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IP Office eases patent process for foreign companies

The Korean Intellectual Property Office said Thursday that starting from Friday agents of foreign companies applying for a patent or trademark will face simpler lists of certifications to file in the...

August 9, 2018
Industry
Peace talks raise hopes on special economic zones

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles featuring inter-Korean relations to mark the paper’s 65th anniversary that falls on Aug. 15. Following is the sixth installment. - Ed. Despite ant...

August 8, 2018
Industry
Finance Minister won't beg for investment from Samsung: report

Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon is not likely to request Samsung Electronics make greater investments at a meeting with the group’s heir, Lee Jae-yong, on Monday, according to sources from the governm...

August 3, 2018
Industry
NK-related stocks rise on Hyundai chairwoman’s visit to North

As Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun visited Kumgangsan in North Korea to attend a private service commemorating of her late husband Chung Mong-hun, shares rose Friday morning in expectation of...

August 3, 2018
Industry
Korea ramps up efforts to win Saudi Arabia nuclear project

South Korea is ramping up efforts to win a bid for a Saudi Arabia nuclear project after facing a setback in acquiring a nuclear power plant construction project in the UK. On Wednesday, state-run Ko...

August 2, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Korea hits setback in UK nuclear power plant project

On Wednesday the South Korean government scurried to calm escalating debate over the latest setback faced by the state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation in acquiring a nuclear power plant construc...

August 1, 2018
Industry
[Weekender] Are men with type B blood really womanizers?

Kim Sang-hoon, 29, with type B blood rarely takes part in conversations about blood types linked with personalities. “Koreans have the misperception that a man with type B blood is selfish, a womani...

July 26, 2018
Culture
1,000 hydrogen-powered buses to be on road in Korea by 2022

A thousand hydrogen-powered buses are slated to hit the road in South Korea by 2022, starting with five cities, including Seoul and Ulsan next year. At a meeting convened Tuesday by the minister of ...

July 24, 2018
Industry
Qualcomm refutes FTC’s claims in first trial on W1tr penalty

Legal representatives of Qualcomm on Monday refuted the Korean antitrust watchdog’s claim that it had an “unfair business model” during the first hearing to take place since the chipmaker filed an ap...

July 23, 2018
Industry
Seoul exerts all efforts against US auto tariffs amid weak car sales

South Korea is making all-out efforts to oppose the US slapping high tariffs on imported cars and auto parts, reflecting the growing anxiety of the local auto industry. Top policymakers capitalized ...

July 22, 2018
Industry
Daimler Trucks Korea to join German dual vocational training program

Daimler Trucks Korea signed an agreement with the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry to collaborate on the German dual vocational training program Ausbildung on Wednesday in Seoul. The s...

July 15, 2018
Industry
[Herald Interview] Hong Kong lures investment in AI, robotics

Hong Kong has long been a financial hub in Asia but it is now seeking investment to nurture innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, said the head of an investment promot...

July 15, 2018
Industry
[Eye Plus] Indulging in books near the border

When you think of Paju, a city in Gyeonggi Province northwest of Seoul, the first thing that comes to mind is its vicinity to the de facto border with North Korea. Driving along Jayuro toward Paju o...

July 12, 2018
Culture
Korea’s antitrust watchdog investigates Audi, Mercedes-Benz over diesel ads

The nation’s antitrust watchdog launched an on-site investigation Wednesday into two local units of German automakers, Audi Korea and Mercedes-Benz Korea, in relation to their alleged manipulation of...

July 11, 2018
Industry
[Doing biz in Korea] Trickiness in managing risks in Korea

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of features and interviews on South Korea’s business environment for foreign companies and investors. This is the ninth installment. -- Ed. Managing risks has...

July 10, 2018
Industry

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