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Mask manufacturers face bankruptcy amid eased masking rules
Feb 2, 2023
Government that once encouraged entrepreneurs to produce masks now provides no guidelines for struggling companies
Cosmetics sales pick up after mask rules eased
Feb 2, 2023
Sales of cosmetics products have seen a surge over the past week after the nation’s mask-wearing mandate was lifted here, according to data compiled by Shinsegae International, a local importer of foreign beauty brands, Thursday. US luxury makeup brand Hourglass posted a 149 percent jump in sales here from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 right before and after eased masking rules, according to Shinsegae International. For the whole month of January, sales more than doubled compared to a year ago. The co
[Photo News] Self-service bag drop
Feb 2, 2023
Korean Air said Thursday it is starting a “self-service” bag drop for domestic flights at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, as part of a growing trend within the global aviation industry but the first of its kind in South Korea. The air carrier said it plans to expand the service in phases after a six-month trial operation at the airport.
SK Bioscience's flu vaccine gets approval in Chile
Feb 2, 2023
SK Bioscience has obtained product approval for its flu vaccine, Sky Cellflu, from Chile's health authorities, the first green light in a Latin American country, the South Korean vaccine developer said Thursday. Starting with Chile, SK Bioscience is planning to expand the number of countries licensed for Sky Cellflu in Latin America. Chile's drug approval is widely considered a regional standard among Latin American countries, the company added. Chile is the 10th country to have approv
Samsung bolsters ties with Qualcomm, Google to deter Apple
Feb 2, 2023
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[Photo News] Insights on metaverse
Feb 1, 2023
KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo delivers a speech during the investor conference KB Investor Insights 2023, held via the financial giant's metaverse platform on Tuesday. During the event, the chairman pledged to boost investor profitability by upgrading expertise and risk-management know-how. (KB Financial Group)
SK hynix, hit with first operating loss in decade, to cut spending
Feb 1, 2023
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S. Korea logs highest monthly trade deficit amid sluggish chip demand
Feb 1, 2023
South Korea reached a record-high monthly trade deficit of $12.69 billion in January, mainly due to weakening global demand for semiconductors, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday. While outbound shipments fell 16.6 percent on-year to $46.27 billion in January -- the largest drop in three years -- imports slipped 2.6 percent on-year to $58.96 billion. This figure broke the previous record high of $9.43 billion in August last year. It is also
KT partners with Mongolia's Monnis Group for rare earths
Feb 1, 2023
South Korean telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Monnis Group, a Mongolian industrial holding conglomerate, for a joint business venture into the rare earth minerals industry. This comes after another memorandum previously signed on Jan. 26 between KT and the Mongolian government for the supply of various mineral resources, including rare earth elements. Following this new agreement, KT is now able to utilize Monnis Group&rs
[Photo News] Insights on metaverse
Feb 1, 2023
KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo delivers a speech during the investor conference KB Investor Insights 2023, held via the financial giant's metaverse platform on Tuesday. During the event, the chairman pledged to boost investor profitability by upgrading expertise and risk-management know-how.
1 in 5 Koreans is Starbucks member
Feb 1, 2023
Starbucks Korea, the nation’s No.1 specialty coffee chain, said Wednesday that the cumulative users of its customer membership "Starbucks Rewards" has recently hit the 10 million mark. The figure is twice as high as the 4.1 million members of Twosome Place and the 6 million of Ediya Coffee -- the second and third-largest coffee franchises in Korea by sales. Having started the membership service in September 2011, the company said more than 100 people signed up as Starbucks member
Samsung Heavy wins W609.7b order for 2 LNG carriers
Feb 1, 2023
South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has won a 609.7 billion-won ($495 million) order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for an Oceanian shipper. Samsung Heavy said in a regulatory filing that it will deliver the vessels to the undisclosed shipping company by mid-January 2027. So far this year, Samsung Heavy has clinched orders worth some $2 billion, or 21 percent of its 2023 target of $9.5 billion. Early last month, Samsung Heavy obtained a $1.5 bi
Posco Chemical breaks ground on 10,000-ton anode material plant in Pohang
Feb 1, 2023
Posco Chemical Co., a South Korean manufacturer of industrial materials, said Wednesday it has begun construction of its second factory for synthetic graphite anode materials in the country's southeast. Posco Chemical broke ground on the plant at its key manufacturing complex in Pohang, 272 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday, the company said in a release. The construction is part of a plan to boost the production capacity of the key anode materials to 18,000 tons a year by the time
SK hynix logs operating loss in Q4 on slumping demand, falling prices
Feb 1, 2023
SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a deficit in the fourth quarter due to the global chip market's slowdown amid weak demand and oversupply. The world's second-largest memory chip maker logged an operating loss of 1.7 trillion won ($1.37 billion) for the three months ending in December, compared with a profit of 4.21 trillion won a year ago. It was the South Korean chipmaker's first quarterly operating loss since the third quarter of 2012. Its net loss came to 3.52 trillion
Daewoo E&C posts record earnings on robust housing projects
Jan 31, 2023
Daewoo Engineering & Construction has posted an annual operating profit of 760 billion won ($617 million), an all-time high in the company’s history. Daewoo E&C’s operating profit in 2022 was up 2.9 percent from the previous year’s 738.3 billion won, according to a regulatory filing released Tuesday. Annual sales last year reached 10.4 trillion won, up 20 percent from 8.6 trillion won in 2021. The construction company also reported that its 2022 net profit reached 508 b
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