LG Electronics, Korea will use both English and Korean to help enhance the company's global competitiveness. LG Electronics is the first Korean corporation to officially announce the use of both languages in the company.
LG Electronics said that it would begin to use English in writing up documents and handling business with foreign partners from this year. The company added that it would gradually expand the use of English from next year to 2007 and would become fully English-based by 2008.
Employees will write major reports, technological documents and emails in English. The company will also establish English versions of the intra-company network, LGenet, and other computer systems related to personnel, accounting, production and sales.
In Korea, LG Electronics will implement English language programs across the company and administer stricter English aptitude tests when hiring employees.
The decision to use English as a second language at LG is based largely on the growing importance of overseas sales -- overseas sales account for almost 80 percent of total sales. LG Electronics Vice President Kim Young-ki said that the plan to expand the use of English would improve English-speaking skills among employees, enhance global competitiveness and improve time management.
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