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LG claims affiliate spin-off will improve shareholder value
Dec 15, 2020
LG Group, South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, on Tuesday refuted claims that its planned spin-off of affiliates could undermine shareholder value, saying the move will actually benefit its stockholders. "We believe our shareholder value will improve since the group can focus on its key businesses, including electronics, chemicals and telecommunications," LG said. "Once the split is completed and our growth strategy gets materialized, we think this 'discount issue' will be
Samsung Bioepis begins phase 3 clinical trial of Prolia biosimilar
Dec 15, 2020
Samsung Bioepis has begun the final stage clinical trial of postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment SB16, the company said Tuesday. SB16 (denosumab) is a biosimilar referencing Amgen’s Prolia, whose global annual sales marked over 3 trillion won ($2.74 billion) in 2019. The phase 3 clinical trial of SB16 is anticipated to be completed by March 2023, just in time for the company to derive analysis and push for commercialization of the drug by Prolia’s patent expiration in major mark
S. Korea's ICT exports up for 6th straight month in Nov. on chips, displays
Dec 15, 2020
South Korea's exports of information and telecommunication products surged 15.8 percent in November from a year earlier, extending their rise for the sixth consecutive month, data showed Tuesday, on the back of robust overseas demand for memory chips and display products amid the pandemic. Outbound shipments of information communication and telecommunication (ICT) products came to $16.56 billion in November, compared with $14.3 billion posted in the previous year, according to the data compiled
Doosan Infracore's excavator sales in China on roll this year
Dec 15, 2020
Sales of excavators by Doosan Infracore Co. in China are expected to reach the highest in a decade this year on strong demand in the world's No. 2 economy, industry data showed Tuesday. According to the data by the China Construction Machinery Association, Doosan Infracore sold 1,692 units of excavators in November in China. In the January-November period, the construction equipment makers' excavator sales in China came to 17,458 units. Doosan Infracore expects its excavator sales in China
New CEOs take office in CJ Group companies
Dec 14, 2020
CJ Group's core units named new CEOs on Monday. As part of a group-wide C-level reshuffle announced Friday, new chief executives began their terms at CJ Cheiljedang, CJ Logistics and CJ ENM, the South Korean retail and entertainment giant said. Choi Eun-seok assumed the top job at CJ Cheiljedang, replacing Kang Sin-ho, who moved to CJ Logistics as CEO. Choi, 53, was formerly the head of CJ Corp.’s management strategy office. Kang Ho-seong, formerly the head of management support at C
Revised Commercial Act weigh on firms ahead of shareholders meeting season
Dec 14, 2020
South Korea’s listed companies are under growing pressure to overhaul their audit systems in time for their regular shareholders meetings, slated for February and March next year, due to a new set of corporate regulations set to take effect soon. As the new rules restrict the voting power of owner families in the appointment of auditors, conglomerates will focus on defending their managerial authority from external influence while smaller businesses are likely to struggle to attract qual
Hyundai Rotem completes manufacturing facility for hydrogen extractors
Dec 14, 2020
Hyundai Rotem said Monday its manufacturing plant for machines to extract hydrogen from natural gas will begin full operations starting this month. The locomotive and rolling stock unit of Hyundai Motor Group renovated a part of its existing plant for electrical parts in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, into one that can produce 20 hydrogen extractors per year in response to a growing number of hydrogen charging stations in South Korea. “Twenty hydrogen extractors can generate 4,700 metric
Krafton suffers bug issue in new game Elyon, punishes abusers
Dec 14, 2020
Krafton, which is preparing an initial public offering next year, suffered a hiccup in its newly released massively multiplayer online role-playing game Elyon. Developed by Krafton and published by Kakao Games, Elyon exposed a bug that compromised its in-game economy, triggering a fierce backlash from users as the bug appeared just three days after the game’s release on Thursday. When a user of an attacking squad hunted down a monster at a specific field and picked up an item the mon
S. Korea's Nafabeltan gets clinical approval for COVID-19 treatment in Australia
Dec 14, 2020
South Korean drug firm Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. said Monday that it has won approval from Australia's drug authorities to begin a phase three clinical trial for coronavirus treatment with its acute pancreatitis drug. The drug, Nafabeltan, will be administered to patients as part of the Australian government-led clinical study to find a COVID-19 treatment. The drug is currently used as a blood anticoagulant and acute pancreatitis treatment. The Australian COVID-19 Trial, also known a
[News Focus] COVID-19 'star' Seegene posts tenfold jump in revenue
Dec 14, 2020
South Korean diagnostics company Seegene is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global COVID-19 crisis. On Monday, the molecular biotech firm announced that its aggregate revenues so far this year topped 1 trillion won ($916.3 million) on the back of strong demand for COVID-19 test kits and diagnostic machines. That is nearly 10 times larger than the 122 billion won reported for all of 2019. “The COVID-19 pandemic has raised public trust in Seegene’s molecular diagnostics rea
[Herald Interview] What COVID-19 means for vaccine makers
Dec 14, 2020
Sanofi Pasteur Korea head lays out why 2020 has been pivotal year in history of vaccines
Korea Shipbuilding wins W400b order from Europe
Dec 14, 2020
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has signed a 400 billion won ($367 million) deal to build four crude carriers with a European company. The 300,000-ton vessels to be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., a unit of Korea Shipbuilding, will be delivered starting in May 2022, the company said. The company hinted at obtaining additional orders till the end of the year, saying, "There have been constant inquiries about various kinds of ships includin
LG Chem’s cathode plant in Wuxi, China, to run 100% on reusable energy from 2021
Dec 13, 2020
By Lim Jeong-yeo
Hopes pinned on COVID-19 treatments, not vaccines, in Korea
Dec 13, 2020
Celltrion’s antibody treatment, GC Pharma’s plasma therapy for COVID-19 anticipated to yield relief
[Time to Play] Despite its pay-to-win system, WeMade’s Mir 4 is irresistible
Dec 13, 2020
When it comes to pricing, luxury fashion and games may not be so different. As long as there are consumers willing to pay extra for a premium experience, it is that perceived value that could determine the price of a product. WeMade’s Mir 4, despite its notorious pay-to-win system, may prove just that in the local gaming industry. With an intricate storyline and superb graphics, the game is simply irresistible to avid players. Launched on Nov. 25 in South Korea by local game developer
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