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Bio & Pharma
Cellid applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in S.Korea for COVID-19 vaccine
South Korean bio-venture Cellid Co. announced on Tuesday that it has applied for the clinical Phase 3 trial of the COVID-19 Omicron variant-specific...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
S.Korea's UAM group to develop tourism transportation on southern coast
Urban air transportation (UAM) in South Korea will open a tourism road on the country's southern coast, which is dubbed "the nation's Mediterranean ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
CJ Bioscience conducts paid-in capital increase of $50 mn
South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc., a pharmaceutical company specializing in intestinal microorganisms called microbiomes, will conduct a paid-in capi...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
UAE to find $2 bn investment opportunities in S.Korea
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reviewing $2 billion worth of investment project in South Korea, such energy and information communications techno...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners
K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has surpassed 34.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, its agency Attrakt said ...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's top 3 telecom companies boost pet-related services
South Korea's top three telecommunication companies are expanding their pet-related services to attract as customers the estimated 15 million owners...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market
South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced on Wednesday a strategic plan called "New GFFG 2.0." The plan aims to...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
CJ’s K-culture event draws record-high numbers in Japan
CHIBA, JAPAN – A global K-pop concert hosted by CJ ENM Co., a South Korean entertainment powerhouse, heated up the venue in Japan with an audi...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers
South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Monday the launch of "Eco Clear," an airtight container developed in collaboration with Comex Industrial Co....
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang plans to globalize Korean street food
South Korea's food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to launch a range of Korean street food as new products, aiming for global expansion. The compa...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics delivers LED outdoor billboard to Peru
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday its successful delivery of a massive billboard to Lima, the capital city of Peru. The LED disp...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
K-Bio Lab Hub, Japan's iPark to jointly support bio startups
South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday that it has reached the previous day an agreement with Japan's iPark Institute duri...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-beef targets global halal market through exports to Malaysia
Korean beef is making its entry into the global halal food market, starting with Malaysia. South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KITA hosts K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced on Wednesday the opening of the "2023 K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo" at the ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang reports third profitable quarter in a row
South Korea’s Coupang Inc. on Wednesday reported three quarters of consecutive profits, calming investors' concerns about its cumulative ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG step up competition for smart TV content
The world’s two largest TV makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are scrambling to boost their smart TV content to make up fo...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Monday that it will strengthen its sauce business centered around its popular Buldak (hot chicken flavo...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Amorepacific chairman's 2nd daughter emerges as 3rd-largest shareholder
Amorepacific Group, South Korea’s cosmetic giant, announced on Thursday that Chairman Suh Kyung-bae has donated a 2.5% stake to his second dau...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
POSCO International aims to join Top 10 global food enterprise
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. , has unveiled an ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HYBE logs record-high Q1 profit despite BTS break
South Korea’s HYBE Co. behind global sensation BTS on Tuesday reported a 41.5% surge in first-quarter profit, driven by BTS members’ out...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang launches Cuisine.K project
South Korea's largest food company CJ CheilJedang Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of "Cuisine.K," a project aimed at discovering and nurturin...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asleep forms partnership with National Sleep Foundation of US
South Korea's sleep technology startup Asleep, which was part of an economic delegation accompanying President Yoon Suk Yeol's recent state visit to...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean dept stores to lure foreigners with K-pop, festival
South Korean department stores are set to launch various programs such as a festival and sales of K-pop star merchandise to attract foreign tourists...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean gov’t to export domestic tax service system abroad
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) is looking to export its world-renowned electronic tax administration system after successfully implementin...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Indonesia's Green Rebel enters S.Korean alternative meat market
Indonesia-based food tech startup, Green Rebel Foods, made public its official entry into the Korean plant-based protein food market. Bryan Toh, Glo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea Tourism Organization to host K-Tourist Festival in Japan
The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Thursday that it will hold a "K-Tourism Festival" on Apr. 21-22 in Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the key market...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kolmar BNH gets approval for health functional food ingredient in US
Kolmar BNH Co. has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a domestically developed health functional food ingredient.K...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Obituary
K-pop group Astro's Moonbin found dead in his apartment
Moonbin, a member of K-pop group Astro, has died, South Korean police said on Thursday.According to the police and the music industry, his manager f...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean gov't to support domestic startups in Saudi Arabia entry
South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups held on Wednesday the "K-Deep Tech Startup Meetup" event at Startup Alliance & Space in Gangnam dist...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)