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Exports of small firms hit record high in 2018

Exports of small and medium-sized South Korean firms hit a record high of $114.6 billion last year, government data showed Sunday, due to a robust global manufacturing sector. The figures represent ...

Jan 20, 2019
Industry
S. Korea’s shipbuilding sector shows signs of recovery

Hyundai Heavy, DSME log lump sum orders this week

Jan 18, 2019
Industry
Celltrion clears the way for domestic sales of leukemia treatment biosimilar

Biosimilar maker wins patent nullity suit against Samsung Biogen

Jan 18, 2019
Industry
[Eye Plus] An afternoon in a hanok

North European and classic American styles have prevailed among interior design fanatics in South Korea in recent years. But before the invasion of Western culture, it was mostly wooden furniture --...

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
NPS to exercise shareholder rights over Korean Air, Hanjin KAL

State pension fund operator gestures at activating ‘stewardship code’ over companies

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
Naver updates translation service for Korean honorifics

South Korean internet giant Naver released an update to its online translation service that is capable of rendering English into honorific Korean, as foreign users have often found it difficult to re...

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
‘Korean biopharma on brink of explosive global growth, only needs nudge’: KPBMA

Biopharma body urges governmental support for paradigm shift from local market to global

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
Oceans ministry to share marine technologies with local firms

South Korea's oceans ministry said Thursday it will share marine robotics technologies developed by state-run institutions with local companies to cut the costs of renting foreign machines. The Mini...

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
LG Chem joins global group for ethically sourced minerals

LG Chem Ltd., a major South Korean EV battery maker, said Thursday that along with other global firms, it plans to use blockchain technology to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals. In a bi...

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
Venture minister vows to expand support for startups

South Korea's venture minister said Thursday that the government is committed to expanding support for startups, which eventually would jack up employment. Venture investment in South Korea is estim...

Jan 17, 2019
Industry
‘League of Legends’ Champions Korea spring 2019 opens

Biannual esports league “League of Legends” Champions Korea’s 2019 spring split season opened Wednesday, with SK Telecom T1 and Jin Air Green Wings going head-to-head in the first match at LoL Park i...

Jan 16, 2019
Industry
Kimchi exports continue to rise

Exports of kimchi have been rising steadily in recent years, reaching $97.5 million last year, up 20 percent from the previous year, data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs show...

Jan 16, 2019
Industry
Hyundai Motor’s Kona EV debuts on Singaporean carpooling market

Hyundai Motor said Wednesday that its Kona EV has debuted on the ride-hailing market in Singapore via carpooling service Grab. It is the first time an electric vehicle has been chosen for a carpooli...

Jan 16, 2019
Industry
Health supplement market surpasses W4.3tr on e-commerce boom

The health supplement market grew 20 percent over the past three years to reach 4.3 trillion won ($3.8 million) in 2018 as compared with 3.5 trillion won in 2016, the Korea Health Supplements Associa...

Jan 16, 2019
Industry
Hotel Shilla to open first overseas hotel in Danang

Hotel Shilla said Tuesday that it is opening its first overseas hotel in Danang, Vietnam, this year, aiming to become a global hotel chain. It will open more hotels in 10 further overseas locations, ...

Jan 15, 2019
Industry

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