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SEOUL, South Korea and CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip") (NYSE: MX), a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120305/NY61184LOGO) Revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $202.6 million, a 14.5% increase compared to $177.0 million for the...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tapjoy, Inc. (www.tapjoy.com), a mobile advertising and publishing platform, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Planet, an affiliate of SK Telecom, South Korea's largest telecommunications company, establishing a strategic alliance that will bring both companies further success in a rapidly growing mobile advertising market. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120801/SF50093)...
SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) announced that several foreign patients have recently experienced medical miracles in South Korea that have given them a second chance in life. Doctor from Abu Dhabi received treatment in South Korea A lady doctor from Abu Dhabi (Dr. Kaabi, 42) successfully received her thyroid operation at the Seoul National University (SNU) Hospital and has returned home. Dr. Kaabi visited...
KARMIEL, Israel, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Opgal Optronic Industries [http://www.opgal.com ], a leading global provider of innovative thermal imaging and near infrared illumination solutions for security and safety applications, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with JOOWON Industrial Co., a leading distributor in Korea to the industrial and security markets. The partnership will allow JOOWON to offer Opgal's broad range of thermal and near...
SEOUL, Korea, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has partnered with Amoje Corporation, a leading food services company in South Korea, to design and implement a scalable and efficient solution that provides an integrated management information system to support the growth and expansion of Amoje's business. IBM will also manage the company's IT infrastructure, run applications through an IBM designed and operated data center, and provide operational...
NEW YORK, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 27, 2012, Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) and Sumitomo Corporation Korea Ltd. (Head Office: Seoul; President and CEO: Tadashi Kobayashi) purchased 25% of Biogenics (Head Office: Daejeon, Korea; CEO: Son, Tae Hun), a Korean venture company specializing in cosmetic material technologies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/MM01383LOGO ) Established in 2006,...
Founded in 1960, World Vision's longstanding tradition continues changing lives through songs 30 children aim to bring message of hope to voiceless children around the world LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, World Vision's longstanding Korea Children's Choir returns to the United States to present its 3-week summer choir tour "Delivering Hope With Our Songs." The group of 30 children, ages 12-16, aim to bring messages of hope and love to voiceless...
FZ E-Cigarette, one of the biggest e liquid and e cigarette resellers in Korea, newly carries the iTaste VV e cigarette by Innokin. (PRWEB) July 19, 2012 FZ E-Cigarette, one of the biggest e juice and e cigarette resellers in Korea, newly carries the iTaste VV e cigarette by Innokin. The iTaste VV is the ground-breaking new product from Innokin featuring a powerful intelligent variable voltage battery. The battery has a beautiful LCD indicator which displays the voltage and tells how...
BUSAN, South Korea, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Alliance will invest US$160 million to add 80,000 units of Nissan Rogue production in Korea and increase cost competitiveness of a key industrial base. - Renault Samsung Motors will get increased productivity at Busan plant to accelerate its turnaround. - As Renault Samsung achieves competitive cost targets, Busan plant will produce new derivative vehicles for Korea...
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, today announced that Pyeongtaek Energy Service, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK E&S, has purchased 14 PureCell Model 400 fuel cell systems. This project will be completed in two phases and aims to be fully operational by the end of 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120228/NE60332LOGO) The first phase of this project consists of seven PureCell systems...
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The long-tailed goral (Naemorhedus caudatus), also known as the Chinese gray goral, is a species of wild goat that can be found in northern and eastern Asia. Its range includes China, Russia, and Korea. It prefers a habitat in mountainous regions with little vegetation and rocky ground. This species lives near crevices, which it uses for safety and shelter. Occasionally, these goats can be found in the area of evergreen or deciduous forests. The long-tailed goral differs in size depending...
The Sea Pineapple (Halocynthia roretzi) is an edible species of tunicate. It is known as the Meongge in Korea and the Hoya or Maboya in Japan. This creature lives in shallow water, usually attached to rocks and artificial substrate. It is adapted to cold water temperatures between 36 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, but prefer temperatures close to 54 degrees F. This creature is known for both its peculiar appearance, described by journalist Nick Tosches as “something that could exist only in...
White Forsythia or Nakai (Abeliophyllum distichum) is a species of flowering plant of the family, Oleaceae. It is the only species in its genus. It is endemic to Korea, where it is endangered in the wild. It is known as Abelialeaf in Korea. It is related to the Forsythia, but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in Europe and North America. It is a deciduous shrub that grows to 3.25 to 6.5 feet tall. The leaves are simple, 2.33 to 4 inches...
The Northern Pika, Ochotona hyperborea, is a species of pika found across northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to northern Japan and south through Mongolia, Manchuria, and northern Korea. There are several subspecies of this pika. An adult Northern Pika has a body length of 5 to 7.33 inches, and a tail less than a half inch. The pika sheds its fur twice annually, bearing a reddish-brown coat in the summer and grayish-brown in the winter.
The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) is a dabbling duck measuring on average 39 and 43 cm. It is slightly larger and longer-tailed than the Common Teal. Breeding habitat includes the forest zones of eastern Siberia from the Yenisey basin eastwards to Kamchatka. It is a migratory species, wintering in Japan, Korea and northern and eastern China. The breeding male is unmistakable, with a striking green, yellow and black head-pattern and a white vertical line at the side of the breast....
