Botulinum toxin resistance emerges as key factor for safe use
As demand for botulinum toxin for aesthetic purposes is globally increasing, safe use of the drug has emerged as one of the most important issues in...
S.Korean firms applies for record-high 76,592 patents abroad in 2022
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Thursday said the number of patents filed overseas by domestic companies last year set a record-hi...
Netmarble unveils Union Tokenomics for Marblex's MBX ecosystem
Netmarble Corp. announced on Thursday that its blockchain subsidiary Marblex has launched the Union Tokenomics, token economic system for the MBX ec...
SK Telecom, SNU Hospital to develop AI diagnosis tool for autism
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and Seoul National University Hospital have developed an AI-powered diagnosis tool for the early det...
Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China
South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mil...
S.Korea's Com2verse releases metaverse virtual office
South Korean game company Com2uS Corp. announced on Wednesday that its metaverse subsidiary, Com2Verse, has released a YouTube video showcasing the ...
Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand
Hyundai Motor Co. will launch its high-performance vehicle brand Hyundai N in China in the second half of the year as part of its offensive on the r...
High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey
South Koreans in low- and high-income brackets alike are unwilling to have children due to either insufficient time or money, found a recent survey ...
S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo
Baby Shark, the popular children’s character from South Korea’s family entertainment company Pinkfong, and Elmo, the famous red monster ...
S.Korean mobile game’s spending, downloads fall last year
South Korea's mobile game market experienced a decline in 2022, with both downloads and spending decreasing, according to a report by data analytics...
SK, Lotte participate in Asia's largest plastic exhibition
Major chemical companies in South Korea, such as SK Geo Centric (formerly SK Global Chemical), Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical, are par...
S.Korean state-run railroad companies meet Czech Minister of Transport
South Korea's state-run railway companies Korea Railroad (KORAIL) and Korea National Railway (KR) announced on Thursday that they had met with repre...
Korean scientists publish breakthrough in high-resolution X-ray imaging
South Korean scientists led by physicist Park Yongkeun with global achievements in medical science and engineering have discovered a new X-ray imagi...
Hopeful signs for full comeback of Korean resort operator Paradise
Paradise Co., a major South Korean resort and casino operator, is taking big steps towards a full comeback this year from the pandemic shock, with a...
S.Korea fines Google $32 mn for squashing local rival
South Korea’s antitrust body on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC and its regional arms 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for allege...
Korean game sector looks to cute girls to lure new users
South Korea’s game makers rushed to launch games with cute girl characters to allure fans of Japanese animation as cartoons for the subculture...
LG Electronics rolls out third-generation Cloi ServeBot
LG Electronics Inc. has rolled out a new serving robot that easily serves soup, boosting the device's performance and customer convenience. The com...
S.Korean stocks at 8-month high as foreigners chase Samsung
South Korean stocks hit an eight-month high on Monday as foreign investors continued to chase Samsung Electronics Co., the country’s most valu...
Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that its recently released the 2023 Neo QLED TV has received high praise from major professional media...
Hankook Tire's iON evo tops Auto Bild's electric car tire test
Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Friday that its electric vehicle-dedicated high-performance tire, the iON evo, h...
S.Korea's D-Rex Polymer starts making green adhesive
South Korean petrochemical company DL Chemical on Thursday said its subsidiary D-Rex Polymer on April 1 began production of an eco-friendly adhesive...
Kia plans 'game changer' EV9 launch in US by 4th quarter
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. on Thursday said it unveiled on Wednesday in New York its large electric sport-utility vehicle EV9 for the first tim...
Investors ready their return to Korean stock market but with bet on declines
Investors are readying their return to the stock market in South Korea, encouraged by the rosy outlook for secondary battery stocks, but more retail...
Samsung, AMD extend partnership for next-generation graphic chips
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it is extending its strategic partnership with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to jointly develop next-generati...
S.Korean Openedges’ chip IP licensed by Toyota affiliate Aisin
Openedges Technology, South Korean semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) platform, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a vehic...
South Korea groans under snowballing national liabilities
South Korea’s liabilities ballooned last year following heavy fiscal spending related to the COVID-19 pandemic to buttress growth in Asia...
Management dispute over S.Korea’s CTC Bio heats up
A management dispute over a South Korean pharmaceutical maker CTC Bio Inc. specializing in animal drugs is intensifying as another medical company h...
Rule prevents release of sequel to hit game Modoo Marble in S.Korea
The sequel to the popular real estate board game Modoo Marble is unavailable in South Korea because of the country's ban on play-to-earn (P2E) games...
LG Electronics' OLED Flex wins top Red Dot Design Award
LG Electronics Inc., said on Sunday that it has won a total of 24 awards at the prestigious "Red Dot Design Award." Among the accolades, LG El...
NCSOFT partners with Gameforge for European release of Aion Classic
South Korean gaming company NCSOFT Corp. said on Thursday that its popular PC online multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) Aion Classic will soon b...
