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Huawei donates 200,000 masks to Korea to help combat COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

Huawei Korea said Friday that it has donated 200,000 face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Half have been delivered to the Korea Association of Welfare Institutions for Persons with Dis...
Coupang provides free health counseling for delivery workers

Mar 20, 2020

Coupang has introduced new plans to boost the safety of its delivery personnel as of Friday. Coupang said it will provide remote health counseling service to all of its Coupang deliverymen and have ...
[From the Scene] LG Chem shareholders meeting ends abruptly amid coronavirus fears

Mar 20, 2020

Vice chairman pledges to fight off virus uncertainties while challenges loom over core businesses
Samsung bags new battery material deal

Mar 20, 2020

STM, a subsidiary of South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI, has bagged a deal to sell electric vehicle battery materials to Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology. According to industry sourc...
KT’s new CEO meets with stock market experts amid stock price plunge

Mar 20, 2020

KT’s new CEO Koo Hyun-mo held closed-door meetings with stock market experts this week on the company’s future strategy following a plunge in share prices, industry sources said Friday. The meetings...
Asiana Airlines to suspend all European routes from April

Mar 20, 2020

Asiana Airlines will halt all its European routes in April as the new coronavirus spreads fast and the continent closes its borders and restricts movement, the firm confirmed Friday. The decision co...
Lotte head Shin Dong-bin to lead Japanese holding firm

Mar 19, 2020

Lotte Group announced Wednesday that Chairman Shin Dong-bin will head the holding firm in Japan, securing leadership of operations in South Korea and Japan, ending a six-year dispute with his elder b...
Shilla Duty Free also closes its doors at Gimpo Airport

Mar 19, 2020

Hit by a sharp drop in the number of passengers flying in and out of Gimpo International Airport amid COVID-19 concerns, Shilla Duty Free said Thursday that it will temporarily close its store at Gim...
Hanwha Defense beefs up online effort to win Australian defense deal

Mar 19, 2020

The Australian subsidiary of South Korean defense company Hanwha Defense has launched a web portal as part of an effort to supply military land systems to the Australian Defense Force. Recently, Han...
Sharp dip in oil prices weighs on Korean firms

Mar 19, 2020

Oil refineries, construction, shipbuilding hit hard, transport sector expects no boon
Samsung releases 2020 QLED TVs

Mar 19, 2020

Samsung Electronics launched nine models of 2020 quantum-dot light-emitting diode TVs on Thursday. The company said it has expanded its QLED 8K models by twofold from before, to increase consumer op...
Three weeks into telecommuting, I called a psychiatrist

Mar 19, 2020

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
Diageo Korea donates W200m for vulnerable people affected by virus

Mar 19, 2020

Diageo Korea said Thursday it had donated 200 million won ($154,700) to the Korea Red Cross to support culnerable people facing difficulties amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The South Korean branch of Br...
Samsung SDI president takes aim at overseas future energy market

Mar 19, 2020

Samsung SDI President Jun Young-hyun said Wednesday he would focus on pioneering overseas energy storage systems market and investing in the company’s second battery plant in Hungary. At the general...
Korean manufacturers on full alert over Europe's virus lockdown

Mar 19, 2020

South Korean companies operating in Europe are on high alert after the European Union (EU) imposed a 30-day entry ban on travelers outside the bloc to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, indust...