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LG joins hands with US firm for in-vehicle infotainment system

IndustryJan 14, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a partnership with US-based automotive voice recognition solutions provider Cerence Inc. to develop an in-vehicle infotainment system. Under the deal, ...
Samsung BioLogics’ CDO is lucrative strategy

IndustryJan 13, 2020

'CDO business will bring 50% of CMO clients by 2035’
Manila-bound flights canceled due to volcanic eruption

IndustryJan 13, 2020

South Korean air carriers canceled flights connecting Incheon and Manila following a volcanic eruption that covered areas of the Philippines with ashes, industry sources said Monday. Earlier in the ...
[From the scene] LG’s large-screen OLED TVs increasingly popular in US

TechnologyJan 13, 2020

LAS VEGAS -- At the TV section of Best Buy Arroyo Crossing Parkway in Las Vegas -- the largest electronics retail chain in the US -- South Korea’s LG Electronics boasts its organic light-emitting dio...
Mundipharma partners with Samsung Bioepis for Hong Kong, Taiwan

TechnologyJan 13, 2020

UK-based Mundipharma said Monday it has secured a partnership with Korea’s Samsung Bioepis to commercialize its first-wave biosimilar candidates in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The partnership covers Samsu...
[From the Scene] Amorepacific shines at CES 2020 with K-beauty tech

TechnologyJan 13, 2020

Korean cosmetics firm lures visitors with newest wearable beauty device, tailored 3D mask-printing technology
McDonald’s to hire 600 permanent employees this year

RetailJan 13, 2020

McDonald’s said Monday it will hire a total of 600 permanent employees this year, the biggest number since it entered the Korean market in 1988. According to the burger chain, the figure comprises a...
Hyundai Heavy Industries uses AI to create ‘smart’ vessels

IndustryJan 13, 2020

Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, said Monday that it had developed an optimal vessel operation system by equipping its generator-engine model with advanced information and...
[Monitor] Asset values of Samsung Electronics’ shareholders soar

IndustryJan 13, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ share price has skyrocketed on the back of a rosy outlook for this year’s semiconductor business and revitalized smartphone market, giving a boost to the asset value of major sha...
Samsung’s top executives ink compliance pledge

IndustryJan 13, 2020

Top executives of Samsung Electronics have vowed to abide by the law ahead of the launch of an in-house anti-corruption committee, officials said Monday. The firm’s three chief executives -- Kim Ki-...
KT&G Welfare sends 60 college volunteers to Cambodia, Myanmar

IndustryJan 13, 2020

KT&G Welfare Foundation has sent a total of 60 college student volunteers to Cambodia and Myanmar to improve the educational environment in the countries, the tobacco company said Monday. KT&G said ...
Starbucks Korea to hire handicapped baristas for regular employment in Q1

RetailJan 13, 2020

Starbucks Korea said Monday that it had begun its recruitment process for baristas with disabilities for the first quarter of this year. According to the coffee chain, it will accept applications st...
Beauty firms, duty-free operators soar amid hopes for lifting of China sanctions

IndustryJan 13, 2020

Major South Korean cosmetics and duty-free operators traded higher Monday amid hopes that China may lift its retaliatory economic measures under way for years against Seoul's decision to deploy a U.S...
Hyundai Mobis to spend big for for future car technologies

IndustryJan 13, 2020

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, will secure 9 trillion won ($7.8 billion) in the next three years for investment in future vehicle technologies, a company executive has sai...
Korea's hydrogen economy drive going smoothly

IndustryJan 13, 2020

South Korea's bold drive to promote the use of hydrogen for power generation, vehicles and other industires is witnessing progress as sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars increased sharply last year and ...