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S. Korean pharmas eye Nasdaq after Coupang success

Apr 1, 2021

South Korea’s pharmaceutical and biopharma companies are ramping up efforts to get listed on the Nasdaq market, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang with their US mark...
Kakao Mobility attracts $50m investment from Google

Apr 1, 2021

Kakao Mobility, Korea’s digital transportation service app operator, said Thursday the company will explore new business opportunities together with Google. Under their partnership, Kakao has attrac...
S. Korea to encourage 5G competition through budget mobile providers

Apr 1, 2021

South Korea's ICT ministry said Thursday it aims to encourage more competition in the local 5G market through the release of affordable mobile data plans from mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)...
Kimchi could help ease coronavirus symptoms: study

Mar 31, 2021

Kimchi, South Korea’s traditional fermented cabbage dish, could help mitigate coronavirus symptoms, a recent study showed. The research was jointly conducted by the government-funded World Institute...
Samsung SDI joins international push for deep-sea mining ban

Mar 31, 2021

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI is among the first four companies in the world to sign on to a World Wildlife Fund call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, according to an announcement by WWF...
[Herald Interview] Local firm aims to turn Korea into hub of hair-transplant tourism

Mar 31, 2021

South Korea could become a hub of hair-transplant tourism in Asia, said Han Bio Chairman Kang Da-witt, introducing the technology that his company developed to treat hair loss. Han Bio, a Seoul-base...
KT offers first mobile fee discounts for foreign subscribers

Mar 31, 2021

KT is rolling out a mobile fee discount program exclusively for non-South Korean nationals, becoming the first mobile carrier here to do so, the firm announced Wednesday. While many local subscriber...
S. Korean EV battery makers see global market shares dip in Jan.-Feb.

Mar 31, 2021

South Korea's three electric vehicle (EV) battery makers saw their global market shares fall in the first two months of the year amid Chinese rivals' big advances, a market tracker said Wednesday. W...
YouTube Music's Android users more than double on-year in Feb: data

Mar 31, 2021

YouTube Music ranked as the second-most popular music streaming platform among South Korean Android users last month, with listeners on the platform more than doubling from the previous year, data sh...
EXEM posts record-high fiscal year 2020 results

Mar 31, 2021

EXEM’s operating profit reaches 9.6 billion won on revenue of 39.2 billion won
LG Energy, Samsung SDI among top 3 in 2020 smartphone battery market: report

Mar 31, 2021

South Korea's two major battery makers -- LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI Co. -- were ranked in the top three in the global smartphone battery market last year, a report showed Wednesday. LG...
SK hynix appoints Park Jung-ho as co-CEO

Mar 30, 2021

SK hynix Vice Chairman Park Jung-ho, who is also the chief of SK Telecom, has been appointed as the chipmaker’s co-CEO at its board meeting Tuesday, the firm said. As co-CEO, Park will assume the ro...
Samsung, LG TVs support faster connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E

Mar 30, 2021

LG said it has completed the certification process for its 2021 TV lineup, including 120Hz OLED, QNED and NanoCell TVs. “By applying the latest standard technologies to LG TV products, the company i...
[Newsmaker] Korea pins high hopes on ‘K-syringes’

Mar 30, 2021

Specially developed syringes avoid wasting residual dosages, allowing the country to vaccinate more people with same doses, government says
Celltrion’s sales of COVID-19 treatment to reach W1.2tr: report

Mar 30, 2021

Sales of Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment could reach 1.2 trillion won ($1.06 billion) this year, a local securities firm said Monday. According to a report from Hana Financial Investment, sales of Ce...