Strong intellectual property, success of new titles drive Nexon’s increased earnings

South Korea has bolstered efforts to offer diverse catering services for the World Scout Jamboree, taking particular care to offer adequate halal food options for Muslim Scouts. "Currently, we are aiming to create a halal ecosystem for the remaining 2,160 scouts in North Jeolla Province," said Lee Kwan-youn, the president of the Certified New Halal Industry Association and the CEO of Pacific Korea, a Korean textile retailer. Together with Wonkwang University, a university in North Jeol

Skepticism among scientists has been deepening in the past few days over a Korean research team’s discovery of the room-temperature superconductor known as LK-99, after a slew of replication efforts have fallen short. The University of Maryland’s Condensed Matter Theory Center on Tuesday said on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, “With a great deal of sadness, we now believe that the game is over. LK-99 is not a superconductor, not even at room temperatures or at ve

UK-based multinational lender runs re-skilling programs for female employees to enhance capabilities in male-dominated areas

Hana Financial Group said Thursday it signed a fresh agreement with the city government of Incheon and the Financial Supervisory Service to support small- and medium-sized businesses to better respond to calls for environmental, social and governance management. The signing ceremony was held at Hana Global Campus, the financial group’s human resource development center, in Incheon. Chairman Ham Young-joo, Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and FSS Governor Lee Bok-hyun attended the event. "A

Shanghai Hyundai Elevator, the Chinese affiliate of South Korea’s largest elevator manufacturer, has pledged to achieve a 5.9 percent market share in China by 2030, the company announced during its 30th anniversary ceremony held in Shanghai, China earlier today. The anniversary was held in the Smart Campus auditorium located in Geumsan Industrial District, Shanghai, China, with top executives, including Hyundai Group Chairperson Hyun Jeong-eun and Hyundai Elevator CEO Cho Jae-chun, in att

Samsung, SK hynix dominate nascent but promising advanced memory chip market

Posco International, a trading and energy firm under Posco Group, said Thursday that its Australian subsidiary Senex Energy has signed seven consecutive supply deals for natural gas with multiple international companies. Senex Energy has agreed to provide some 133 petajoules of natural gas -- an amount that can produce about 250 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas -- to seven companies, including Australia's leading energy firm AGL Energy, Australian steel supplier BlueScope Steel,

With mass production set to start in 2025, Korean chip giant vows to solidify NAND leadership

The South Korean government plans to propose new policies to improve its medical care system for pets amid a growing pet population in the country. The number of households with dogs or cats in Korea came to 6.02 million last year, rising sharply by 65.4 percent from 3.64 million in 2012, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' report at an intergovernmental meeting held Wednesday. According to the ministry, local households spend an average of 60,000 won ($45) p

Auto parts maker to build new production site in Spain

New services such as Coupang Eats, Coupang Play drive upbeat earnings; Taiwan emerges as strategic market

People wait in a line to enter a restaurant for samgyetang, or South Korean ginseng chicken soup, in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Wednesday, a day ahead of malbok. Malbok in Korea refers to the last of the three hottest days of the year, following chobok and jungbok, and is celebrated by eating samgyetang. Amid an increase in production costs such as the price of feed , the retail price of chicken per kilogram stood at 6,151 won ($4.61) as of Tuesday, showing an on-year increase of 8.1 percent from

SK Bioscience, a pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it has acquired a 7 percent stake, or 6.5 million shares, in US biotech firm Novavax in a deal worth some 110 billion won ($83.5 million). The stock deal was inked as a mean of payment for Novavax, which owed SK Bioscience for manufacturing the former's COVID-19 vaccine. On top of the new agreement, the companies also extended their recent license contract on Novavax’s new vaccine targeted at COV

Hyundai Motor Group’s economic impact on South Korea's economy outpaced that of Samsung Electronics for the first time last year, data showed Wednesday. The combined economic contribution of Hyundai and its smaller affiliate Kia came to 164.6 trillion won ($124.7 billion), going beyond the 148.1 trillion won of Samsung Electronics, according to data from market tracker CEO Score. The economic impact of companies measures the wealth they create and return through local business activit