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Chinese shoppers at Shilla Duty Free rise after WeChat tie-up
Jul 15, 2019
Shilla Duty Free, South Korea’s second-largest duty-free operator in terms of sales, has seen a twofold jump in number of Chinese customers on its online mall following the introduction of WeChat Pay, the company said Monday.According to the duty free operator, the number of customers who joined Shilla Duty Free’s Chinese online mall has surged as of July, compared to in March when it introduced WeChat Pay as one of its payment options. WeChat is China’s most popular mobil
Korean oil refiners push into EV charging market
Jul 15, 2019
The three large Korean oil refiners -- Hyundai Oilbank, GS Caltex and SK Innovation -- are seeking new opportunities in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, amid slowing sales of diesel cars and weakening profitability in the saturated gas station market. On Monday, Hyundai Oilbank said it signed with local EV charger producer JoongAng Control and charger operator Charzin to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Korea. Under the agreement, the three firms will form a hybrid
Lotte Chemical, GS Energy to invest 800 bln won in petrochemical JV
Jul 15, 2019
Lotte Chemical Corp., a major chemical unit under Lotte Group, said Monday it will establish a petrochemical joint venture with GS Energy Co., an energy-specialized holding company of GS Group.Lotte Chemical and GS Energy signed an agreement to form a joint venture, tentatively named Lotte-GS Chemical Company, this year to produce chemical compounds like bisphenol A (BPA) and C4 fraction.Lotte Chemical will have a 51 percent stake in the joint venture, with the rest to be owned by GS Energy.&nbs
Samsung secured materials to continue production amid Japan's export curbs: sources
Jul 14, 2019
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong secured emergency stockpiles of three key high-tech materials subject to Tokyo's export restrictions against South Korea during his recent trip to Japan, sources said Sunday.Sharing the results of his trip, Lee told a special meeting held Saturday with top executives that he secured enough fluorinated polyimides, photoresist and hydrogen fluoride to avoid disruptions in production, according to sources. On July 4, Japan imposed restrictions on
Kosdaq sheds over W4tr in H1 amid biotech slump
Jul 14, 2019
Weighed down by a bearish market and a series of business license revocations on key products, South Korea’s pharmaceutical sector saw its market capitalization shed over 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) during the first half of this year, data showed Sunday.According to market operator Korea Exchange (KRX), the market capitalization of Kosdaq-listed biotech companies stood at 28.9 trillion won as of end-June, down 12.3 percent, or 4.1 trillion won, from the end of last year.The number of lis
Samsung heir returns from Japan amid trade row
Jul 12, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned Friday from Japan amid the neighboring nation's curbs on high-tech exports to South Korea. The heir apparent of Korea's biggest conglomerate, Samsung Group, flew to Tokyo on Sunday, three days after Japan implemented export restrictions on three key materials used for making chips and displays. Lee traveled to Japan in an effort to resolve any potential fallout from the restrictions. He didn't answer questions from reporters
Japan walks back earlier claims, says export controls unrelated to NK sanctions
Jul 12, 2019
First round of bilateral talks ends without progress; Seoul requests second meeting but gets no answer from Tokyo
Prolonged Seoul-Tokyo trade dispute to further affect tech sector: Moody's Analytics
Jul 12, 2019
Moody's Analytics said Friday a prolonged Seoul-Tokyo trade dispute would deal a further blow to the "already depressed" global tech sector.Japan began last week to apply tighter regulations on exports to South Korea of three materials used in smartphone displays and chips, in an apparent retaliation for Seoul court rulings that ordered Japanese companies to compensate Korean plaintiffs mobilized for forced labor during World War II. "Our baseline is that this dispute will not dra
LS Cable & System inks $100 million deal to supply submarine power cables to Taiwan
Jul 12, 2019
LS Cable & System won a deal worth 89 million euros ($100 million) with Denmark’s state-run energy firm, Orsted, to build a submarine power grid in Taiwan, the firm said Friday. The Korean industrial company said it had agreed with Orsted to supply submarine power cables to offshore wind farms in Changhua, a city in central Taiwan, and put them in place by 2022. The Taiwanese government plans to invest around $23 billion to increase the amount of renewable energy generated in the
Medytox shares stumble following reports of alleged irregularities
Jul 12, 2019
Rollercoaster ride for investors in the botulinum toxin war
Hyundai Mobis unveils autonomous robotaxi in Russia
Jul 12, 2019
South Korea’s auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis unveiled its first driverless robotaxi in Russia in a joint development with Russian information technology company Yandex, it said Thursday. The two companies will test up to 100 robot taxis across the cities in Russia including Moscow by the year-end. The robotaxis were developed on the platform of Hyundai Motor’s eighth-generation Sonata that was launched earlier this year. In March, Hyundai Mobis and Yandex signed a memorandum of
[Herald Interview] RISE co-host Paddy Cosgrave says in-app translation service may bring more CEOs onstage
Jul 11, 2019
Korean CEOs hesitant to speak, possibly because of language barrier
[News Analysis] Why is Korea so dependent on Japanese materials?
Jul 11, 2019
Korea’s neglect in basic technologies leaves major industries vulnerable
JTI Korea launches smoke and odor-free vapor Ploom Tech
Jul 11, 2019
Japan Tobacco International Korea, the local unit of a global tobacco manufacturer, announced Thursday the upcoming release of its odor-reduced tobacco vapor product Ploom Tech.The heat-not-burn vapor product, set to release on Monday next week is said to be the first vapor product to utilize hybrid technology, in which tobacco leaves are indirectly heated through vapor.According to JTI Korea, the liquid cartridge, which does not contain nicotine, is first heated at a low temperature to emit vap
[News Focus] China likely to benefit from Japan’s export curbs
Jul 10, 2019
Korea to hurt most, Japan to feel heat, other global firms to also suffer from export curbs
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