Seegene's COVID-19 diagnostic product wins Product of the Year Award
Seegene Inc. said on Friday that its COVID-19 diagnostic product Allplex SARS-CoV-2 Assay received the Product of the Year Award at the BioSpectrum ...
Korean Air resumes regular staff recruitment for 1st time in 3 years
Korean Air Lines Co. for the first time in three years has resumed regular staff recruitment that was suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic.Airline ind...
S.Korean corporate debt ratio hits six-year high in Q3
South Korean corporate debt ratio rose to a six-year high in the third quarter as sales growth and profitability fell, darkening the outlook for Asi...
KCC's paint selected as World-Class Product for 14 consecutive years
South Korea's leading chemical and auto parts supplier KCC Corp. said on Thursday that its anti-rust and anti-fouling paints for ships and ceramics ...
S.Korea rules dumping of polyamide film by China, Thailand, Indonesia
The South Korean government has issued a ruling on the dumping of polyamide film from China, Thailand and Indonesia and aluminum hydroxide from Chin...
Gabriela Hearst, Veronica Beard, Toteme to launch in Korea
US designer brands Gabriela Hearst and Veronica Beard, as well as Swedish premium Toteme are set to open exclusive stores in South Korea to allure f...
LG Uplus to debut university-specific metaverse platforms early next year
South Korea's mobile telecom operator LG Uplus said on Thursday that it would introduce a specialized metaverse platform for which all universities ...
S.Korea's golf course market doubles in value over 10 years
The value of South Korea's market golf course market now equals 98.5% of Japan's.The Korea Leisure Industry Institute (KLII) on Thursday released a ...
Korea's 2021 bio sector output $15.4 bn; 5-year annual growth 20%
South Korea's bio industry last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15.4 billion) in production for the first time and continues to see strong growth.Th...
Shinsegae chairwoman maintains most expensive house in Korea
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee has maintained the most expensive house for an eighth straight year in South Kore...
S. Korea fosters 30 food tech unicorns within next 5 years
The Korean government by 2027 seeks to develop 30 food tech unicorns and boost exports in this sector to $2 billion through stronger support for the...
CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is linking up with major free streaming services in North America to expand accessibility for global fan...
LX International wins conditional approval to acquire HanGlas
The Korean Fair Trade Commission said on Monday that it had conditionally approved LX International Corp.'s bid to acquire Hankuk Glass Industries (...
Hyundai Motor Group sells hydrogen fuel cell systems to German firm
Hyundai Motor Group will supply a large quantity of hydrogen fuel cell systems to an eco-friendly truck manufacturer in Europe.South Korea's top c...
KB Financial included in DJSI for 7 consecutive years
KB Financial Group has been included in the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for seven years in a row announced by Standard & Poor's Gl...
South Korea passes new law making everyone a little younger
SEOUL—As the rest of the world ages, South Koreans are getting younger.South Korea’s parliament passed laws Thursday abolishing the trad...
Samsung Galaxy tops list of South Korea's 100 brands
Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy smartphones retained the first place in South Korea’s top-100 brand list for 12 consecutive years, Bran...
IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023
Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday said its electric-powered sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 was named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-23 by th...
Sulbing opens 1st US store in California in March next year
South Korean dessert café Sulbing said on Friday that it signed a new master franchise contract to declare its entry into the US market and a...
Jobis&Villains selected as beneficiary of UK venture support program GEP
South Korea's Jobis & Villains Corp., which operates the tax return service "3o3," announced on Thursday that it has been officially registered ...
KITA sees exponential jump in demand for key minerals within 20 years
Amid the global supply chain crisis and growing trade protectionism by major economies, a study by a major trade body in South Korea says the nation...
Cafe24 signs agreement with CJ Logistics for fulfillment service
South Korea's e-commerce platform Cafe24 said Thursday that it has signed an agreement with CJ Logistics to provide fulfillment services to online s...
S.Korea's fast-food chain Lotteria opens 3rd store in Mongolia
Lotte GRS, the food affiliate of Lotte Group, said on Thursday that it opened its third Lotteria restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, last Friday.Lo...
Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam
Home & Shopping, South Korea's home shopping channel specializing in products of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced on Th...
Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia
Lotte Department Store on Wednesday said it will hold the first solo exhibition in Asia by Alfie Caine, a British artist who is emerging as a star o...
Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang has briefed US Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg at the company's fulfillment center in Daegu, a fa...
Microdisplays poised to emerge in growing XR market
The slowly growing extended reality (XR) market next year is expected to explode as global big tech companies get ready to launch augmented (AR) and v...
IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk
South Korea’s IMM Private Equity and Lotte Group are set to inject additional 100 billion won ($75.6 million) in Kosdaq-listed Hanssem Co., th...
LG Electronics' OLED evo touted as Best TV of the Year
LG Electronics Inc.' OLED Evo has been touted as "The Best TV of the Year" by several global media outlets.According to company sources on Wednesday...
Blackpink named Entertainer of the Year by Time Magazine
Group Blackpink was selected as "2022 Entertainer of the Year" by TIME, a US weekly magazine. The magazine released a list of the most influential p...
