[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]arvato has consolidated its position in China as the leading outsourcing provider in the telecoms industry. The company delivered its 100 millionth cell phone in August, which was made possible through the development of logistics processes and a nationwide distribution network. With more than 55 locations across the country, offering total warehousing space of over 65,000m(2), almost every Chinese province is covered. Customers include Chinese distributors, mobile network operators and retail chains. arvato entered China's telecoms industry at the end of 2008 through a j
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Citibank Korea (CEO Ha, Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) was ‘Best Consumer Internet Banks’ and ‘Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks’ in Korea by Global Finance magazine for three years in a row. The award assesses banks' capabilities in internet banking across countries and service/process categories. In the category of best corporate/institutional internet bank, Citi won in 15 out of 16 Asian markets. Of the 14 consumer markets in the region, Citi won in seven for Best Consumer Internet Bank on a country level. These markets included Australia, Guam, Indonesia, Indi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]On Sept. 5, S-OIL donated 100 mil. won worth of customized learning aids to the Gyeonggi-do Assistive Technology Research & Assistance Center to provide 78 disabled children in low income families. This donation was made to provide disabled students with difficulty in their learning activities with customized learning aids such as large letter keyboard, head mouse, and electric-powered height-adjustable desk. To maximize its support effect, the refiner organized a steering committee consisting of experts and received the recommendation of disabled youths from disabled chi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Economic disruption, including possible recession in the U.S., the Eurozone crisis and the slowing of expansion in China have taken a toll on the confidence of CEOs in the Asia-Pacific region. Just 36% of executives surveyed by PwC said they are “very confident” of business growth over the next 12 months. Longer term, however, prospects improve, with more than half (54%) expressing a high level of confidence for the next three to five years. Asia-Pacific CEOs also said they believe the region is on track to achieve greater economic integration, a top priority for the Asia
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Jejoong Medical, Co, Ltd., (CEO: Kim In-Soo, www.jejoong-medical.com) a company specialized in electrosurgical units and medical film illuminators, attempted once again to reach out to the world through participating in ‘Florida International Medical Expo 2012 in Miami (hereinafter called as “FIME 2012”)’ held from August 8 to 10. FIME 2012, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center, is one of the largest international medical device fairs in North America with the exhibits of approximately 950 professional medical device suppliers and approximately 45,000 visitors. It is
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Online Bingo site Boylebingo.com has launched a “refer a friend” scheme this week. The uptake has exceeded expectations so far, which is not surprising given that the initiative was requested by the site's regular players. Boylebingo.com, which is renowned for its customer care, decided to seek and implement customer suggestions to improve its online bingo offering. The most popular suggestion was for a bingo refer a friend scheme. As a result, players can request their friends to start playing on the site. Both the referrer and friend receive a free ten pound “refer a fr
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]A fantastic Final battle between two-time event winner Mathieu Richard and Keith Swinton was won by the young Australian whilst Pierre-Antoine Morvan gave his overall Alpari World Match Racing Tour challenge a boost with a third-place finish today. Light and shifty Maloja winds held out just long enough on Lake St. Moritz to complete a tense Final battle between former Champion Mathieu Richard (FRA) Loire Atlantique Sailing Team and Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing, who made it to his first Tour event Final in his first year as a Tour Card Holder for his best career
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Kantar Health, a leading healthcare-focused global consultancy and marketing insights company, has promoted Graeme Jacombs to Managing Director of the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region. He was previously Deputy Managing Director, APMEA. In his new role, Mr. Jacombs will be responsible for Kantar Health's regional strategy, local business planning and client support in Asia, Australia/New Zealand, India, the Middle East and Africa. He is well-prepared for this new role, having served Kantar Health and its legacy companies in a variety of roles across this