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[Newsmaker] Disney+ arrival heralds fiercer competition in Korean streaming market

BusinessSept 8, 2021

After years of courtship by mobile carriers, Disney+, another US-based content giant, is to arrive in South Korea in November, raising expectations of a new phase of growth for the local streaming ma...
Tycoons unite for hydrogen future

IndustrySept 8, 2021

Hyundai Motor, SK, Posco, 12 others join forces to launch Korea H2 Business Summit
SK Telecom’s new subscription platform secures 150,000 subscribers in a week

TechnologySept 8, 2021

The number of subscribers of SK Telecom’s new subscription-based e-commerce platform T Universe has exceeded 150,000 after its launch last week, SK Telecom said Wednesday. Some 30 percent of the sub...
S. Korean biotech firm Genome & Company to acquire US-based CDMO

TechnologySept 8, 2021

South Korean biotech firm Genome & Company will acquire a 60 percent stake in US-based contract development and manufacturing organization List Biological Laboratories for $27 million, the company an...
South Korea ranks fifth in social app spending as KakaoTalk and YouTube take lead

RetailSept 8, 2021

Data reveals S. Koreans spend most time on YouTube, most money on KakaoTalk
[News Analysis] What is behind South Korea’s rising milk prices?

RetailSept 8, 2021

Why a carton of milk costs more in Korea and price tags are about to rise
[Graphic News] Samsung, LG dominate global TV market in H1: report

BusinessSept 8, 2021

South Korea’s top two TV makers - Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics - represented half of the global TV market in the first half of the year, a report showed, as they maintained their leadershi...
EV Expo expands scope of e-mobility

TransportSept 7, 2021

Outside the expo, the first edition of the Korea Peninsula Peace Road Electric Vehicle Drive took place Tuesday, hosted by the Global EV Association Network and the user associations for Korea and Je...
Hyundai Motor vows to make hydrogen cars as cheap as EVs

IndustrySept 7, 2021

Chairman Chung Euisun promises hydrogen for everyone, everything and everywhere
LG Chem develops new material for foldable displays

TechnologySept 7, 2021

LG Chem has developed a new material for foldable displays that is as hard as glass, but can bend both ways without the creasing issue, it said Tuesday. According to the South Korean firm, the “real...
Severance Hospital to introduce telemedicine program for inpatients

TechnologySept 7, 2021

Yonsei University‘s Severance Hospital has decided to introduce non-face-to-face care program for inpatients to increase efficiency and minimize the risk of virus infection amid the prolonged COVID-1...
[Newsmaker] LX Hausys enters race for top furniture maker Hanssem

RetailSept 7, 2021

Leading maker of windows, wallpaper and floor tiles seeks a complete portfolio for home interior
[Herald Interview] ‘Hiring philosophy is changing at South Korean companies’

IndustrySept 7, 2021

CEO of AI-based recruiting platform Wanted Lab on how digitization is reshaping Korea’s job market
KAI buys 20% of satellite footage analysis firm Meissa

IndustrySept 7, 2021

Korea Aerospace Industries said Tuesday it had acquired a 20 percent stake in Meissa, a South Korean satellite footage analysis firm, to make a foray into the global space services market estimated t...
S. Korea maintains No.1 spot in new shipbuilding orders for 4th month

IndustrySept 7, 2021

South Korean shipbuilders far outstripped their Chinese rivals in terms of new orders in August, retaining their top spot for the fourth straight month, industry data showed Tuesday. Local shipbuild...