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Korea Game Society to introduce diabetes-managing game

Korea Game Society on Friday will introduce a functional game that can help patients with diabetes better manage their dietary pattern. An Android diabetes self-management application “Roly Poly 160...

Mar 19, 2019
Industry
US states launch investigation into Hyundai, Kia fires

An undisclosed number of US states have launched an investigation into "spontaneous fires" involving cars made by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong sai...

Mar 19, 2019
Automode
LS Cable & System launches eco-friendly cable for vessels

LS Cable & System said Tuesday it has launched cables capable of supplying shore-side electricity to vessels with the hope of replacing the conventional ways of power supply that results in air pollu...

Mar 19, 2019
Industry
Hyundai, Kia invest $300m in India’s mobility service provider

Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it will invest $300 million in India’s largest ride-hailing platform Ola, its biggest investment so far. Under the agreement, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and Ola will ...

Mar 19, 2019
Industry
Ready, set, binge: LG looks to change course with M&As

LG Electronics CEO Jo Seong-jin recently conceded that as a newcomer in the mergers and acquisitions market in 2015, the firm had a tough time acquiring a stake in family-owned Austrian headlight mak...

Mar 18, 2019
Technology
Overseas securities firms struggle in S. Korea

Overseas financial firms are losing their grip on the South Korean securities market, and their lackluster performance is making possible newcomers nervous amid concerns there will a mass withdrawal ...

Mar 18, 2019
Finance
Kyobo Life IPO in peril as FIs issue ultimatum

Chairman Shin Chang-jae struggles to block put option

Mar 18, 2019
Finance
Dong-A ST’s diabetes drug Valera to launch in India

South Korean pharmaceutical company Dong-A ST’s diabetes treatment Suganon will launch in India on April 1. The drug will sell under a localized new name, Valera, which in Latin means “strong.” A ch...

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
Can Korea clinch title as ‘world’s first’ 5G-powered country?

Industry watchers say while Korea can’t make original deadline, it could beat Verizon’s US launch

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
Biosimilar Samfenet wins patent invalidation against Herceptin in Korea

Samsung Bioepis’ breast cancer treatment biosimilar Samfenet, known as Ontruzant outside of Korea, won a patent invalidation suit against the original Roche drug Herceptin (trastuzumab), according to...

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
LG partners with Gwangju City to foster air-purifying ecosystem

LG Electronics has partnered with Gwangju City to foster an industrial ecosystem focused on air quality, amid growing concerns over air pollution in South Korea, according to the government. Fosteri...

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
Strong sales continue for Kumho Tire’s premium Majesty 9

Kumho Tire’s premium tire the Majesty 9 continues to turn in a strong sales performance, reflecting the market’s positive response to its high quality and upgraded features, the company said Monday. ...

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
Posco Daewoo rebranded as Posco International

Posco Daewoo has decided to rebrand itself as Posco International during a general shareholders meeting, according to the trading arm of South Korea’s largest steelmaker Monday. The firm said the ch...

Mar 18, 2019
Industry
Major banking groups kickstart annual shareholders meetings

South Korea’s major banking-finance groups are kicking off their annual shareholders meetings this week, with projections of smooth proceedings to formalize predetermined events including the appoint...

Mar 18, 2019
Finance
[Sky’s the Limit] Booyoung’s real estate dilemma on acquiring Samsung assets

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles and videos about some of the most expensive and fascinating landmark office buildings in Seoul. -- Ed. Defining the symbolic cityscape of Seoul is...

Mar 17, 2019
Industry

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