CGBio inks export deal for hyaluronic acid fillers with Chinese distributor

CGBio inks export deal for hyaluronic acid fillers with Chinese distributor

CGBio, a South Korean bio-regenerative medical company, has signed an export deal with Shanghai Feiting Trading Co., a Chinese medical device distri...

Will S.Korean games benefit from China’s deregulation?

Will S.Korean games benefit from China’s deregulation?

China is loosening its grip on foreign online games with approvals on 27 titles, raising hopes that South Korean publishers will expand their presen...

Korea's LG CNS launches cloud cost optimization service

Korea's LG CNS launches cloud cost optimization service

LG CNS, a South Korean company specializing in digital transformation, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new service called "FinOps" Clinic.Fin...

Apple Pay to shake up S.Korea's digital payment market

Apple Pay to shake up S.Korea's digital payment market

The launch of Apple Pay in South Korea on Tuesday is poised to shake up the country’s digital payment market as the sector leader Samsung Pay ...

Startup Innospace launches Korea’s first private projectile

Startup Innospace launches Korea’s first private projectile

South Korean space startup Innospace said on Monday it has launched a suborbital test projectile, the country’s first private launch vehicle, ...

S.Korean startup Jobis&Villains expands to UK with tax return service

S.Korean startup Jobis&Villains expands to UK with tax return service

Jobis&Villains Corp., a South Korean startup that offers a tax return service called “3o3,” said on Friday that it had set up a loca...

Tmap Mobility, SWM to collaborate in autonomous driving area

Tmap Mobility, SWM to collaborate in autonomous driving area

Tmap Mobility Co., a Korean navigation app company, announced on Friday a business agreement to promote cooperation in autonomous driving technology...

S.Korea's Air Premia to launch Incheon-New York route in May

S.Korea's Air Premia to launch Incheon-New York route in May

Air Premia, a South Korean hybrid service carrier, announced on Friday the launch of a new air route between Incheon and New York from May 22. ...

S.Korea's FutureChem gets approval for phase 3 clinical trials in China

S.Korea's FutureChem gets approval for phase 3 clinical trials in China

South Korean radiopharmaceutical development company FutureChem Co. announced on Thursday that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMP...

Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free to launch metaverse duty-free shop

Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free to launch metaverse duty-free shop

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OlimPlanet for ...

S.Korea's Harim launches street food brand Melting Piece

S.Korea's Harim launches street food brand Melting Piece

South Korea's leading poultry processing firm, Harim Co., announced on Thursday the launch of its new street food brand, Melting Piece, in response ...

S.Korea's SK Ecoengineering launches cogeneration platform

S.Korea's SK Ecoengineering launches cogeneration platform

SK Ecoengineering Co., a South Korean engineering company specializing in environmental and energy projects, said on Thursday that it has launched a...

F&F bets on China's beauty market under MLB brand

F&F bets on China's beauty market under MLB brand

F&F Co., a South Korean retailer of Western brands such as Major League Baseball (MLB), has been rapidly penetrating China's cosmetics market, w...

Samsung raises Rainbow Robotics stake, eyes management control

Samsung raises Rainbow Robotics stake, eyes management control

Samsung Electronics Co. is looking to own a controlling stake in Rainbow Robotics Co., a South Korean collaborative robot maker, as the tech giant h...

South Korea eyes $261 billion chip cluster; Samsung takes lead

South Korea eyes $261 billion chip cluster; Samsung takes lead

South Korea said on Wednesday it will create the world’s largest semiconductor cluster near Seoul by attracting 340 trillion won ($261 billion...

Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units

Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units

Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to sell its Beijing arm, worth 400 billion won ($310 million) in asset value, hit by declining sales of its affiliates...

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee walks on tightrope in US, China investments

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee walks on tightrope in US, China investments

BEIJING – Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee plans to attend the China Development Forum later this month for the first time as the South Korean ...

Apple Pay to launch in South Korea on March 21

Apple Pay to launch in South Korea on March 21

Apple's mobile payment service, Apple Pay, is set to launch domestically in South Korea on March 21, according to industry sources on Monday.With th...

KT launches open beta version of metaverse platform Genieverse

KT launches open beta version of metaverse platform Genieverse

South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday the launch of an open beta version of its business-to-consumer (B2C) metaverse platform, "Genieverse."The...

Hyundai L&C targets China’s interior materials market

Hyundai L&C targets China’s interior materials market

Hyundai L&C, a South Korean building materials company under the Hyundai Department Store Group, said on Sunday that it has entered the Chinese ...

Naver offers platform for CJ in fight vs Coupang

Naver offers platform for CJ in fight vs Coupang

Naver Corp. is shaking up South Korea’s online shopping market led by Coupang Inc. as it has launched a next-day delivery service to challenge...

Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally

Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally

Smilegate, a South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Friday that it will launch its new cross-play game "Wonderers: Eternal World" global...

Asiana Airline boosts flights to China as demand recovers

Asiana Airline boosts flights to China as demand recovers

Asiana Airlines Inc. said on Thursday that it would increase its flights to China by nearly nine times from this month, aiming to restore half of it...

Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV

Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the all-new Kona Electric, its first fully revamped compact sport utility vehicle in five years, as the top So...

S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand

S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand

South Korean fashion brands are poised to expand their stores in China, aiming to capture pent-up demand in the world’s top consumer market af...

Kakao Brain launches web service to turn imagination into images

Kakao Brain launches web service to turn imagination into images

Kakao Brain, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Kakao Corp., launched an open beta version of "B^ EDIT," a web service tha...

Line Games launches global service for Uncharted Waters Origin

Line Games launches global service for Uncharted Waters Origin

Line Games Corporation, an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of Uncharted Waters Origin, ...

S.Korea reigned supreme on global shipbuilding market in February

S.Korea reigned supreme on global shipbuilding market in February

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has blown away that of China in order volume.Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market...

SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit

SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit

South Korea’s SK Chemicals has created a production system for chemically recycled raw materials and PET for about 130 billion won ($100.1 mil...

CJ Logistics launches integrated delivery brand O-NE

CJ Logistics launches integrated delivery brand O-NE

CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, unveiled on Monday a new delivery brand called "O-NE" that aims to connect online sellers and buyers...

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