2026” in cooperation…
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President Baig Hyeon of Incheon Tourism Organization (ITO). (Photos: ITO)A whole view of an exhibition hall at an event of releasing BYD EVs to the public, hosted by Incheon Tourism Organization from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2.The Incheon Tourism Organization…
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A night view of the SeoulDal, a helium balloon ride, which made its debut as a night tour landmarking Yeouido. (Photo: SMG)Stats showed that the number of inbound tourists visiting Seoul, the nation’s biggest MICE market, was restored to pre-Covid p…
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