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Balmuda introduces new air purifier, downplays Chinese copycats
Feb 12, 2019
Japanese firm picks Korea to unveil latest product
Starbucks Korea saves 7.5m straws per month with new lids
Feb 12, 2019
Starbucks Korea said Tuesday that it has saved up to 7.5 million straws per month after it adopted strawless lids for iced drinks at its local stores. The number is equivalent to about 50 percent of straws that had been used at some 1,100 stores nationwide per month. The Korean unit of the US coffee giant introduced a specially designed lid, which resembles a sippy cup, in November in an effort to reduce waste and protect the environment. Starbucks’ strawless lids (Starbucks Korea)As part of it
KITA to back startups advancing into Middle East
Feb 12, 2019
The Korea International Trade Association said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Dubai Future Foundation to set up a Korea Desk to help domestic startups better advance into the Middle East. The signing ceremony held in Dubai was attended by Kim Ki-hyun, chief of KITA’s United Arab Emirates office, Dubai Future Foundation CEO Khalfan Belhoul and key UAE government officials. Kim Ki-hyun(left), chief of KITA’s UAE regional office and Dubai Future Foundation CEO Khalfan BelhoulUnder the d
LG Uplus introduces IPTV service for seniors
Feb 12, 2019
LG Uplus Corp. introduced a new Internet Protocol television service Tuesday to target a growing number of elderly who want to stay active and healthy. LG Uplus, the nation's fourth-largest pay TV provider with 3.64 million subscribers, launched U+tv Bravo Life, which offers a wide range of content for viewers aged between 55 and 65. LG Uplus features 14,000 videos on demand and 150 free content covering health, travel, leisure and retirement plans, with easy to use function controls. (Yonhap)B
Samsung POWERbot ranked top robotic vacuum by Consumer Report
Feb 12, 2019
Samsung Electronics' Powerbot has been named the best robotic vacuum cleaner by Consumer Reports in a review of products purchased over the past 10 years.The evaluation, updated last Wednesday, placed Samsung's R7065 model first in terms of ratings among robotic vacuums checked. (Samsung)"In a category you might associate with Roomba -- and one that has seen an onslaught of noteworthy new entrants, including models from premium brands Dyson and Miele -- it's Samsung's Powerbots that steal the sh
Korea picks hydrogen industry as first point of deregulation
Feb 11, 2019
The hydrogen industry will be the first beneficiary of South Korea’s deregulation efforts, with the government allowing Hyundai Motor to build hydrogen-fueling stations at the National Assembly, in a symbolic move in the nation’s push toward the next-generation energy. Last month, the government announced its plan of producing 1.8 million units of hydrogen cars and installing 660 charging stations by 2030. This year, it aims to produce 4,000 hydrogen cars and 86 charging stations. There are curr
SK Group seeks to launch new mobile payment service
Feb 11, 2019
South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is seeking to launch a new mobile payment service by integrating various platforms scattered across its subsidiaries into one, amid growing competition over the country’s e-commerce market. According to industry sources here Monday, SK Group has been planning to combine the conglomerate’s two mobile payment systems -- called “11Pay” and “T pay” -- to create a more advanced payment platform for consumers. SK Group’s telecommunications unit, SK Tel
IBK jubilant over ‘Extreme Job’ success
Feb 11, 2019
Industrial Bank of Korea now has a record-breaking film on its movie investment list, with “Extreme Job” having drawn over 12 million moviegoers as of Sunday.IBK invested some 800 million won ($711,000) in the movie, including indirect investment of 100 million won and 700 million won directly, accounting for about 12 percent of the total production cost of 6.5 billion won, according to industry sources. (CJ Entertainment)“Extreme Job” surpassed its breakeven point of 2 million viewers four days
Samsung Bioepis accelerates push to expand market share in China
Feb 11, 2019
C-Bridge Capital to facilitate clinical trials of the Korean firm’s biosimilars
S. Korea’s ramen exports top $400m
Feb 11, 2019
Exports of South Korean instant noodles ramen (called ramyeon here) topped $400 million last year for the first time, making a twofold growth in six years, data from Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute showed.Last year’s total ramen exports came in at $413 million, up 8.4 percent from a year ago. Industry insiders viewed that it was mainly driven by the popularity of spicy noodles in overseas markets including in the US and Southeast Asia. Ramen exports to the US and Japan saw around 20 p
Supreme Court orders reconsideration of FTC's $243m penalty ruling on Qualcomm
Feb 11, 2019
South Korea's Supreme Court has found that a 2009 penalty decision by the state antitrust watchdog against US Qualcomm Inc. was not completely lawful, sending the case back to a lower court for reconsideration, court officials said Monday. The Fair Trade Commission fined the global chipmaker 273.2 billion won ($243 million) for paying incentives to its Korean clients that buy more of its modem and radio frequency chips. (Yonhap)Qualcomm paid up to millions of dollars to Samsung Electronics Co.
Hyundai Heavy labor union demands 'no layoffs' in Daewoo Shipbuilding takeover
Feb 11, 2019
The labor union at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipyard by sales, demanded Monday that the company provide job guarantees to its employees if it wants to proceed with its push to buy a smaller local rival.Last month, state-run Korea Development Bank signed a temporary memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Heavy Industries to sell its controlling stake in rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (Yonhap)Daewoo Shipbuilding's labor union has expressed worries tha
Valentine's Day gifts switching from DIY to imports
Feb 11, 2019
Valentine's Day chocolate givers are switching back to buying packaged sweets instead of making their own, according to sales records from a leading online mall on Monday.Auction, an open market internet mall, tracked chocolate sales in the Jan. 25-Feb. 7 period from 2015 to 2019. Results showed that 41 percent of the sales were of do-it-yourself products in 2015.(Yonhap)The figure slid to 11 percent this year. By comparison, purchases of finished products rose from 39 percent to 51 percent.Sale
US preliminarily determines 59.09% dumping margin for S. Korea’s NEXTEEL
Feb 10, 2019
The US Commerce Department has preliminarily found that South Korean steelmaker NEXTEEL Co. and SeAH Steel Corp. had weighted average dumping margins of 59.09 percent and 26.47 percent, respectively.The determination was for welded line pipe from the two South Korean steelmakers for the period from Dec. 1, 2016, through Nov. 30, 2017, according to the preliminary results of the review.(Yonhap)The results came nearly a year after the Commerce Department initiated an administrative review of welde
LG Uplus seeks to acquire Korea’s biggest cable TV operator
Feb 10, 2019
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