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Doosan Group likely to sell off affiliate as part of self-rescue plan
Apr 13, 2020
The cash-strapped South Korean conglomerate Doosan Group announced Monday it has submitted a self-rescue plan to its creditors, apparently including selling of an affiliate and pay cuts for executives. Doosan Group has been struggling to normalize troubled affiliate Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Last month, Doosan Heavy opened a 1 trillion-won ($821 million) credit line from South Korea‘s state lenders -- Korea Development Bank and Korea Export-Import Bank -- to preve
McDonald’s introduces ‘Best Burger’ initiative in Korea
Apr 13, 2020
McDonald’s Korea said Monday that it has introduced its “Best Burger” initiative in South Korea for the fourth time in the world, and for the first time in Asia. According to the burger chain, “Best Burger” is a global initiative to improve cooking procedures and facilities and to use quality ingredients, with the goal of providing customers with the best burgers. McDonald’s, which operates in over 100 countries around the globe, first introduced the init
Philip Morris vows job security during pandemic
Apr 13, 2020
Philip Morris International announced Monday that it would guarantee job security for its 73,000 employees worldwide throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “PMI will continue to contribute to the global response to this pandemic in every way we can. First and foremost, we will continue to support our employees and their families, and protect their safety and health. Nothing matters more,” PMI CEO Andre Calantzopoulos said. “Thanks to our employees across the world, working
OB introduces sustainable beer packaging methods
Apr 13, 2020
South Korea’s largest alcoholic beverage provider by market share Oriental Brewery said Monday it has launched sustainable beer packaging for its flagship beer brand Cass. According to OB, it has replaced existing packaging boxes with 100 percent recyclable ones for a pack of 12, 500-milliliter bottles of Cass beer. For 640-milliliter bottles, the transition is currently taking place. “OB’s existing packaging boxes were previously 96-97 percent recyclable, but this is the
SK Innovation adopts new brand ‘Hi !nnovation’
Apr 13, 2020
SK Innovation said Monday it has newly launched a unified brand to facilitate “deep change” and reestablish corporate values from the ground up in the face of challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak. The new brand “Hi !nnovation” portrays its will to embrace new era by accelerating deep change through its “Green Balance 2030” initiative and is setting new corporate values, given the current economic circumstances, the company said. Though it started
Job openings plunge in March over coronavirus uncertainty
Apr 13, 2020
Hiring in service sector declines 49.8 percent
S. Korea identifies 38 virus-neutralizing antibodies
Apr 13, 2020
South Korea has identified 38 coronavirus-neutralizing antibodies to treat those who are infected with the novel coronavirus, the country's public health agency said Monday. The state-run National Institute of Health (NIH) and local bio-pharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. secured the virus-neutralizing antibody candidates from the blood of people who tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The neutralizing antibodies possess prope
‘Demand for quality sleep rises amidst coronavirus blues’
Apr 13, 2020
The consumer market in Korea is experiencing a hiked interest for products that support deep sleeping, simultaneously with the increased sense of social unrest amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to Korea Ginseng Corp. on Monday, its health supplement pill Alpha Project Sleep Support’s revenue in March increased 32 percent compared to the month before. “It appears that the prolonged COVID-19 situation is disrupting sleep for many,” said Korea Ginseng Corp. “Whil
LG Display’s transparent OLED to debut at general elections
Apr 13, 2020
LG Display said Monday that its transparent organic light-emitting diode screen will debut through MBC broadcasting station’s general election ballot counting show slated for Wednesday. A transparent OLED is a next generation see-through screen that allows viewers to look beyond the panel even with the power turned on. LG Display and LG Electronics had commercialized the transparent OLEDs last year, but this is the first time the product will be revealed to the public through a TV show
[News Focus] As 'remote' gains momentum, how will medical system change?
Apr 13, 2020
Despite doctors’ reluctance, COVID-19 leading to growth of telemedicine infrastructure in Korea
Regulatory void undercuts Korean renewable energy industry
Apr 12, 2020
Government fails to lay down ground rules for renewable energy industry, taking action when damage is done
Streaming platform Wavve partners with NBCUniversal to export Korean content
Apr 12, 2020
South Korean video streaming platform Wavve said Sunday it has signed a partnership with NBCUniversal to export original hallyu k-pop content to the US media giant. According to Content Wavve, operator of the platform, the partnership was signed via a video conference on Friday and will allow the company to supply original content -- up to five movies and TV series a year -- produced by three South Korea terrestrial broadcasters -- KBS, MBC and SBS -- to NBCU for the next three years. &ldq
Doosan to sell off full 61% stake in Doosan Solus
Apr 12, 2020
Doosan Group is planning to sell all of its stake in material solutions affiliate Doosan Solus, intent to deliver an intensive self-rescue plan after receiving a massive bailout from state-run banks. According to industry sources Sunday, Doosan Group is negotiating with private equity fund SkyLake Investment on handing over all of its 61 percent stake in battery copper foil and organic light-emitting diode materials maker Doosan Solus for 600 billion to 800 billion won ($495 million-$660 mil
FDA reapproves phase 3 clinical trial of Invossa
Apr 12, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration has lifted a clinical hold on the phase 3 trial of Kolon Life Science’s osteoarthritis drug Invossa in the US after a 11-month suspension imposed in May. According to industry sources on Sunday, the FDA sent an official notice to Kolon TissueGene, the biotech unit of Korea’s pharmaceutical firm Kolon Life Science, to resume the phase 3 trial of its degenerative arthritis treatment drug Invossa in the US. The official FDA notice said that all
Coronavirus likely to intensify US-China trade dispute: report
Apr 12, 2020
Korean firms should be prepared for repercussions from tensions between world’s two largest economies
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