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HHIH likely to complete acquisition of DSME within H1: HHIH chairmanJan 4, 2021Global shipbuilding behemoth Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. (HHIH) will be able to complete the acquisition of smaller local rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) within th... -
Korea begins approval process for AstraZeneca vaccineJan 4, 2021AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine (AZD1222) will be reviewed for potential approval in South Korea within the next 40 days, Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Monday. According to the D... -
Daewoong to initiate phase 3 trial of camostat in combination with remdesivirJan 4, 2021Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s pancreatitis treatment Foistar (DWJ1248) is to enter a new phase 3 clinical trial in combination with Gilead Science’s remdesivir, the company said in a regulatory filing Mo... -
GS chairman vows focus on digital competency in New Year’s addressJan 4, 2021GS Group will focus on digital competency and environmentally-friendly management to discover new business projects, the chairman of the group Huh Tae-soo said on Monday. In a livestreamed New Year’... -
Daewoo E&C wins W2.9tr port deal in IraqJan 4, 2021Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., a major South Korean builder, said Monday it has signed a 2.9 trillion-won ($2.7 billion) deal with the Iraqi government to build port facilities. Daewoo E&C h... -
NCSoft's Lineage 2M to land in Japan, Taiwan in Q1Jan 4, 2021Lineage 2M, a mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), will land in Japan and Taiwan during the first quarter of this year, South Korean online game maker NCSoft said Monday. ... -
More than 330 Korean exhibitors to attend CES 2021Jan 4, 2021More than 330 South Korean exhibitors are expected to introduce their new products and cutting-edge services at the world's largest tech expo next week, data from its organizer showed Monday. So far... -
Pandemic-hit oil refiners' losses estimated at W5tr won in 2020Jan 3, 2021The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have come as a big draw on South Korean oil refiners last year as their low refining margins ate into their profitability, industry sources said Sunday. Whipsaw... -
LG Display to showcase 48-inch flexible sound-making display at CES 2021Jan 3, 2021LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, said Sunday it will showcase a 48-inch flexible display that can generate sound without speakers at the world's largest tech expo next week... -
S. Korea’s EV market poised for take-off in 2021Jan 3, 2021For South Korea’s electric vehicle business, 2020 apparently served as a turning point with global players such as Tesla on the up and up and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic raising the alarm about env... -
Bendable, high-definition displays gearing up for 2021Jan 3, 2021LG Display unveils next-generation multi-function screen -
Pandemic-hit oil refiners' losses estimated at W5tr in 2020Jan 3, 2021The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have come as a big draw on South Korean oil refiners last year as their low refining margins ate into their profitability, industry sources said Sunday. Whipsaw... -
Top Afreeca TV streamer made W1.7m per hour in Dec.Jan 3, 2021AfreecaTV streamers reaped donations of worth 41 billion won ($37.6 million) in December, with the highest-earner recording 452 million won, equivalent to an hourly wage of 1.7 million won. Accordin... -
S. Korea to invest nearly W6tr into science, ICT R&D in 2021Jan 3, 2021South Korea said Sunday it will spend 5.8 trillion won ($5.3 billion) on science and information and communication technology (ICT) research this year as the country fosters new tech industries under... -
EV battery makers set to report robust Q4 results on strong demandJan 3, 2021South Korea's three electric vehicle (EV) battery makers are expected to report robust or improved fourth-quarter earnings results on growing demand for electrified vehicles, analysts said Sunday. L...
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