The country's top portal operator Naver Corp. has decided against listing its Japan-based affiliate Line Corp. in the U.S. and Japanese stock market this year, the company said on Monday.In a regulatory filing, Naver said that while it is still considering the overseas IPO of Line, which operates a popular messaging application of the same name, it has yet to reach a conclusion. It added that it will issue a regulatory filing within six months when further progress is made."We considered an IPO

 The Galaxy Note 3, the latest in Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note line-up, will be introduced on Sept. 3 in Germany, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, the world's largest smartphone maker will showcase the new phablet -- a cross between a smartphone and tablet PC -- ahead of the IFA Berlin to be held Sept. 5-10.The Galaxy Note 4 is anticipated to feature a 5.7-inch-wide QHD with resolution of 2560×1440, along with a Snapdragon 805 processor and a 16 megapixel camera. The

　The European Union on Wednesday postponed its decision on whether to designate South Korea as a country conducting illegal fishing in the deep oceans on the heels of heightened efforts from the government here to hold off related sanctions. 　“After the European Commission had warned three countries -- Curacao, Ghana and South Korea -- that they were not doing enough to fight illegal fishing in November 2013, it will now grant each country an extra six months. The Commission will review their pr

CrucialTec, a leading fingerprint solution developer, said Thursday that it would develop a fingerprint authentication solution to be featured on financial authentication certificates for online banking services in South Korea. Once the authentication solution is developed later this year, smartphone users would be able to use fingerprint identification when accessing mobile banking services on their smartphones, instead of the conventional password-based authentication process, which is deemed

국토교통부가 81개 외국계 항공사를 대상으로 소비자보호 실태 조사를 시행 중인 가운데 10일 에미레이트항공 (Emirates Airlines) 관계자들이 국토부를 방문했다.이번 조사는 국토부가 운송 불이행이나 지연, 항공권 구매 취소 시 위약금 과다 등 소비자 보호 취약 외항사들의 관리감독을 강하화려는 취지에서 6월 2일부터 한달 간 시행하고 있다. 에미레이트항공과 면담을 갖은 국토부 국제항공과 관계자는 “에미레이트항공은 외항사 중에서도 한국 시장에 관심이 많은 기업 중 하나”라며 “항공 규제에 대한 설명을 듣고 회사 실정도 논의하러 왔다”고 말했다. 이 관계자는 에미레이트항공이 이번 조사와 직접적인 관계가 있어 방문을 한 것은 아니라고 덧붙였다. 에미레이트항공 여객기가 독일 뒤셀도르프 공항에서 대기하고 있다. (블룸버그)국토부의 이번 조사는 최근 해외여행 증가와 함께 항공교통 이용자들의 피해가 급증하면서 소비자 보호 문제가 제기돼 오던 중 2013년 항공 소비자 피해구제접수 중 외

LG화학 권영수 사장이 신규 배터리 공장 투자를 고려 중이라고 밝혔다.권 사장은 29일 벡스코에서 열린 ‘2014 부산 모터쇼’의 쉐보레 발표회에 참석해 “한국GM을 비롯해 전기차 배터리에 대한 여러 고객사가 확보된 상황이기 때문에 추가 공장 투자도 심각하게 고려하고 있다”고 말했다.지역이나 투자 규모 등이 확정되지 않았지만, 3개월 내에 확실한 내용이 나올 것이라고 밝혔다.업계 관계자들은 중국의 난징(Nanjing), 광저우 (Guangzhou) 그리고 천진 (Tianjin) 등이 신규 투자지로서 유력한 후보들이라고 전했다.한편, 한국GM의 호샤 사장은 부산 모텨쇼 현장에서 전기차 ‘쉐보레 스파크’의 내수, 수출용 전 차종에 LG화학이 생산하는 리튬이온 배터리를 사용하기로 결정했다고 발표했다. 부산=코리아헤럴드 배지숙 기자 (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)<관련 영문 기사>LG Chem to finalize new electric battery plant plans

