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[Eye on Business] The tiny peach drink that captured Korea

Jun 23, 2020

Yakult, ‘imported’ from Japan, but creating own culture in Korea, branching off to other food sectors
Influencers should clarify when paid to recommend products: FTC

Jun 23, 2020

When social media influencers are paid to post recommendations or reviews on social media, they must clarify that fact and make sure the disclosure is easy to read, the nation’s antitrust watchdog sa...
[Monitor] Firms weighed down by biz environment

Jun 23, 2020

Nearly half of the manufacturing firms in South Korea feel that business conditions have deteriorated further compared to March-April, when the COVID-19 spread was at its peak, a survey by the Korea ...
LG Uplus to open contactless store over pandemic concerns

Jun 23, 2020

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier, said Tuesday it will open a contactless store in October in line with growing demand for non-face-to-face services amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Daewoong Pharmaceutical gets nod for Nabota in Taiwan

Jun 23, 2020

South Korean drugmaker Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it has won approval from authorities in Taiwan for the sale of its botulinum toxin product. The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration ac...
Sherlock Company crafts ‘creative’ campaign helping resolve social problems

Jun 22, 2020

Sherlock Company said it would continue to produce creative advertising campaigns that help resolve social problems through cutting-edge technology. The company was recently selected as a finalist i...
S-Oil CEO buys company stocks worth W68m

Jun 22, 2020

S-Oil said Monday that its CEO Hussain Al-Qahtani has bought company stocks worth 68 million won ($55,970) as a sign of confidence amid the COVID-19 outbreak. He has reportedly purchased 1,000 share...
Posco International shares talent with immigrant children

Jun 22, 2020

Posco International said Monday that it had offered a flower arranging class for immigrant children with a South Korean stepparent, as a form of emotional support in this prolonged time of social dis...
Hyundai Rotem bags W119.2b train order for GTX Line A

Jun 22, 2020

Hyundai Rotem, a locomotive and rolling stock unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has won an order worth 119.2 billion won ($98.2 million) from the Korea Rail Network Authority ...
Kakao to introduce new AI speaker

Jun 22, 2020

Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, is expected to roll out a new artificial intelligence-based speaker brand in the second half of this year, according to industry sources Mon...
China’s surging market an opportunity for Korean exporters: report

Jun 22, 2020

South Korean exporters are likely to benefit from rising opportunities in China due to diverse government policies this year, a report suggested Monday. According to the report on China’s six major ...
[Herald Interview] Spinning cord blood into stem cell therapies

Jun 22, 2020

Doctor, entrepreneur of Medipost looks back on 20 years of business
Chong Kun Dang’s bispecific antibody effective in TKI-resistant animal models

Jun 22, 2020

CKD-702’s preclinical trial results presented at online AACR
SK launches all-in-one car management platform Muffin

Jun 21, 2020

SK Energy said Sunday it has launched an integrated car management app called Muffin that offers services including non-face-to-face refueling, car wash, valet parking, insurance and maintenance on a...
Hyundai Engineering selected as contractor for Hannam district 3

Jun 21, 2020

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been selected as a contractor for Hannam newtown district 3 by the association of housing redevelopment of the region in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Sunday. At the firs...