[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Heidrick & Struggles International (Nasdaq:HSII), the premier professional services firm focused on serving the leadership needs of top organizations globally, today announced that Jan Norgaard Lauridsen has joined the firm as Partner within the Industrial Practice. He will be based out of the Singapore office. With more than 20 years of experience in the shipping and logistics sector with some of the largest companies in the world, Jan will be a valuable addition to Heidrick & Struggles' Industrial Practice. His deep knowledge and sector experience across various global
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Powerplaza Co., Ltd. is showing 2 different innovative electric vehicles from 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, 2013. One of those is an improved version of “Yebbujana S4” which is a pure electric compact car, and another is a 0.5ton electric pickup truck which is going to be homologated by this November in Seoul, Korea. Powerplaza Co., Ltd. has created an innovative version “One-Piece Car”, Yebbujana S4. There are 4 special features of this car for performance. It has a driving distance of 500km on a single charge; one piece floor for simple manufacturing system; I
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il; www.smotor.com), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced the company sold a total of 11,610 units in Aug 2013 - 5,158 units in domestic sales and 6,452 in exports. Its sales in August also increased by 27.1% from a year earlier and its cumulative sales rose by 23.9% compared to the same period last year. It was made possible thanks to increased sales of Korando family brand continuously despite reduced working days at the plant as a result of the summer vacation schedule. In the domestic market, where the company recorded the highest g
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yok]GM Korea Company sold 13,406 vehicles in the domestic market in August. This was the all-time high August sales since 2003 and the highest monthly sales this year. The Spark, Cruze and Orlando drove GM Korea domestic sales to 13,406 vehicles, 36.7 percent up from the same month last year when it sold 9,808 vehicles. The 2014 Chevrolet Orlando, which is equipped with advanced safety features, a new automatic transmission, and room for 7 passengers, had its best month this year. Its sales of 1,543 advanced its annual increase to 44.3 percent, making it number 1 in its segmen
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Piksel, Inc., (formerly known as KIT digital, Inc., the “Company”), a global provider of digital television and media solutions, announced that the period to exercise warrants under the Company's plan of reorganization is now fully underway and distribution of warrant certificates and election forms for shareholders of KIT digital, Inc. to elect to exercise their warrants is nearing completion. Warrant certificates and election forms have been mailed to, and should have already been received by, record holders of KIT digital Inc.'s common stock that did not hold such shar
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) will showcase its latest square robotic vacuum cleaner, the Smart HOM-BOT SQUARE at IFA 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The Smart HOM-BOT SQUARE offers a significant boost in cleaning performance, thanks largely to LG’s impressive Corner Master. Furthermore, the new robotic vacuum cleaner is also equipped with LG’s innovative smart technologies — Smart Control, Cleaning History, Smart Diagnosis™ and Software Update — allowing the user to remotely control the Smart HOM-BOT SQUARE with a smartphone. “Smart HOM-BOT SQUARE makes cleaning hard-to-reach
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its newest OLED product, GALLERY OLED TV (Model 55EA8800) at IFA 2013 in Berlin, Germany. A stylish addition to the company’s next generation TV lineup, the new model features an elegantly understated frame that incorporates the powerful yet unobtrusive Canvas Speaker. The unique design and impressive audio capabilities of the GALLERY OLED TV complement LG’s industry leading OLED TV lineup. As the first wall-mountable 55-inch OLED TV ever produced, the GALLERY OLED TV is an eye-catching statement of LG’s excellence in television technology
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today announced the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the latest addition to its G Series lineup of premium mobile devices. The all-new LG G Pad 8.3 boasts the first Full HD display on an 8-inch class tablet, a unique user-experience and wide range of connectivity features. Set to officially debut next week at the IFA 2013 trade show in Berlin, the LG G Pad 8.3 builds on the recent launch of the LG G2 superphone, reinforcing LG’s commitment to leadership in advanced mobile devices through its premium G Series products. “Complementing our G Series smartphones, the i
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Stevie® Awards have announced the winners of the Best of the IBA Awards in The 2013 (10th Annual) International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition. Nominees in the 2013 IBAs were not able to apply for the Best of the IBA Awards directly. Winners were determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the IBAs. This year's Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners in The International Business Awards were announced on August 14. The winners of the Best of the IBA Awards will be presented with the new Grand Stevie A
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(http://www.nccn.org/index.asp) (NCCN®) has launched the NCCN International Educational Activities Program (NCCN IEAP) to recognize ex-U.S. physicians who demonstrate an understanding of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(http://www.nccn.org/clinical.asp) (NCCN Guidelines®) with the successful completion of required NCCN Guidelines® educational content hours. “NCCN has launched the NCCN IEAP in response to the ever increasing global influence of and demand for the NCCN Guidelines,” said Robert W. Carlson, MD, CEO, N