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[From the Scene] KAI’s Chamsuri powers through pandemic

Jun 21, 2020

Aircraft manufacturer invites diplomats from 16 Asian countries onboard Chamsuri helicopters
Local golf courses boom, nudge international travel

Jun 21, 2020

Local golf courses and ranges are booming here as overseas travels remain restricted while outdoor activities are considered relatively safer amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said Sund...
LG Chem considering closing down phthalic anhydride line in Yeosu

Jun 21, 2020

LG Chem Ltd. is considering shutting down its production line in the southeastern tip of the country due to oversupply, industry and company sources said Sunday. South Korea's No. 1 electric vehicle...
Liquor sales in marts grow as drinking at home rises amid pandemic

Jun 21, 2020

Liquor, which once lost ground to beer, soju and wine, is recently gaining popularity as people are enjoying drinking at home amid the pandemic, according to industry sources Sunday. E-mart said liq...
KT partners with Wonderful Platform on AI senior care services

Jun 19, 2020

South Korea’s second-largest telecom firm KT said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with an artificial intelligence solutions company Wonderful Platform to develop AI care services f...
Medical AI company Vuno taps Japan through M3

Jun 19, 2020

Medical artificial intelligence solution provider Vuno said Friday it plans to tap the Japanese market through Sony’s subsidiary M3. M3 is 33.9 percent owned by Sony and is Japan’s biggest medical d...
Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition preorders close in 1 hour

Jun 19, 2020

“I purple you,” Samsung Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition, is selling like hot cakes. Preorders for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S20+ 5G phone and wireless earphones Buds+ BTS Editions, garbed in the K-pop gro...
Psomagen, Cell Biotech sign MOU for microbiome biz

Jun 19, 2020

US-based Psomagen and Korean probiotics company Cell Biotech said Friday they will jointly strive for big data-based microbiome research and commercialization. According to the memorandum of underst...
Huawei inks partnership to support S. Korea's AI companies

Jun 19, 2020

The Korean unit of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. on Friday signed a partnership deal to support South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) businesses as it tries to expand its presence h...
Seoul requests WTO to open panel on trade row with Tokyo

Jun 18, 2020

South Korea has requested the World Trade Organization to open a dispute-settlement panel to deal with Japan's export curbs against its Asian neighbor, which have been in effect since July, the trade...
Regulator allows Apple to draw up measures to correct anti-competitive practices

Jun 18, 2020

South Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday that it has decided to allow Apple Korea to map out a set of measures to address its anti-competitive business practices here, a move that could end a ...
Netmarble's StoneAge World ranks No. 1 on Apple's App Store in S. Korea

Jun 18, 2020

StoneAge World, a new mobile game by South Korean mobile game developer and publisher Netmarble Games, ranked No. 1 on Apple's App Store in the country Thursday. The pet-collecting massively multipl...
Drug Ministry revokes Meditoxin license

Jun 18, 2020

With main product’s wings clipped, what now for Medytox?
Chong Kun Dang’s nafamostat drug proceeds to COVID-19 phase 2 trials

Jun 18, 2020

Chong Kun Dang said Thursday its anti-coagulant drug Nafabeltan (nafamostat) is to carry out clinical phase 2 trials to be repurposed as a COVID-19 treatment. The company said in a joint press relea...
AI will save those who suffer cerebral hemorrhage: SK C&C

Jun 18, 2020

It won’t be long before artificial intelligence can help save those who suffer cerebral hemorrhage, according to SK C&C, which is preparing to clinically test its medical device designed for the purp...