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Seoul to survey pet breeding farms
May 22, 2016
The Agriculture Ministry said Sunday that it would be beginning a survey of all animal breeding farms, but that under current law it would be difficult to penalize those operating illegally.The announcement came after public outcry over the unsanitary and cruel conditions of a dog breeding farm in South Jeolla Province that was broadcast recently on a local TV show. The program showed hundreds of female dogs locked in tiny cages, forced to become pregnant and give birth repeatedly in squalid con
FTC confirms W500m fine for Namyang
May 22, 2016
Namyang Dairy Products will be fined 500 million won ($420,000) for its past unfair practices towards retailers instead of the original fine of 12.3 billion won, the Fair Trade Commission confirmed Sunday.The decision is in accordance with a court decision passed in January 2015 by the Seoul High Court and affirmed by the Supreme Court in June, citing lack of evidence for the full penalty.In 2013, the FTC reported Namyang to prosecutors for bullying sales agents and retailers into buying excess
Carbon trading fails to take root in Korea
May 22, 2016
Korean companies have rarely traded their carbon emission rights on the South Korean main bourse this year due to a weak supply, data showed Sunday.According to the Korea Exchange, the total volume of traded emission rights stood at 1.08 million tons as of Thursday, a combined figure of 113,000 Korean allowance units and 968,000 Korean credit units. (123rf)Korean allowance units refer to the rights allocated directly by the government. Korean credit units are offset emission permits, converted f
S. Korea set to unveil steps to help local firms at Kaesong complex
May 22, 2016
South Korea plans to unveil a set of measures as early as this week to support local firms that suffer from business setbacks due to the shutdown of a joint industrial park in North Korea, a Seoul official said Sunday.The government is likely to soon announce supportive measures to help South Korean firms facing financial losses from Seoul's decision to close the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North in February. Kaesong Industrial Complex (Yonhap)On Feb. 10, South Korea shut down the complex,
Sales of self-defense gadgets soar following Gangnam murder case
May 21, 2016
Sales of self-defense weapons increased dramatically in South Korea after a 23-year-old woman was brutally killed by a stranger in Seoul's affluent Gangnam district earlier this week, online marketplace operators said Saturday. Local internet shopping mall CJmall said its sales of self-defense gadgets between Tuesday and Friday jumped 700 percent from the same period last week. (TV Chosun Capture, original footage provided by Seocho police)Of the total, 86 percent of purchases were made by
Sales of top 10 biz groups suffer setback in Q1
May 21, 2016
Combined sales of South Korea's listed firms affiliated with the 10 largest business groups here continued to shrink from a year earlier in the first quarter, industry data showed Saturday, reflecting the difficulties facing local firms due to sluggish exports and domestic consumption. In the three months ended March 31, the combined sales of 69 listed firms affiliated with the top 10 business groups came to 945.09 trillion won (US$793.19 billion), down 0.34 percent from the same period last y
DSME plans more cuts of staff, wages
May 20, 2016
The shipbuilder will push for spin-off of its profitable marine defense-related business to raise funds
Hanmi’s new lung cancer drug to launch in Korea next month
May 20, 2016
U.S. approval of HM61713 expected next year, says Hanmi Pharmaceutical VP
[Photo News] Doosan opens new duty-free shop
May 20, 2016
Doosan Group officials celebrate the opening of its new duty-free store inside Doota, a shopping mall complex located in the heart of Seoul’s popular shopping district Dongdaemun Market, on Friday. The Doota Duty Free takes up the top nine floors of the 34-story Doota building, with seven of the floors open as of now. It is the country’s first late-night duty-free shop, with some floors staying open until as late as 2 p.m. (Yonhap)
Seoul's first late-night duty-free shop opens
May 20, 2016
Korea's first late-night duty-free shop opened Friday at the heart of its major shopping district frequented by foreign tourists.The Doota Duty Free Shop (DFS) began its operations, offering a wide range of duty-free goods from nearly 500 major brands.Visitors on Friday look at goods sold at Doosan`s newly-opened duty-free shop inside Doota, a shopping mall located near Seoul`s popular shopping district Dongdaemun Market. (Yonhap)The new shop is located near the Dongdaemun market, a traditional
Samsung Biologics selects five IPO advisers
May 20, 2016
Samsung BioLogics on Thursday said it has selected five advisers to lead its initial public offering process on Korea’s main bourse KOSPI.They include a mix of Korean and foreign investment banks including Korea Investment Securities, NH Investment & Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse.The Samsung BioLogics headquarters in Songdo, Incheon (Samsung BioLogics)Korea Investment Securities will represent the Korean investment banks while Citi will represent the foreign side, Samsung
Korean ‘fillers’ ride hallyu wave
May 19, 2016
Korean biomedical companies producing dermal wrinkle fillers are seeing buoyed sales from increasing exports to China and Japan. Two firms, Hugel and Medytox, said Thursday that the heightened demand for their wrinkle-smoothing filler products helped boost sales in the first quarter this year. (123RF)Their primary products are botulinum toxin, more commonly known as Botox, however, it was hyaluronic acid fillers -- launched less than three years ago -- that proved to be successful. Hugel said it
TonyMoly eyes aggressive expansion in China
May 19, 2016
Fueled by success in China, Korean cosmetics brand aims for 2 trillion won in sales by 2025
State-run oil company faces business restructuring
May 19, 2016
Management consultancy advises merger of state-run oil and gas companies to restructure overseas oil development business
Virtual reality producer Mooovr to set up VR production equipment for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
May 19, 2016
A new trend in professional baseball in Korea is the use of VR technology to film and broadcast baseball games. By setting up multiple VR cameras near home plate, first base, and third base, important moments of baseball games can be captured from several angles and broadcast live. The video stitching technology that allowed the baseball games to be filmed and viewed from diverse angles was developed by Mooovr (CEO Rachel Kim), a VR solution provider. Stitching is a technology that “stitches” to
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