[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ACE Group announced today that it has appointed Anthony O’Brien as its Head of Marine Insurance in Asia Pacific. Anthony will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Paul McNamee, Deputy Regional President and Regional Head of Property & Casualty for Asia Pacific. Mr. O’Brien comes to ACE with 20 years of transport insurance experience in Australia and over the past eight years, has conducted reinsurance business in many Asian countries when he worked for two global reinsurance companies. His primary underwriting experience covers motor, transport liability and marine po
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Comau is demonstrating the latest body assembly technology in automotive manufacturing production within the Ford Motor Company display during the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, January 13-26, 2014. For more than 40 years, Comau and Ford Motor Company have worked together, leveraging innovation and technology to maximize manufacturing efficiency and apply global standards through the adoption of manufacturing engineering and production automation solutions. As a result, Ford has been able to reduce the energy needed to produce a vehicle, i
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced consolidated revenues of KRW 58.14 trillion (USD 53.10 billion) and net profit of KRW 222.70 billion (USD 203.65 million) for full-year 2013, marking an improvement over 2012 results. Operating profits increased modestly in 2013 to KRW 1.28 trillion (USD 1.17 billion) from KRW 1.22 trillion (USD 1.08 billion) in full-year 2012. Fourth-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues were KRW 14.92 trillion (USD 14.03 billion) with an operating profit of KRW 238.1 billion (USD 223.89 million). Unaudited consolidated financial results for the four
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, was selected by two leading university hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to solve their enterprise advanced visualization challenges. Both King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah and King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh selected Vital's PACS integrated VitreaAdvanced® for its clinical applications to serve its radiology, cardiology and other specialty physician community. “Having the ability to pro
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Gigaphoton Taiwan Inc., local subsidiary of Gigaphoton Inc.(http://www.gigaphoton.com/?lang=en Head office: Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken, President & CEO: Hitoshi Tomaru) was commended and received a letter of appreciation from each Fab for the special contribution to TSMC as a supplier at the Supplier Service Appreciation Ceremony held at Fab 12 and Fab 14 at TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited) in November and December 2013. This letter of appreciation is sent out to suppliers for their services and support with the major recipients being equipment manuf
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Global consultancy Arthur D. Little, together with its partner the UITP - The International Association of Public Transport - identifies three strategic directions and 25 imperatives for cities to consider to better shape the future of urban mobility December 2013 saw the release of the second edition of the Arthur D. Little Urban Mobility Index, assessing the world’s cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and revealing that most cities are still struggling to cope with future mobility challenges. “The Future of Urban Mobility 2.0 - Imperatives to shape exte
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has opened a new office in Bangalore which will focus on developing new technologies and innovating current solutions, including the next generation Investor Relations platform. The opening underscores the expansion of the global exchange company's footprint in India, as it looks to deepen its business relationships and outreach within the Southeast Asia region. “At NASDAQ OMX, technological innovation is at our core - from creating the first electronic exchange to building secure, SaaS, cloud-based solutions,” said Bob Waghorne, Senior Vice Presi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The dmexco is counting on a further increase in exhibitors from home and abroad in 2014. The reason for this forecast: Shortly before the end of the early bird phase, the demand for exhibition space at the largest and most prestigious show for the global digital industry is greater than ever. Significant growth in the number of exhibitor registrations has already been recorded at the start of 2014, which even beats the record figures of last year. In addition to numerous new registrations from renowned companies from all over the world, there is a trend towards many of th