Musinsa Beauty's Oddtype enters US military retail stores

Musinsa Beauty said Tuesday its private-label cosmetics brand Oddtype has entered the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the US military retail network, with sales beginning through its online store and 27 offline stores in major military hubs including Texas, Virginia and California. Operated by the US Department of Defense, AAFES runs online stores, post exchanges and convenience stores on US military bases worldwide, serving some 30 million active-duty and retired service members, civilian em

2026-07-28 13:44:45:00

Innocean to launch platform linking global filmmakers with brands

Innocean said Tuesday it will launch Cinema by Brand, a new initiative connecting brands with global filmmakers to develop and produce original film content, in partnership with the Asian Contents & Film Market during the Busan International Film Festival in October. The platform will oversee the entire content creation process over the course of about a year, from selecting participating brands and briefing filmmakers to project development, production and distribution through theaters or strea

2026-07-28 11:39:48:00

KT, Amorepacific jointly develop AI assistant Lemon

KT said Tuesday it has completed a companywide data integration project for Amorepacific's Research & Innovation Center, building an AI-ready data platform designed to accelerate research and development. Dubbed Data Highway, the project reorganized and integrated 70 years of Amorepacific's R&D data into AI-ready data, making it easier for artificial intelligence to process and use the company's research assets. The platform standardizes both structured and unstructured data, allowing researcher

2026-07-28 11:20:22:00

Lotte boosts Choco Pie capacity in India by 33%

Lotte Wellfood said Monday that it has begun full-scale operations at a fourth Lotte Choco Pie production line in India, expanding capacity to meet growing local demand. The company invested about 30 billion won ($20.5 million) in the new line at its Lotte India plant in Rohtak, Haryana. Following a stabilization period that began in June, the line entered full operation this month. The expansion will increase Lotte India’s annual Choco Pie production capacity by about 33 percent. The company ex

2026-07-27 16:17:54:00

HLB Pep advances US push with vasopressin filing

HLB Pep said Monday that it has registered its vasopressin active pharmaceutical ingredient with the US Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Master File system, advancing its push into global peptide drug markets. Vasopressin is used to treat septic shock and severe hypotension. A DMF is a confidential submission detailing an ingredient’s manufacturing process, quality controls and stability, which drugmakers can reference in regulatory applications. The US registration follows HLB Pep’s registra

2026-07-27 16:11:10:00

SK brings first Barossa condensate shipment to Korea

SK Innovation E&S said Monday that it will bring 300,000 barrels of condensate from Australia’s Barossa gas field into Korea in early August, marking the project’s first condensate shipment to the country. Located off northern Australia, the Barossa field entered commercial production this year after 14 years of development. SK Innovation E&S has participated in exploration, permitting and construction since joining the project in 2012. Through its 37.5 percent stake, the company is entitled to

2026-07-27 16:11:05:00

Lee Moon Won Bio secures W800m in TIPS funding for hair-loss research

Lee Moon Won Bio said Monday it has been selected for TIPS, South Korea’s flagship government-backed program for promising technology startups. The research company was founded on two decades of clinical experience at Lee Moon Won Korean Medicine Clinic. Its intellectual property portfolio includes 11 patents and applications filed under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty. Under the program, Lee Moon Won Bio will receive about 800 million won ($545,200) in government research funding ov

2026-07-27 15:50:47:00

HD Hyundai Samho wins US crane order under MASGA project

HD Hyundai Samho said Sunday that it has won an order to supply four cranes to Washington United Terminals at the Port of Tacoma, in a deal linked to the Korea-US shipbuilding cooperation initiative known as MASGA. WUT, the US subsidiary of HMM, operates eight quay cranes at the terminal, including four delivered by HD Hyundai Samho in 1999. The latest order is part of a modernization project to replace aging equipment and accommodate larger container ships. Under the deal, HD Hyundai Samho will

2026-07-26 15:20:20:00

Pulmuone’s US kimchi sales rise 12.3%

Pulmuone said Sunday that sales from its US kimchi business rose 12.3 percent in the first half, driven by growing demand for authentic Korean fermented foods. The company produces the kimchi at its global plant in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, for export to the US. Its proprietary Kimjangdok Cooling System controls temperature throughout production, shipping and distribution to maintain freshness and optimal fermentation. Pulmuone’s US kimchi sales recorded a compound annual growth rate of 7.5

2026-07-26 14:14:42:00

The Face Shop lands in 1,600 Walmart stores across US

LG Household & Health Care said Sunday that its beauty brand The Face Shop will roll out five products, including items from its flagship Rice Water Bright cleansing line, at more than 1,600 Walmart stores across the US. Inspired by the traditional Korean practice of washing the face with rice water, Rice Water Bright has sold more than 49 million units worldwide. The line combines rice-derived ingredients with LG Household & Health Care’s skincare technology. The Walmart rollout significantly e

2026-07-26 11:32:42:00