Daewoong Pharma's botulinum toxin Nabota proves long-lasting effect

Daewoong Pharma's botulinum toxin Nabota proves long-lasting effect

Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Friday that a high-dose administration of botulinum toxin Nabota (US brand name: Jeuveau) to patients with frown wri...

S.Korea's top sci-tech school creates cutting-edge anti-drone technology

S.Korea's top sci-tech school creates cutting-edge anti-drone technology

A research team at South Korea's top science and technology university has developed an anti-drone technology that can remotely neutralize a city-in...

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Two-thirds of South Korea's top 100 companies are looking for talented employees with a spirit of challenge and sense of responsibility, mainly beca...

Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank

Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank

South Korea's Kakao Mobility has launched a think tank to study next-generation mobility hardware under the company's bid to lead overall innovation...

Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund

Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund

Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...

KFTC acts on Amazon's large share of S.Korea's cloud market

KFTC acts on Amazon's large share of S.Korea's cloud market

Amazon controls around 70% of South Korea's cloud market, followed by Microsoft in second and Google and Naver Corp. fighting for third place.The Ko...

Korean food unappealing on lack of promotions: study

Korean food unappealing on lack of promotions: study

Despite the global popularity of Korean food, a poll says the cuisine has a long way to go in seeing development as a business sector.The Korea Comm...

85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts

85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts

A study finds 90% of South Korea's Generation MZ, a demographic comprising millennials and Generation Z members born between 1981 and 2010, use cont...

Fortune 500 has just 16 Korean companies: study

Fortune 500 has just 16 Korean companies: study

Sixteen South Korean corporations are on Forbes' Global 500 list, a survey found.Critics say the distribution of the nation's leading companies is t...

Korean kids' future career choices are athletes, teachers, YouTubers

Korean kids' future career choices are athletes, teachers, YouTubers

A survey revealed that the number of middle and high school students who opted for computer engineers and software developers as their future career...

Bigsome Bio signs tech transfer agreement with university

Bigsome Bio signs tech transfer agreement with university

Bigsome Bio, a subsidiary of Lotte Chilsung Beverage, has begun research on functional materials for respiratory health.The company said on Friday t...

S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report

S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report

The Korea Automotive Technology Institute says the domestic auto industry should more proactively use Asean-region members like Indonesia and Thaila...

S. Korea's GI Cell, Japanese partner to study cell therapy for blood cancer

S. Korea's GI Cell, Japanese partner to study cell therapy for blood cancer

South Korea's GI Cell, the cell therapy affiliate of GI Innovation, on Tuesday said it signed an agreement with Optieum Biotechnologies of Japan on ...

Naver Webtoon, digital comics case for global MBA study

Naver Webtoon, digital comics case for global MBA study

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is set to be a textbook case study for global students as a prominent business sc...

S.Korean biotech firm Noul signs MOU with disease center of Ghana

S.Korean biotech firm Noul signs MOU with disease center of Ghana

South Korea's Medical diagnostics company Noul Co., Ltd. said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ghana Infectious D...

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company,  announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Postech to develop materials, parts talent

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Postech to develop materials, parts talent

Samsung Electro-Mechanics on Sunday said it has teamed up with Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech) to develop outstanding human re...

Seoul more expensive than Tokyo for expats due to high real estate costs

Seoul more expensive than Tokyo for expats due to high real estate costs

TOKYO — The monthly rent of a commercial building in Seoul has surpassed that of Tokyo for the first time.The rent for an office building in t...

SK On, Korean colleges to conduct R&D of next-generation batteries

SK On, Korean colleges to conduct R&D of next-generation batteries

South Korean battery maker SK On has raised its research and development (R&D) capacity in next-generation cells by joining forces with the dome...

Galaxy Watches gauge body indicators at level of specialized medical devices

Galaxy Watches gauge body indicators at level of specialized medical devices

The Galaxy Watch series of Samsung Electronics can gauge major indicators of human health with similar accuracy as that of professional medical devi...

CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses

CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses

CJ Corp. announced it will strengthen its research and development (R&D) efforts in the bio and healthcare sectors. CJ CheilJedang Corp. ...

Want to improve memory? Eat more ginseng

Want to improve memory? Eat more ginseng

Consumption of ginseng and red ginseng (hongsam) can improve memory capacity and prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and muscle loss, according to...

Korean bio suffers as weak won lifts global clinical trial costs

Korean bio suffers as weak won lifts global clinical trial costs

South Korean biopharmaceutical firms are facing challenges in clinical trials overseas alongside the rising Korean won to the US dollar exchange rat...

LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development 

LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development 

South Korea’s LG Corp. announced it signed an academic collaboration agreement with the New York City-based Parsons School of Design on Monday...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A

Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A

South Korean startup Bebridge Inc. announced Thursday it raised 2.5 billion won ($1.9 million) in pre-Series A round from Magna Investment, Bluepoin...

Korea startup unveils AI for sleep study with smartphones

Korea startup unveils AI for sleep study with smartphones

A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...

Korean exporters anxious ahead of EU's supply chain law

Korean exporters anxious ahead of EU's supply chain law

The majority of South Korea’s small and medium-sized exporters are concerned about a possible cancellation of orders or difficulty in winning ...

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the design of the IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, with which South Korea&...

LG Display to nurture its own display experts at local graduate schools

LG Display to nurture its own display experts at local graduate schools

LG Display Co. is joining other South Korean big companies in a race to foster their own talent by establishing relevant departments at prestigious ...

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