[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha,www.citibank.co.kr) launched a summer promotion for customers getting Citi Visa International Check Card newly issued in the peak season for overseas travelling. The recent promotion scheduled until August 31 will offer the high interest rate of up to 5% (before tax, 3 months) to the customer newly getting a Citi Visa Check Card issued linked to A+ Deposit. Furthermore, additional benefit of KRW 10,000 cash back will be provided if the customer uses the newly issued Citi Visa International Check Card in other country 3 times or more for
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]support and create their own moments of victory to share through LG QuickMemo, the unique LG Mobile’s UX feature. In celebration of the upcoming sports season, LG Mobile will hold a digital event, “Take Dreams Further with QuickMemo”, consisting of two parts. In the first event, from July 6-18, participants can show their support for their favorite athletes or friends who are pursuing personal goals, by sending them messages of encouragement through the virtual QuickMemo on LG Mobile’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LGMobile). In the second part of the campaign, fans can
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) (NYSE: ATE) today announced the new T2000 LJC16 16-channel, low-jitter-clock module. The LJC16 module, which combines different digital clock and analog clock/sine-wave requirements in a single high-multi-site system, will be featured in Advantest's booth (#6247 in North Hall) at the SEMICON West trade show, July 10-12 in San Francisco. With the faster input/output (I/O) speeds of today's digital and analog ICs, the clock requirements for testing these devices have become more stringent. To achieve the highest manufacturing yields, testin
[By H. J Yook]Cosmetic material and product development specialized company Shebah Biotech (CEO Hye-Won Lim, www.shebah.co.kr) released the serum and cream with bifidus-fermented cultured wild ginseng root. Bifida fermented cultured wild ginseng root (hereafter PFG) cosmetic products were manufactured using probiotics and it includes bifidus fermented scutellaria baicalensis root extract, and various plant extracts in high concentrations. PFG serum and cream provide a quick help in fast recovery of skin tired from fatigue and stress, and sufficiently supplies various nutrients and effectively
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Arkadin, a leading global collaboration services provider, announced a partnership with NTT Bizlink, Inc., a subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, one of the world‘s largest providers of telecommunications services, to provide video conferencing to Japanese businesses. NTT Bizlink combines Arkadin’s cloud-based video conferencing with its products to offer solutions available at NTT Communications Group. “Arkadin is extremely excited about partnering with NTT Communications Group, a telecommunications visionary who shares our commitment to innovation and customer
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Medical equipment specialized manufacturer VOTEM Co., Ltd.(CEO Moon-Seok Kang revealed that it “participated in ‘2012 Bogota Global First-Class Korean Product Exhibition’ held in Bogota, Colombia from June 21st – 24th and achieved export consulting result worth 2.5 million dollars. ‘2012 Bogota Global First-Class Korean Product Exhibition’ was held by KOTRA in celebration of 50th anniversary of diplomatic relation establishment between Korea and Colombia, and to support advancement of Korean companies by promoting in the non-pioneered market in Central/South America
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Ministry of Home Affairs and Mara Capital, part of the Mara Group, have signed a Pre-Development Agreement for a new landmark project to develop a state of the art, urban, commercial hub of approximately 3.5 million square feet. The project will include the largest retail mall in East Africa, 2 internationally branded hotels, modern convention centre, modern medical tourism hospital, modern business park, Residential compound, modern police station, and 300 residential units dedicated for the Police in Oysterbay. The contract was signed as part of an official signing
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Effective July 2, 2012, CADAM S.A., a leading producer of fine particle kaolin to the global paper market, will restructure its operations in Brazil. CADAM's restructuring will realign the production at the facility with the decreased demand for kaolin, which has been negatively impacted by the decline in fine printing and writing paper end-use segments. These segments have declined in large part due to the increase in electronic media. This restructuring will right-size CADAM's operations in order to create a long-term sustainable business model. This restructuring will
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) (“Micron”) and Elpida Memory, Inc.‘s (“Elpida”) trustees announced today that the parties have signed a definitive sponsor agreement for Micron to acquire and support Elpida. The agreement has been entered into in connection with Elpida’s corporate reorganization proceedings conducted under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court. Under the agreement, 200 billion Yen (approximately USD $2.5 billion assuming 80 Yen/USD) total consideration, less certain reorganization proceeding expenses, will be used to satisfy the reorganization c
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun sampling the industry’s first 16-gigabyte (GB) double data rate-4 (DDR4), registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs), designed for use in enterprise server systems. “By launching these new high-density DDR4 modules, Samsung is embracing closer technical cooperation with key CPU and server companies for development of next-generation green IT systems,” said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, memory sales & marketing, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will a