KB Financial Group said Thursday that it kicked off a two-day job fair in Incheon to resolve manpower shortages among small and mid-sized enterprises and provide jobseekers with opportunities. The nation’s leading financial group ― in coordination with the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry ― will host the event, dubbed “2011 KB Good Job Fair for SMEs,” until Friday at the Songdo Convensia in ...

Hanwha Group announced on Thursday that it has selected seven projects aimed at facilitating mutual growth with smaller companies. According to the group, the core of its mutual growth model is divided into three themes ―shared-growth, environment and welfare. Projects concerning supporting suppliers, environment-oriented social contribution, establishing a social foundation and divesting intere...

Becoming the world’s No. 1 in electronics, automobiles and software is what corporate Korea should focus on as it aspires to re-invent itself as a global brand, according to a renowned brand futurist. By focusing on what it does best, Korea has a good shot at becoming the design capital of Asia, said Martin Lindstrom, an internationally acclaimed brand consultant, during an interview with The Ko...

ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Roy Oswalt seemed all set to close out the Cardinals. He had an early lead, had won big games in St. Louis and had never lost a postseason start. So much for all that history. David Freese homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Cardinals roughed up Oswalt and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Wednesday night, forcing a deciding fifth game in their NL playoff series. R...

South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na will help promote the first-ever Youth Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee appointed Wednesday the 21-year-old Kim as an ambassador for the 2012 Winter Youth Games, along with Olympic ski champions Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. and Benjamin Raich of Austria. Kim’s role is to inspire and mentor the athletes competing at the Games while encourag...

Pitching-rich clubs set for best-of-five series The country’s top professional baseball league wrapped up its regular season on Thursday night and is now gearing up for what looks like a promising postseason starting Saturday. The defending champion SK Wyverns will face the Kia Tigers in the first round. The two teams met in the Korean Series in 2009 when Kia fended off the Wyverns’ strong chal...