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Kakao opens blockchain units in Singapore, eyes expansion overseas

Aug 16, 2021

Kakao Group, which operates messenger app KakaoTalk, has established two new blockchain entities in Singapore in an effort to expand its blockchain platform abroad and chase after its biggest competi...
Samsung SDI may build an EV battery plant in Illinois : news reports

Aug 13, 2021

Samsung SDI may build a battery plant in central Illinois, according to a report by Reuters on Friday. The news came after Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said in a press conference that there were discus...
Celltrion's Q2 operating profit falls 10.2% on-year

Aug 13, 2021

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion on Friday said the company’s operating profit fell 10.2 percent in the second quarter through an earnings report. The firm’s operating profit stood at 163...
S. Korea signs contract with Pfizer to buy 30m COVID-19 vaccine doses

Aug 13, 2021

South Korea has signed a contract with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to purchase 30 million doses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in 2022, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency...
Samsung Bioepis sees 30% jump in biosimilar sales in H1

Aug 13, 2021

South Korean drugmaker Samsung Bioepis said Friday that global sales of five major biosimilar products increased 30 percent on-year in the first half of this year. Sales of the five biosimilar produ...
[From the Scene] Hundreds gather to watch Lee leave jail

Aug 13, 2021

Lee appears intent on immediate return to action, after heading to Samsung headquarters directly after release
Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment wins emergency use authorization in Brazil

Aug 12, 2021

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion said Thursday that the company’s COVID-19 antibody treatment has won an emergency approval from the Brazilian government. According to Celltrion, the Braz...
GC Pharma reports positive clinical trial results of immunoglobulin product

Aug 12, 2021

GC Pharma on Thursday reported positive top-line results from the phase 3 clinical trial of its immunoglobulin product GC5107. The clinical study results have been published in the peer-reviewed jou...
ICT exports reach fresh high in July

Aug 12, 2021

South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products hit a record high in July, data showed Wednesday, rising for the 14th consecutive month thanks to global demand for ch...
Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops 2 MLCCs for self-driving vehicles

Aug 12, 2021

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a component supplier of Samsung Electronics, said Thursday it has developed two key multi-layer ceramic capacitors for autonomous driving systems. One is the smaller than ...
Samsung’s new foldables more practical, but lack ‘wow’

Aug 11, 2021

Company bets on foldable market growth as challenges mount from Xiaomi and rivals
CJ OliveNetworks builds first software-based network using public cloud in Germany

Aug 11, 2021

CJ OliveNetworks, an IT solution provider of CJ Group, said Wednesday that the company succeeded in establishing a network using public cloud and software-based WAN in Germany in what it said was an ...
Korea’s PC market expands but growth pace cools in Q2

Aug 11, 2021

Strong demand for laptops continues amid COVID-19 pandemic; outlook uncertain in second half of 2021
Celltrion strives to increase accessibility of self-developed COVID-19 treatment

Aug 11, 2021

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion is pushing for a broader use of its COVID-19 treament, Regkirona, both here and abroad. Presently, Regkirona, or CT-P59, is allowed to be used on patients ...
LG Electronics speeds up carbon emission cuts, joins global initiatives

Aug 11, 2021

LG Electronics announced Wednesday that the company will join the Business Ambition for 1.5°C, an international alliance of companies for carbon emission reductions. The global campaign led by the U...