There have been reports that LG Display’s In Plane Switching (IPS) is better in display quality than the Vertical Alignment (VA) technology of competing companies such as Samsung Display or Sharp.  On August 29, LG Display tested the qualities of its IPS 84 inch UHD product against competing compani

Economic deterioration of emerging markets is causing alarm among Korean enterprises. With the financial markets in emerging economies in chaos, there is growing concern for those companies that have already made investments or have been exporting to those markets, since they can be hit by rapid dec

Ever since September, when the US reduced the release of money, foreign capital concentrated in emerging markets has been withdrawing. Financial crisis are expected in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, and South Africa as currency values drop, stock prices retreat, and inter

Samsung Electronics succeeded in manufacturing the world’s smallest, yet fastest, DRAM for PCs. The accomplishment is expected to accelerate the development of DDR4. The company announced on August 30 that it started commercial production of 20nm-class DDR4 modules that cane be mounted on high-capac

In July, the production of Korea's mining industry, which reflects the manufacturing economy, inched down after showing an upward trend in June. However, Korea's Composite Leading Indicator (CLI), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trends, gave some hope for an ec

Anti-aging is emerging as a new keyword in the beauty industry. It can be defined as middle-aged consumers’ preference for functional beauty care products that help them look younger than their age. According to the Samsung Economic Research Institute, the ratio of those in their 50s to the entire p

The winds of a 3 dimensional (3D) trend are blowing in the memory semiconductor industry.Recently, Samsung Electronics Company began mass production of its 3D vertical NAND (3D V-NAND) flash memory, triggering other memory production companies such as SK Hynix and Micron to announce their plans to m

Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, a long-time resident of Korea who has worked with various Korean academic and government institutions in efforts to increase Korea’s global stature, has recently released a remarkable book that presents the quintessence of his philosophy. Dr. Pastreich is the director of the A

Sharp Corporation stopped negotiating with Samsung to expand their business partnership related to copy machines. Sources say that the Japanese electronics company will not pursue negotiations with Samsung Electronics due to growing concerns over possible technology leakage to Samsung by Japanese co

At 11:45am on August 28, the heads of 10 major business groups like Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee and Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-koo showed up at the presidential residence, Cheongwadae, to meet with President Park Geun-hye. Chairman Lee, the first one in line, was helped to the office b

With the market shares of imported cars hovering at greater than 10%, the notion that only rich people can afford foreign cars is no longer true. It is attributable to more diverse cars on the market and more affordable car prices. In particular, as the number of imported cars in the price range of

It has been found that Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been pushed out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. According to Bloomberg, his net asset size reached approximately US$10.2 billion on August 26, ranking 107th on the list updated every business day. The chairman had joined the top 100

Global electric vehicle companies have started to compete with each other for charging methods in Korea.As GM Korea Company unveils its Chevy Spark EV with the SAE Combo DC fast charging system on August 27, the 2014 Kia RAY's CHAdeMO standard and Renault Samsung SM3 Z.E.'s AC charging method begin

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee left Samsung Seoul Hospital on August 23, two weeks after being treated for pneumonia symptoms. He is planning to stay with his family for a while to further recover his health.The chairman is expected to resume outside activities on September 7, when he is s

Foss Patents, a German patent blog, said on August 21 (local time) that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) would reexamine the validity of Apple’s three commercial and design patents that were used in the patent litigation between Apple and Samsung Electronics. The USPTO had received the req

Samsung Electronics, Kakao, and other large mobile enterprises have challenged Melon, leader of the domestic online music service industry. Also, global giant Google is targeting the domestic market as well. Big competition between large businesses is anticipated for the domestic music industry.Acco

As an increase in demand for high-definition and high-resolution televisions is boosting the supply of large organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, materials and equipment markets for OLED panels are expected to grow rapidly.According to Seoul-based market research institute UBI Research, on Au

It has been reported that the top 500 domestic enterprises are at a dangerous level of loan dependency. About half of the investigated companies are financially unstable with over 30% dependency, which is considered borderline. About 17 of the top 30 companies also showed over 30% loan dependency. O

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw a 10% increase in their sale credits in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. Samsung’s credit went over 27 trillion won (US$24.1 billion) and LG’s broke 8 trillion won (US$7.16 billion) for the first time. As for stock assets,

A research report unveiled that the symbiotic relationship between Google and the domestic companies such as Samsung and LG may come to an abrupt end. It added that Google may try to dominate the device production and other related industries using its mobile operating system (OS) market controllabi