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[Herald Interview] Netmarble eyes growing business in Thailand

Korean game companies seek to tap new markets away from regulation-heavy domestic market

Feb 7, 2019
Industry
[Going Renewable (1)] Korea steps in right direction for renewable energy, but challenges await

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles looking into the South Korean government and businesses quest toward renewable energy. -- Ed. One year on since the Moon administration vowed to p...

Feb 7, 2019
Industry
Budweiser releases new slogan: King of Beers

US beer brand Budweiser recently released a TV commercial touting itself as the “King of Beers,” Korean distributor Oriental Brewery said. The advertisement features close-up shots of the beer and i...

Feb 7, 2019
Industry
[Photo News] Transparent screen

LG Electronics’ transparent organic light-emitting diode signage is introduced at Europe’s biggest commercial screen event, Integrated Systems Europe 2019, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. LG’s see-thr...

Feb 6, 2019
Industry
Refiners' weak earnings may continue into Q1

South Korean refiners, led by SK Innovation Co., may see their weak earnings continue into the current quarter due to a sharp falloff in oil prices and a narrowing refining margin, industry sources s...

Feb 5, 2019
Industry
Hyundai Oilbank to import 2m barrels of Iranian condensate in Feb.

Hyundai Oilbank Co., a major South Korean refiner, plans to import 2 million barrels of Iranian condensate this month, a person familiar with the issue said Monday. It would be Hyundai Oilbank’s fir...

Feb 4, 2019
Industry
No more holiday traffic jam? Korean tech giants introduce traffic predictions

Starting from Friday, South Korea braced itself for one of the biggest annual movements of people nationwide as many head to their hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations next week. According to t...

Feb 2, 2019
Industry
Viral children's song 'Baby Shark' faces lawsuit as it hits Billboard chart

The South Korean children's song "Baby Shark" made history as part of the Korean Wave, or "hallyu," by charting on Billboard's most competitive Hot 100 list as the first non-pop Korean song. For the...

Feb 2, 2019
Industry
Yuhan Corp. taps new head of Yuhan USA

South Korean pharmaceutical company Yuhan said Friday that it had tapped its research center head as a new chief of its US subsidiary Yuhan USA. The company said Choi Soon-kyu would lead Yuhan USA, ...

Feb 1, 2019
Industry
Business leaders express worries over NPS’ Hanjin intervention

South Korea’s business leaders on Friday expressed concerns over the National Pension Service’s decision to actively exercise its shareholder rights over Hanjin KAL, claiming that it could dampen cor...

Feb 1, 2019
Industry
NPS to actively intervene in management of Hanjin KAL

South Korea’s state pension fund said Friday it had decided to actively exercise its shareholder rights over Hanjin KAL, the holding company of the nation’s No.1 carrier Korean Air. The National Pen...

Feb 1, 2019
Industry
Homeplus to convert all 12,000 contract workers to regular positions

South Korean discount chain Homeplus said Friday it will grant permanent full-time employment status to all of its some 12,000 contract workers at 124 stores. The exact date when their status will b...

Feb 1, 2019
Industry
Bodyfriend to open flagship store in Paris

South Korean health-and-wellness company Bodyfriend is tapping into the European market with the opening of a flagship store in Paris, the company said Friday. The firm has opened flagship stores in...

Feb 1, 2019
Industry
AmorePacific 2018 net falls 16 pct on low demand, costs

AmorePacific Corp., South Korea's dominant cosmetics company, said Thursday its net profit fell 16 percent in 2018 from a year earlier on weak domestic demand and one-off costs. Last year, net profi...

Jan 31, 2019
Industry
[Weekender] Startup innovation can solve Korea’s quagmire of aging society

A key hurdle the Korean economy faces is the fast-aging population. One way to coax a soft-landing of this problem is to speed up deregulation so that local startups can carry out innovation and imp...

Jan 31, 2019
Industry

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