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Fine dust pollution reshapes local home appliance market

Amid deteriorating air quality in South Korea, air purifiers and clothes dryers have become more popular in the nation’s home appliance market, market data showed Tuesday. According to local discoun...

Jan 22, 2019
Industry
Kogas poised to take lead in global LNG market

Korea Gas Corp. is seeking to take the lead in the global liquefied natural gas market on the strength of its solid leadership in the South Korean market and continued investment at home and abroad. ...

Jan 22, 2019
Industry
SK hynix donates W3b for vulnerable classes in Gyeonggi, North Chungcheong

SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip provider, said Monday the company donated 3 billion won ($2.66 million) for welfare institutions in Gyeonggi and North Chungcheong provinces to suppor...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
Coca-Cola features BTS for New Year’s special packaging

Coca-Cola said Monday it will be releasing a New Year’s special package featuring BTS song titles. Each package option will have images of BTS as well as adaptations of song titles, such as “Your sp...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
Kyung Hee University pharma research center to hold symposium on novel drug development

Kyung Hee University’s Global Center for Pharmaceutical Ingredient Materials is hosting a symposium on Wednesday for working-level novel drug developers and students pursuing careers in the field. Fi...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
JTI Korea taps former Mexico unit chief as CEO

JTI Korea, the Korean unit of the global tobacco maker, said Monday that it has tapped Jose Luis Amador as the new CEO of the Korean unit. JTI Korea said Amador was chosen to lead the Korean company...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
Apple exploits mobile carriers: FTC

Apple is exploiting local telecom companies for profit by unfairly collecting advertising funds, economists representing South Korea’s antitrust watchdog said last week during a second hearing on the...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
Govt. to announce blueprint on nuke plant decommissioning in March

South Korea's industry ministry said Monday it will announce the blueprint on fostering the country's nuclear plant decommissioning industry in March in line with its new energy policy. While the go...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
[News Focus] NPS braces for first test of stewardship code

The National Pension Service is increasingly under pressure to apply stricter yardsticks on their investments and management at invested firms, with growing risks from owners resulting in revenue and...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
SK Broadband to double network size for Netflix users

South Korea's fixed-line operator SK Broadband Inc. said Monday that it is pushing to increase its network capacity to deal with the growing number of people using services offered by US video stream...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
Air Busan to set up system to prevent working under influence

Air Busan Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will enhance its operating system to prevent employees from working under the influence of alcohol this year. Pilots, flight attendants...

Jan 21, 2019
Industry
FTC sends investigators to Korean Air, Asiana headquarters for mileage policy probe

South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has conducted onsite investigations at the offices of the country’s two major flag carriers to secure evidence for its ongoing probe into management of their controve...

Jan 20, 2019
Industry
[News Focus] China, ASEAN countries emerge as biggest consumers of Korean agro-fishery products

SEJONG -- South Korea’s agro-fishery products are gaining popularity in China and Southeast Asia on the back of their reputation for quality, freshness and safety. According to the Ministry of Ocean...

Jan 20, 2019
Industry
[On the Bar] Virtual currency subject to confiscation, Supreme Court rules

On the Bar is a regular column written by attorneys at Yoon & Yang LLC on various laws and regulations that affect running a business in Korea. The content provided here is general legal information....

Jan 20, 2019
Industry
JW Pharmaceutical gains Korean approval for Hemlibra

JW Pharmaceutical said Sunday that it had gained the South Korean drug regulator’s nod to begin domestic sales of the hemophilia treatment Hemlibra, developed by Chugai, a Roche-owned company. JW Ph...

Jan 20, 2019
Industry

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