KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food

KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food

Jung Kwan Jang, the flagship brand of Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), has been featured at North America’s leading expo for raw ingredients of heal...

SK Geo Centric to supply recycled plastic materials to Amcor

SK Geo Centric to supply recycled plastic materials to Amcor

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement to supply recycled plastic material...

Lotte Wellfood promotes Pepero Day in New York

Lotte Wellfood promotes Pepero Day in New York

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Thursday it has started the global campaign for Pepero in the US, the company's iconic chocolate-cover...

POBA to increase long-term private credit investments

POBA to increase long-term private credit investments

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will step up its private credit and bonds until next year as it expects high interes...

NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US

NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US

NKMax Co., South Korea's largest developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapies, will conduct its first clinical trials in the US for its candidate...

NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments

NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...

LG Chem opens North America Innovation Center in Georgia

LG Chem opens North America Innovation Center in Georgia

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. announced on Wednesday it has opened its North America Innovation Center in Georgia, the US. The company also signed a me...

Korea’s antitrust body grants conditional OK to Broadcom-VMware deal

Korea’s antitrust body grants conditional OK to Broadcom-VMware deal

South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Monday granted conditional approval for US smartphone components maker Broadcom Inc.’s proposed pur...

Celltrion gets FDA approval for Remsima SC

Celltrion gets FDA approval for Remsima SC

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Monday it received a new drug approval for an autoimmune disease treatment Remsima SC (active ingredient i...

LS Materials seeks November listing in $60 mn IPO

LS Materials seeks November listing in $60 mn IPO

LS Materials Co., a South Korean energy storage devices maker, on Monday submitted a securities report to the Korea Exchange for an initial public o...

Pablo Air secures $15.5 mn in pre-IPO investment

Pablo Air secures $15.5 mn in pre-IPO investment

Pablo Air Co. Ltd., a specialized drone control company, announced on Friday that it has attracted an investment of 21 billion won ($15.5 million) i...

Samyang Foods launches TomYum Buldak Ramen in US

Samyang Foods launches TomYum Buldak Ramen in US

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday it began to release the new export-exclusive product of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak Rame...

Blackstone names Koramco preferred bidder for $553 mn landmark

Blackstone names Koramco preferred bidder for $553 mn landmark

Blackstone Inc. has tapped South Korea’s Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. as the preferred bidder for prime office building Arc Place, t...

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

South Korean fiber optic cable manufacturer Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it has been certified as a major power grid supplier by...

Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights

Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights

South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Premia Inc. will make a decision on a rights offering worth up to 150 billion won ($110.4 million) at a boar...

Samsung Electronics gets favorable ruling against Netlist in US

Samsung Electronics gets favorable ruling against Netlist in US

The US appeals court has reversed a California federal judge’s ruling against Samsung Electronics Co. in its legal fight over memory chip pate...

LG Elec woos US home appliance buyers with smart features

LG Elec woos US home appliance buyers with smart features

LG Electronics Inc. is ramping up efforts to attract premium home appliance buyers in North America with the "UP Kit" collection of home appliance a...

Allgot’s frozen kimbap to hit Costco shelves in US in H1, 2024

Allgot’s frozen kimbap to hit Costco shelves in US in H1, 2024

South Korean food company Allgot Co.’s frozen kimbap, which sold out immediately after landing in the US about two months ago, is on another r...

One Store secures $14.8 mn investment from Krafton

One Store secures $14.8 mn investment from Krafton

South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a 20-billion-won ($14.8-million) investment from Krafton Inc. The company's goal is to ...

Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400

Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400

CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday that its bakery brand Tous Les Jours has expanded its global footp...

100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled

100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled

One hundred new South Korean startups at the vanguard of development of innovative AI technology will be unveiled later this month, according to The...

LG Elec’s early-stage startup investments in US fare well

LG Elec’s early-stage startup investments in US fare well

LG Electronics Inc.'s early-stage investments in US tech startups will likely generate decent returns as they have raised additional funding at high...

LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech

LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech

South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek has received global recognition for its international standard patents for electric vehicle (EV) char...

Celltrion Healthcare to supply Yuflyma to US pharmacy chain

Celltrion Healthcare to supply Yuflyma to US pharmacy chain

South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. has inked a deal with the US specialty pharmacy chain CarePartners Pharmacy to supply its autoimmune disease ...

Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

 Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

South Korea’s three major battery makers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — recently came under renewed pr...

Genesis G80, Electrified G80 selected as safest cars in US

Genesis G80, Electrified G80 selected as safest cars in US

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that its G80 and Electrified G80 got the highest rating "Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+)" from...

KCC opens US refinish color center

KCC opens US refinish color center

South Korean chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. opened its first overseas refinish color center in the US. According to the company's anno...

Cosmax forms dedicated suncare OTC team

Cosmax forms dedicated suncare OTC team

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Thursday the establi...

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Zaif in Japan

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Zaif in Japan

Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of the South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Thursday that it has listed its cryptocurrency Mar...

Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build 2nd US EV battery plant in Indiana

Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build 2nd US EV battery plant in Indiana

Kokomo, Indiana, will be the site of the second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US of South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. and the Netherl...

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