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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
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Google’s Stadia to launch in November, excluding Korea
Jun 9, 2019
Google’s plan of launching cloud-based game streaming platform Stadia in November but to exclude Asia disappointed Korean gamers Sunday, with some raising doubts as to the success of the newest service. Stadia, touted by Google as the “new generation game platform powered by the best of Google,” will launch in just 14 North American and European countries in November. Google’s Vice President for Product John Justice said the company is “working hard to expand Stadia
Posco to invest W20b in smart factories for SMEs
Jun 9, 2019
South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco plans to support small steel companies to build their smart factories, investing 20 billion won ($16.9 million) over the next five years, according to the company on Sunday. A total of 30 billion won in investment -- including 10 billion won from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups -- will be injected to help around 500 selected companies, Posco said. Through the project, companies willing to build smart factories will be provided with up to 100 m
Steel industry beset by tougher environmental regulations
Jun 9, 2019
South Korea’s increasingly stringent environmental regulations are hobbling its steel industry, already beset by falling sales and rising raw material prices. Last week, three regional governments representing South Chungcheong Province, North Gyeongsang Province and South Jeolla Province insisted that local steel companies Posco and Hyundai Steel halt their steel mills for 10 days over violations of the Clean Air Conservation Act. The provincial governments said Posco’s steel
Ryan in Las Vegas: Kakao character attends US licensing festival
Jun 7, 2019
South Korean tech company Kakao has sent representatives of its character merchandising subsidiary to attend a popular US licensing festival in Las Vegas this week, as the Korean company is seeking to introduce its popular characters to the global market. According to Kakao IX, which runs Kakao’s character business, its popular characters were showcased during Licensing Expo 2019 held from Tuesday to Thursday. The company’s character booth was decorated under the theme of “Hell
Original soundtrack for Netmarble’s ‘BTS World’ released ahead of game
Jun 7, 2019
South Korean game company Netmarble is releasing the original soundtrack for its new mobile game “BTS World” on Friday at 6 p.m. (local time), the company said.Titled “Dream Glow,” the soundtrack features BTS members Jin, Jimin and Jungkook, as well as British artist Charli XCX.It is produced by the Norwegian team Stargate, which has produced records for chart toppers Beyonce, Rihanna and Khalid, to name a few. The soundtrack was also mixed by renowned mixing engineer Man
Samdasoo’s market share falls amid heated competition in bottled-water business
Jun 7, 2019
Faced with an expanding market and growing consumer demand for cheaper options, South Korea’s bottled-water market leader Samdasoo has a stake below 40 percent in the country’s drinking water market for the first time, industry data showed Friday.Samdasoo, a drinking water brand manufactured by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Development Corporation, has topped the market since its launch in 1998, having secured a 45.7 percent stake in the 740 billion won ($626 million) bott
BTS’ agency’s corporate value soars above $1b: think tank
Jun 6, 2019
Big Hit Entertainment, the agency that represents the globally popular K-pop band BTS, has surpassed $1 billion in corporate value, a local think tank said Thursday.According to a report released by the Hyundai Research Institute, the value of the agency is estimated at between 1.28 trillion won ($1.08 billion) and 2.28 trillion won. With the valuation, the company was classified as a unicorn, meaning a nonlisted venture valued at over $1 billion.Last year, the company scored 214.2 billion won i
Six in 10 listed firms post lower operating profit or loss
Jun 6, 2019
Listed companies in South Korea managed to record an higher operating profit overall, but in fact, 60 percent of them saw a decline or even marked losses, data showed Thursday.An analysis by market researcher Korea CXO Institute showed that the combined operating profit of 1,000 listed firms came in at 111.5 trillion won ($94.4 billion won) last year. The figure was up 4.2 percent from 2017 and 53.1 percent from 2016.Of them, however, 597 companies recorded a lower operating profit or loss, mean
Hanwha Group helps tackle river pollution in Vietnam
Jun 6, 2019
Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group donated two eco-friendly trash skimmer boats to Vietnam, the group announced Thursday.On the occasion of World Environment Day on Wednesday, Hanwha Group hosted a donation ceremony of trash skimmer boats at Vinh Long in southern Vietnam. Some 80 officials representing Hanwha Group, Vietnam and the Global Green Growth Institute attended the event.The donated boats are to be used to collect trash floating on the Mekong River, Hanwha explained.According to the compa
[Herald Interview] 'Robots can not replace human workforce, at least not now'
Jun 6, 2019
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Renault Samsung union enters strike as wage renegotiations falter
Jun 5, 2019
Unionized workers at Renault Samsung Motors Corp. entered a "full-scale" strike after failing to narrow a gap in wage renegotiations, the union said Wednesday.Renault Samsung and its union said they have had a series of meetings this week to discuss schedules and terms for renegotiations over wages and working conditions.But they have failed to set the date for the renegotiations, dealing a further blow to the carmaker already suffering declining sales. This week, the union demanded th
Medytox says China approvals proceeding without glitch
Jun 5, 2019
Government approval for wrinkle-smoothening botulinum toxin Medytoxin is proceeding as planned in China under the name Neuronox, Korean BTX maker Medytox said Wednesday in a regulatory filing.It came in response to a local media report that claimed the China Food and Drug Administration has ceased its review of Neuronox. On Wednesday, shares of Medytox shares closed at 435,000 won ($370), down 7.76 percent from a day earlier. Medytox said the Neuronox is in the final stage of the approval proces
Moon joins test drive of Korea’s first hydrogen-powered city bus
Jun 5, 2019
President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday joined a test drive of the nation’s first city bus powered by hydrogen and developed for commercial use, demonstrating his administration’s drive to nurture the development of fuel-cell electric vehicles. The president took the nation’s first hydrogen bus planned for regular intracity bus service at an event held on the sidelines of World Environment Day in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. It was the third test drive of hydrogen cars for M
[Newsmaker] Korea to change liquor tax system for first time in 50 years
Jun 5, 2019
South Korea has decided to change its liquor tax system for the first time in 50 years, shifting from a price-based to volume-based system, starting with domestically brewed beer and rice wine, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday. The tax revision bill for 2020 will state that liquor tax will be levied based on the amount of alcohol sold, rather than adopting ad valorem calculations, which is based on the retail base price. The government plans to submit the bill to the National A
Drug safety minister apologizes for Invossa fiasco
Jun 5, 2019
The Minister for Food and Drug Safety on Wednesday apologized for authorizing the use of the gene therapy drug Invossa to treat arthritis. It has since revoked that approval. “I apologize for failing to thoroughly monitor the approval of Invossa and after-care (for patients),” Drug Safety Minister Lee Eui-kyung said at a press conference, adding that the ministry would do its best to prevent any recurrence and pass measures to keep patients safe.Earlier the same day, 10 South Korean
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