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LG Chem anticipates smooth resolution with SK Innovation
Jul 31, 2020
LG Chem is talking with SK Innovation to reach a settlement regarding a trade secret violation suit against the latter, and anticipates a resolution before October, the firm said Friday. “We can settle the case through negotiations before the final decision in October, should the settlement be on a reasonable level based on objective facts,” said LG Chem during a quarterly conference call with investors. The US International Trade Commission has made a default judgement in favor of
LG Chem’s EV batteries drive best-ever performance in Q2
Jul 31, 2020
LG Chem posted a second quarter revenue of 6.9 trillion won ($5.8 billion) and an operating profit of 571.6 billion won on Friday, marking an earnings surprise on the back of its electric vehicle batteries. The revenue is a 2.3 percent on-year increase and the operating profit a 131.5 percent jump, the best performance LG Chem has shown in any quarter. LG Chem credited improved productivity at its Poland plant -- arising from an increased number of quality products among all manufactured goo
[Monitor] Relocation of Koreans in June highest in 5 years
Jul 31, 2020
The number of people who relocated to other areas within the country in June was the highest in five years, data from Statistics Korea showed. This was due to a rise in home purchases and rents, it said. According to the data that collected reports of new addresses, a total of 607,000 resettled, up 25.3 percent from a year ago. The Korea Appraisal Board said that the number of house transactions reached 138,578 in June, up 152.5 percent from a year ago, and the highest in 14 years. (khnews@h
Govt. to create New Deal fund to funnel investments into future tech
Jul 30, 2020
South Korea's government is moving to create a special fund to support the New Deal initiative and help funnel investment into cutting-edge 5G technology, autonomous cars and eco-friendly sectors, the country's top economic policymaker said Thursday. In a message posted on his Facebook account, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said there is a need to divert large amounts of liquidity in the market from going into real estate and gold buying to more productive activities. The senior official said
LG Electronics beats Whirlpool in Q2 earnings
Jul 30, 2020
LG adamant to continue its loss-incurring smartphone business, urges investors to look at long-term prospects
Booyoung supplies housing in Cambodia
Jul 30, 2020
Booyoung Group said Thursday that it was entering the housing market in Cambodia for the first time and developing Borey Booyoung Sensok in Phnom Penh, the nation’s capital. According to the group, its local headquarters there, Booyoung Khmer Co., is developing the residential area in the capital’s Sensok district for 716 households. The company said it opened its sales office Wednesday and that construction is expected to finish in December 2021. Borey Booyoung Sensok will hav
[Photo News] S. Korea, Cambodia begin official FTA talks
Jul 30, 2020
SK to develop next-gen battery with Nobel Prize winner
Jul 30, 2020
SK Innovation said Thursday it has partnered with professor John B. Goodenough, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year, to develop a next-generation battery. The South Korean battery maker and the 98-year-old professor at the University of Texas at Austin will co-develop all-solid lithium-metal batteries, which are potentially more powerful and safer than current lithium-ion batteries. “I hope to open a new era of a next-generation battery with SK Innovation,” t
Korea allows large firms to hold venture capital units
Jul 30, 2020
Limits owner family investment to curb excessive control
Celltrion’s COVID-19 therapy to begin phase 1 trial in UK
Jul 30, 2020
Celltrion’s COVID-19 antibody therapy candidate CT-P59 was given the approval to carry out clinical phase 1 trial in the UK, the company said Thursday. A clinical phase 1 trial is conducted on a small group of relatively healthy people, to test the drug candidate’s preliminary indications in human body, including its effectiveness, toxicity and any possible side effects. Celltrion said it is now recruiting eligible people for the trial. After this trial will follow Clinical pha
LabGenomics to supply advanced COVID-19 test kits to India
Jul 30, 2020
South Korea’s LabGenomics, which focuses on molecular diagnostics, said Thursday it has bagged a deal to supply advanced COVID-19 test kits to Siemens Healthineers in India. According to the company, it has signed a 5.8 billion won ($4.8 million) contract with the Indian medical technology firm to supply real-time polymerase chain reaction test kits for COVID-19 that can detect SARS CoV-2 virus infection in 35 minutes. This deal is worth 17.5 percent of LabGenomics’ yearly revenue
[Monitor] Older generation wishes to work longer: survey
Jul 30, 2020
Two out of three workers aged between 55 and 79 in South Korea said they wish to continue working, according to a survey conducted by Statistics Korea earlier this week. The survey as of May this year showed that the respondents wished to work until 73 on average, although the job market for the age group has deteriorated since the 2008 financial crisis. Of the respondents, 47.1 percent received pension in the past year. Among the 14,271,000 people in the age group, 55.3 percent had jobs. It
Samsung soars on pandemic-boosted demand for chips
Jul 30, 2020
Tech giant’s operating profit rises 23.5% in Q2, explains plan for DDR5
WTO establishes panel for Korea’s complaint over Japan’s trade restrictions
Jul 29, 2020
The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body has decided to set up a panel to look into South Korea’s complaint over Japan’s trade restrictions, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Wednesday. The DSB makes decisions on trade disputes between governments that are adjudicated by the WTO. Panels are limited to making recommendations. Members of the multilateral trade agency have agreed to set up a panel following South Korea’s request last month.
[Photo News] Super 'Lego' Mario
Jul 29, 2020
Children hold up Lego figures of Super Mario at Lego Korea’s promotional event held at Four Seasons Hotel in Jung-gu, central Seoul, Wednesday. Users can connect the Super Mario figures to an app via Bluetooth and play a game with them. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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