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K-Safety Expo 2021 to be held virtually
Sept 6, 2021
The government will virtually host its annual K-Safety Expo from Sept. 13-17, where about 300 local companies and state-funded agencies will showcase their products and technology. The fair is the local safety industry’s largest event, organized with pangovernmental support. It was originally planned to be held at the country’s largest convention center Kintex, just northwest of Seoul in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Spectators can view the exhibits across seven fields &
M&As up 49% in H1; big firms lead deal activity
Sept 5, 2021
The value of corporate mergers and acquisitions executed in South Korea rose 48.7 percent in the first half of this year, with conglomerates leading deal activity in a bid to identify new growth opportunities. According to data released Sunday by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, a total of 489 deals have cleared the FTC’s review process in the first half of this year, with their total value amounting to 221 trillion won ($191.2 billion). That is a 15.3 percent increase from a year earl
[Newsmaker] Sales of local restaurants dropped during COVID-19 pandemic
Sept 5, 2021
Sales of local restaurants and bars have dropped to their lowest level due to toughened social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Sunday. According to the Korean Statistical Information Service, the retail sales index of restaurants and bars for the first seven months of this year marked 77, the lowest since it started to compile related data in 2015 with a benchmark of 100. The data showed the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed on the already-struggling restaur
Wemade’s ‘play-to-earn’ game Mir 4 challenges pay-to-win paradigm
Sept 5, 2021
Amid growing gamer fatigue over extreme pay-to-win games, a South Korean developer has come up with a new mobile game that offers just the opposite: Users can make money simply by enjoying the game. Wemade’s Mir 4 is a 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game that carries on the previous success of the firm’s The Legend of Mir 2, which recorded 500 million global users. After its global launch in some 170 countries on Aug. 26, it ranked as the fourth-most-played MMORPG on
S. Korea to host hydrogen mobility show this week
Sept 5, 2021
South Korea will host a hydrogen mobility show this week to showcase the latest technologies in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and trams, and discuss major trends in the hydrogen economy, its organizer said Sunday. H2 Mobility+Energy Show will take place at an exhibition center in Goyang, just north of Seoul, from Sept. 8-11, with more than 150 companies and research institutions from 12 countries, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. It is the nation's sec
Doosan Infracore wins excavator orders from Egypt
Sept 5, 2021
Doosan Infracore Co., South Korea's major construction equipment maker, said Sunday it has won orders to deliver 28 large excavators to Egypt. Doosan Infracore said it has signed a supply contract for 36-ton excavators with the Egyptian defense ministry, which will be used for a state-run railway construction project. The construction unit of Korean conglomerate Doosan Group won orders for 30 pieces of construction equipment with the Egyptian government earlier this year. Doosan Infracore s
[Photo News] Peek into where metaverse is produced
Sept 4, 2021
The metaverse is a 3D virtual world that combines cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. Recently, the latest technology is being applied not only to various industries, but also to everyday life, receiving a great deal of attention globally. On Sept. 2, industry officials look inside VA Studio Hanam, a virtual studio located in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province. An antique, classy staircase and hallway are shown through a virtual
PM visits Samsung Biologics, but keeps quiet on availability of Moderna doses
Sept 3, 2021
Company embarks on production of coronavirus vaccine for overseas markets as govt seeks to obtain more for Korea
S. Korea lays out new approach to trade on five major sectors
Sept 2, 2021
New trade minister wants to lead negotiations to maximize national interests
LG Chem to set up Korea’s 1st hydro-treated vegetable oil factory
Sept 2, 2021
LG Chem said Thursday it will establish South Korea’s first hydrogen-treated vegetable oil factory to bolster its green product portfolio. The HVO factory will be built at the Daesan petrochemicals complex in South Chungcheong Province by 2024, according to the nation’s leading chemical firm. LG Chem will first form a joint venture with Dansuk Industrial, a local chemicals company, to build the factory together. HVO is a diesel substitute made from vegetable oil or waste cookin
HMM unions accept wage deal, end labor strife
Sept 2, 2021
Labor unions of South Korea’s largest shipping company HMM on Thursday scrapped a strike plan after reaching a new wage deal with management. HMM officials and representatives of the two unions, separately representing land-based and longshore workers, agreed to a 7.9 percent increase in wages, a bonus payment amounting to 650 percent of their monthly salary and a 2.7 percent increase in welfare benefits. The deal, reached early Thursday morning after marathon negotiations, ended 77 d
Naver Webtoon inks deals with Hybe, DC Comics
Sept 2, 2021
Naver’s storytelling and comic platform has the greatest number of creators and users in the world. Some 6 million creators are registered with Naver Webtoon and its recently acquired Wattpad, and up to 167 million users visit the sites each month. The fact that Naver’s storytelling arm has a vast pool of creators and a global fandom appeals to top global entertainment companies with high-value intellectual properties that are interested in having characters or stories they own made
[From the Scene] Yido takes on last 1.1% of construction waste
Sept 1, 2021
How garbage mountains are piling up in South Korea
Incheon Airport to get new aircraft maintenance facility
Sept 1, 2021
Global cargo airliner Atlas Air has agreed to build a freighter aircraft maintenance facility at Incheon Airport. Atlas Air signed a deal in July to set up a joint venture with Sharp Technics K to build the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility slated to open in 2025. Sharp Technics K Chief Executive Paik Soon-suk said the new facility wouldbe able to accommodate multiple wide-body aircraft at the same time and contribute to the growth of airfreight and e-commerce on a global scale as Inch
Renault Samsung's Aug. sales up 17% on exports
Sept 1, 2021
Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Wednesday its sales rose 17 percent last month from a year earlier on strong exports of its SUV models. The South Korean unit of Renault S.A. sold 8,846 vehicles in August, up from 7,570 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Domestic sales fell 25 percent to 4,604 units from 6,104 during the same period, while exports jumped to 4,242 units from 1,466 on strong demand for the XM3 and QM6 SUVs, it said. From January to August, its sales decline
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