Diagnostic cardiology provider GE Healthcare has plans to invest $8.7m (KRW10bn) to boost the production capacity of ultrasound systems by double in South Korea. As part of this strategy, by February, 2014, GE Ultrasound, a unit of GE ...
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The spot market for Asian isomer-grade mixed xylenes is likely to shrink to a third of its current size next year as a major spot seller diverts a large chunk of its product into making paraxylene, market sources said Thursday. "The ...
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US search giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is expected to sell the brand Motorola Mobility and the buyer was likely to be a Chinese one. Google acquired Motorola Mobility for USD 12.5 billion in August 2011 and of the consideration, USD ...
The European Commission has sent a questionnaire to a number of mobile operators in the European Union, focusing on whether its distribution terms with these providers may put Apple at an advantage over other smartphone makers, according to ...
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Netherlands-based financial conglomerate ING has received offers for its South Korean life insurance business from a Korean life insurer and two Seoul-based private-equity firms. The three bidders include Kyobo Life Insurance Co and ...
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The price spread between Asian styrene monomer and petrochemical feedstock naphtha hit an eight-year high of $819.90/mt Wednesday on short covering amid low spot inventory in China, Platts data showed. SM prices jumped $10.50/mt day on ...
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Samsung Electronics has reported global channel sales of over 10 million units of the Galaxy S4 in less than a month after its global launch. The new smartphone from the Samsung stable has outstripped its predecessors in first-month ...
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Samsung Electronics has reported global channel sales of over 10 million units of the Galaxy S4 in less than a month after its global launch. The new smartphone from the Samsung stable has outstripped its predecessors in first-month ...
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Toshiba said it will soon begin mass producing a new type of 64Gbit NAND flash that is the smallest and fastest in its class, though it still lags rival Samsung Electronics in the development of an even denser flash technology. Toshiba ...
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Samsung is to buy a 10 per cent stake in South Korean rival Pantech in a deal valued at around 53 billion won (£31.6m). Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday that the deal would "help solidify" its relationship with Pantech, ...
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Samsung is to buy a 10 per cent stake in South Korean rival Pantech in a deal valued at around 53 billion won (£31.6m). Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday that the deal would "help solidify" its relationship with Pantech, ...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors is planning to invest GBP4.7m to construct a new research and development (R&D) facility at the Nurburgring in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The automaker will use the track to conduct the ...
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Northeast Asian PET producers on Wednesday expressed concern about rising competition from Southeast Asian producers in the European market, after the EU Council removed antidumping duties on PET imports from five Asian nations. On ...
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Samsung will host a US$800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface. The South Korean company said Monday entrants in its "Smart App Challenge 2013" must make use of ...
Due to the slack demand from the South Korean pipe-making industry, with no sign that Chinese domestic hot rolled coil (HRC) price stopped falling, Chinese HRC export to South Korea is facing a hard time. Currently, Chinese HRC ...