KB Financial Group was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year on Sept. 14.DJSI is a world-renowned sustainable management index jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones of the U.S. and Swiss RobecoSAM, an evaluation and investment agency for sustainable manag

AmorePacific Group Chairman Suh Kyung-bae called on executives and employees to accelerate their entry into the global market.AmorePacific Group held a ceremony at its headquarters in Yongsan on Sept. 5 to mark the 74th anniversary of its foundation, attended by some 450 executives, officials from l

KB Kookmin Bank said on Sept. 4 that it signed a business agreement with the Yangon state government in Yangon, Myanmar's economic capital, to support a project to create a collective residential complex for low-income people.KB Kookmin Bank CEO Huh In, Myanmar Construction Minister U Han Zaw, Y

S-OIL held a volunteer activity for " Sharing Songpyeon (half-moon-shaped rice cake) with low-income people" on the occasion of Chuseok (Korean version of Thanksgiving Day) at the Seongsan Social Welfare Center, Ewha Woman’s University in Mapo-gu, Seoul on Sept. 4. S-OIL CEO Hussain Al-Qahtani and a

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) signed an MOU on cooperation in green hydrogen business with South Jeolla Province and Naju City on Sept. 2.In May, the government decided to select KEPCO as a business operator to create and store green hydrogen through P2G (Power to gas) technology, which uses re

The country's 26th nuclear power plant, the Shin-Gori No. 4, has begun commercial operations. According to the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) on Sept. 2, the Shin-Gori No. 4 reactor located in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, began commercial operation on Aug. 29 after completing a seven-month trial run

New Paradigm Investment made an announcement on Aug. 30 that it has invested in a medical device startup The Yeolrim that develops AI-based smart hearing aid.The Yeolrim is a smart hearing aid manufacturing venture established in January 2015 and possesses unrivaled R&D technology and commercializat

POSCO launched its second #SteelSaveEarth campaign on Aug. 28 to awaken the preciousness of the global environment and encourage environmental protection practices.The #SteelSaveEarth campaign was first launched in April by POSCO with the aim of reducing disposable plastic waste by using reusable an

S-OIL delivered a total of 210 million won (3 million won each) in scholarship to 70 children of fallen firefighters at Yongsan Fire Station on Aug. 28, 3 million won each."I hope you will always remember the sacrifices and courage your fathers have given you for society, be proud of them, and use t

Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) said it recently held an emergency meeting of partner companies following the Japanese regulations on exports to Korea and organized a "K-Jangbogo Project" market exploration team to find a breakthrough in the economic downturn and dispatched them to Vietnam and Indo

In the second quarter, Samsung Electronics posted the highest market share in Japan's smartphone market in six years. According to a market research company called Strategy Analytics (SA) on Aug. 26, Samsung Electronics shipped 600,000 units in the Japanese smartphone market in the second quarte

Hyundai Rotem will support the construction of an educational environment improvement project for schools in Delhi, India.Hyundai Rotem said on Aug. 23 that it has completed the work to improve educational environment of the NDMC (North Delhi Municipal Corporation) school in the northern Indian city

[TORONTO] Ted Paraskakis and Amauri Paraskakis are showing their passion to the world with the launch of a food and cooking blog where they share their culinary skills and eating experience to their millions of readers. http://tedparaskakis.com/ is the online platform that is seemingly changing the

Midsummer based in Stockholm announced on August 22 that Solar energy technology leader Midsummer one of the world’s leading developers and suppliers of advanced solar solutions, has once again rung the opening bell at Nasdaq Stockholm and started the trading for its Green Bond listed on the Sustain

Mando, which specializes in automotive parts, is expanding its strategic partner relationship with local carmakers as it is recognized for its best quality in India's fast-growing auto market.Mando won the Quality Excellence Award at the 'TATA Motors Annual Supplier Conference 2019' held

Hanwha Q Cells said on Aug. 20 that it maintained its lead in the first quarter of this year after taking the No. 1 share in the U.S. housing solar module market last year. According to a recently released survey by global energy consulting firm Wood McKinsey, Hanwha Q Cells' share of the U.S. h

There were reportedly seven workers who were suspected of being exposed to radiation at the site of Seoul Semiconductor's radiation exposure accident, not six previously known. Workers suspected of exposure this time are employees of a service provider handling radiation equipment that tests the

Seogeochado Island in Jindo-gun, South Jeolla Province, has become the world's largest direct current (DC) island, which uses 100 percent direct current both in power generation and distribution networks.KEPRI, which is a corporate R&D subsidiary of KEPCO, and LSIS announced on Aug. 19 that they

Dongwon Group held a luncheon at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square in Pittsburgh on Aug. 13 (local time) to express its gratitude to the Korean War veterans and their families.About 80 Korean War veterans from western Pennsylvania, their families, Congressman Mike Doyle and Senator Pam

POSCO Engineering & Construction (POSCO E&C) and the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) conducted "Global Harmony" Korean cultural exchange activities in Batangas, 110 kilometers south of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, from Aug. 5 to 10. The event was co-hosted by