Armed policemen surround a knife-wielding `attacker` during a counter-terrorism drill in Xinjiang`s capital Urumqi, April 26, 2014. Assailants in two SUVs plowed through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China's volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the local officials said, killing 31 people and injuring more than 90.    The attack in the city of Urumqi was the bloodiest in a series of violent incidents that Chinese authorities have blamed on radic

LG Chem researchers examine safety reinforced separators at their lab in Daejeon on Sunday. LG Chem  LG Chem said Monday that it has inked a patent license deal with Japanese battery film maker UBE MAXELL. 　Under the agreement, UBE MAXELL, a joint venture between Ube Industries and Hitachi Maxell, can use LG Chem’s separator film technology, called “safety reinforced separator technology,” using a ceramic coating on battery separators. 　The battery separators play a critical role in separating t

Local stocks appeared to be picking up on Friday on gains in big caps, such as Amore Pacific and Hyundai Motor.  The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.19 percent, or 3.69 points, to 1,954.29 as of 11:20 a.m. The market suffered from losses in Samsung Electronics in early morning trading, but it later recouped its losses on the back of gains in Hyundai Motor and Amore Pacific. Cosmetics maker Amore Pacific rose 8.14 percent, and auto steelmaker Hyundai Hysco advanced by t

Standard Chartered Bank Korea was reprimanded for violating accounting rules on its trading of derivatives worth 1 trillion won ($977.8 billion), according to the Financial Supervisory Service on Thursday.The watchdog said that SC Bank Korea, a local unit of Britain-based banking giant Standard Chartered PLC, conducted transactions with the Seoul branches of six foreign banks on 15 occasions since March 2010. The amount reached a combined $1.79 billion worth of currency swaps and 190 billion won

  Sony’s Xperia Z2 on the left and Pantech’s Vega Iron 2 on the rightSony and Pantech launched their latest flagship smartphones in Korea on Thursday.Sony’s Xperia Z2, powered by a 2.3-GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, boasts a 20.7-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5.2-inch full HD display, 3GB of RAM and a 3200mAh battery. Also unveiled at Sony’s event in Seoul was a waterproof smartband lineup which can link to Android-based smartphones and track the daily activities of users.  P

　　에어프랑스가 프렌치시크 (French chic)의 정수를 담은 럭셔리 퍼스트클래스 “라 프리미어(La Premiere)”를 7일 중국 상해에서 최초 공개했다. 2미터가 넘는 풀플랫시트가 특징으로 프랑스호텔체인 소피텔의 시트와 베개 등이 제공된다. 24인치 터치 스크린 TV도 현재 운행중인 기내모니터 중 가장 크다. 이외에도 사생활을 보장하는 개별 커튼과 방문객을 위한 간이의자도 있다. 무엇보다 프랑스의 세련된 감성이 돋보이는 좌석디자인과 테이블웨어로 럭셔리여행객들의 마음을 사로잡겠다는 전략이다. 에어프랑스는 이 좌석을 현재 보유중인 19대의 B777-300기종에 우선 투입할 예정인데 한 항공기당 네개의 좌석만 장착된다. 9월 싱가포르와 뉴욕노선을 시작으로 2016년까지 설치를 완료한다는 계획이다. 한국도입은 내년쯤으로 예정돼있다. 파트릭 알렉상드르 에어프랑스 부사장은 코리아헤럴드에 “한국고객들의 높은 기대치를 맞추는데 손색이 없을 것”이라며 한국런칭에도 기대를 나타냈다. 그는 또

