[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]City Index Asia - The Japanese government is set to announce some 12 trillion yen ( 83.6 billion) in stimulus measures in a bid to boost the nation's ailing economy. This is according to articles published in Kyodo News and the Yomiuri newspaper, which reported the figure for extra spending in the financial year through to March 2013 and prime minister Shinzo Abe told business chiefs earlier today (January 7th) that he is looking to implement measures this week. Japan -- which is the world‘s third-largest economy -- is in recession and this programme of stimulus may help
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Citi, Citibank Korea Inc. offers special interest rate of up to 4.5%p.a.(before tax) to customers newly opening ‘Very Smart A+ Account’ by the end of January. The interest rates for ‘Very Smart A+ Account’ vary by the deposit period of respective deposit transaction. The interest rate of 0.1%p.a.(before tax) is applied for the deposit period of 1~30 days, 4.5%p.a.(before tax) for 31~91 days, and 2.75%p.a.(before tax) for after 91 days. The interest rate corresponding to the deposit period is applied to the daily closing balance of resp
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today redefined the story of consumer electronics from its perspective beneath the surface of mobile devices at the 2013 International CES keynote address. Dr. Stephen Woo, president of System LSI Business, Device Solutions Division, Samsung Electronics, shared the company’s vision of “Mobilizing Possibility,” highlighting the role of components as the engine behind innovation across the mobile landscape. The keynote event illustrated possibilities that Samsung envisions offering through it
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Speaking at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Havis Kwon, President and CEO of the LG Electronics’ Home Entertainment Company, outlined the company’s vision for the upcoming year and expressed confidence in LG’s ability to lead the next generation TV market. “2013 is an important year because for LG, it marks the beginning of a new TV era,” said Mr. Kwon. “With game-changing products such as the OLED TV and Ultra HD TV, we are in a strong position strategically to lead the industry. Delivery of our Ultra HD TV well before the competition and the im
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]WEBGATE(http://www.webgateinc.com) has won the “Compliance Leadership Award” for the last two consecutive years at HDcctv Alliance’s Annual Grand Meeting which was held during the Beijing Security Exhibition in December of 2012. This prestigious award is given to a company that has contributed to the growth of HD-CCTV market, so it means that HD-CCTV market has already recognized WEBGATE’s tireless new product release, acquisition of HDcctv certificate, and the effort to spread significant system installation cases. HD-CCTV is the general term for video surveillance syste
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) -- The teams from China, Australia and Singapore were declared winners at the prestigious annual Cisco Asia Pacific NetRiders 2012 skills competition held by the Cisco Networking Academy™. As the first- and second-placed winners, the teams from China and Australia won all-expenses-paid trips to the United States. Cisco APAC NetRiders 2012 was one of the largest real-time video competitions ever held in Asia, with students from 17 countries participating simultaneously over four hours using Cisco TelePresence® and Cisco WebEx®. Using these technologies
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The FTSE 100 was subdued at 6062.9 points this morning (January 8th), as the markets opened on news online shopping managed to save the retail sector‘s sales from dropping in December. The FTSE posted its first loss of the year in yesterday’s session, but it is still at a two-year high. Whitbread was among the FTSE's worst performers in early trading today, down 2%, followed by miners Rio and BHP. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), purchases last month rose by 1.5 per cent compared to the previous year, while like-for-like sales excluding new store openings
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) announced to expand its Premium Dining discount service starting from 2013 through dining partnership with Seoul Westin Chosun Hotel. Anyone who holds a Citicard can enjoy 10% D/C (except for beverages) at all Seoul Westin Chosun Hotel restaurants(Sushi Jo, Aria, Circle, Hong-Yeon, The Ninth Gate Grill, Vecchia & Nuovo). To celebrate the partnership with Seoul Westin Chosun Hotel boasting 100 years of history of best food and service, Citibank will hold a special event leveraging its Premium Dining program with more
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today demonstrated its continued OLED TV market leadership with a revolutionary curved model, the EA9800, shown for the first time here today at the 2013 International CES. Featuring proprietary WRGB technology, the incredibly thin display features a dramatic curved design and a vivid picture quality that is practically indiscernible from colors found in nature. The unique new EA9800 model features the industry’s very first curved screen ergo-nomic design with full CINEMA 3D support. With a gentle inward flex, the entire screen surface is equidistant f
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Kionix, Inc., a leading supplier of MEMS inertial sensors and software solutions, today announced the KMX61G - a high performance accelerometer-magnetometer sensor with industry-leading sensor fusion software that delivers the world's first highly accurate gyro emulation using just 550A of power. This represents dramatic savings in power compared to traditional gyros, providing new options for consumer electronics product designers. Now a single 6-axis device can provide 9-axis accelerometer, magnetometer (e-compass) and gyro outputs with a power profile that enables appl