▶삼성전자, LG전자 등 스마트 스킨 개발 착수 ▶의료용 스마트 스킨 개발한 서울대 김대형 교수,다양한 종류의 스마트 스킨 출시 전망 　지난 3월, 세계 최고 권위의 학술지인 네이처 나노테크놀로지에 서울대 김대형 교수와 연구원팀이 개발한 웨어러블 전자시스템에 대한 논문이 게재되어 국내외 이목을 집중시킨 바 있다. 논문의 주 저자인 김대형 교수는 최근 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 “더 많은 질병을 모니터링 할 수 있는 웨어러블 기기를 연구하는 중”이라고 밝히며 의학용 웨어러블 기기 시장이 열릴 것으로 예측했다. 김 교수 연구팀이 발표한 의료용 웨어러블 전자기기는 파킨슨 병과 같은 행동장애가 있는 뇌 질환에 대한 실시간 모니터링이 가능하다. 또한 파키슨 병의 분석, 진단, 그리고 약물 투입까지 가능하다. 김 교수가 개발한 패치는 파킨슨 병의 흔한 증상인 떨림의 정도를 감지하고 떨림의 정도에 따라 약물의 투입 양을 달리할 수 있다. 환자의 떨림이 심해지면 패치 내의 히터가 온도를 높여 패치

The regulations and final goal of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Korea is considering joining are not too different from those involving South Korea’s free trade agreement with the United States, according to the country’s top trade negotiator on Wednesday.“Including the level of market liberalization, it seems to be largely on par with the existing FTA with the U.S.,” said Deputy Trade Minister Choi Kyong-lim at a press conference following a second round of preliminary bilateral talks with TPP

Hyundai Mobis, the nation's largest auto parts maker, said Friday its net earnings for the first quarter rose 5.3 percent on-year to 817.7 billion won ($787.5 million) on increased in demand for key automotive modules. Operating profit jumped more than 13 percent to 721 billion won in the same period, with sales rising a solid 10 percent from the year before to 8.92 trillion won, the company said in a regulatory filing.Net profit in the first quarter of 2013 stood at 776.7 billion won, with oper

The nation's No. 2 banking group, KB Financial Group, said Friday its first-quarter earnings slipped more than 9 percent from a year earlier on a slipping profit margin amid falling commission income.Net income reached 373.5 billion won ($358.8 million) in the January-March period, compared with the 411.5 billion won from the previous year, the group said in a regulatory filing. Net profit jumped 44 percent from three months earlier.The group said its interest income declined on a long streak of

Hana Financial Group, the country's third-largest financial group, said Friday its first quarter net income fell more than 30 percent  on-year due mainly to losses from a state-led micro loan and its implication in an illegal lending scheme. Net profit stood at 207.8 billion won ($200 million) in the January-March period, compared with 311.8 billion won a year earlier, the group said in a regulatory filing. From three months earlier, profit jumped almost 200 percent. The bottom line, however, wa

Asiana Airlines, the country‘s No. 2 flag carrier, will be reprimanded for violating flight safety regulations by flying for hours after discovering an engine problem, the government said Friday.According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the pilots of Asiana flight OZ603 flying from Incheon International Airport (IIA) to Saipan last Saturday did not follow the established precautions after a problem was found in one of its engines.The twin-engined B767 passenger jet was car

The first quarter net profit of  Hyundai Steel, the country's second-largest steelmaker, and its affiliates rose more than threefold in the first quarter on-year on reduced currency losses, the company said on Friday. Net income stood at 62.3 billion won ($60 million) in the January-March period, compared with 19.52 billion won a year ago, Hyundai Steel said in a regulatory filing. Sales rose more than 40 percent to 3.94 trillion won in the period, while operating profit nearly doubled to 232.2

Kia Motors, the country‘s second-largest carmaker, said Friday its net earnings for the first quarter rose 11.8 percent on-year to 876.3 billion won ($843.9 million) to stay in line with industry forecasts.A hike in car prices, along with increased overseas sales, helped bolster the earnings despite deteriorating business conditions amid a strengthening Korean currency, according to analysts. Operating profit rose 4.5 percent to 735.6 billion won in the same period, with sales numbers rising to