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KIPO, WIPO to hold global IP certificate course
Oct 22, 2018
The Korean Intellectual Property Office, jointly with the World Intellectual Property Organization, is holding a special certificate course in Seoul this week for intellectual property practitioners and learners, officials said Monday.The Advanced International Certificate Course kicks off Tuesday and runs throughout the week at the Korea Intellectual Property Service Center building in Yeoksam-dong. The event comes as part of KIPO’s sustainable efforts to promote the use of intellectual propert
LCCs to lead capacity growth for Korean aviation industry: Boeing
Oct 22, 2018
Low-cost carriers will continue to drive capacity growth in the Korean flight industry, which has expanded into the largest market in Northeast Asia, US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday. According to Boeing, more than 70 percent of new Northeast Asian flight routes in the past three years were established by Korean LCCs. Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing commercial airplanes, speaks during a press conference held in Seoul, Monday. (Boeing)“LCCs are currently responsib
FTC chief to reduce legal uncertainties, urge CEOs to make fair corporate environment
Oct 22, 2018
Predictable guidelines to be made for leniency amid growing concerns among companies
Cosmetics exports continue to surge
Oct 22, 2018
Beauty products are becoming a very important export driver, with shipments growing by leaps and bounds, a report by a local trade promotion agency said Monday. According to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, South Korea exported $4.96 billion worth of cosmetics last year, four times more than in 2013. (Yonhap)K-beauty exports for January-September this year came to $4.6 billion, up 31.4 percent from the same period last year, the report said.Cosmetics exports last year were equal to 1
Online malls losing visitors
Oct 22, 2018
Online shopping sites are losing visitors, with the number falling by some 14 percent over the past two years, industry data showed Monday.The data counted 77.97 million people visiting the six major online shopping malls in September, down from 83.86 million in the same month last year. Compared with 90.89 million in September 2016, the latest figure is a 14.2 percent drop. (Yonhap)By company, TMON showed the biggest decline of 25.6 percent during the two-year period, followed by 11st, which lo
Samsung showcases new ultrasound system
Oct 22, 2018
Samsung Medison, a health care instrument manufacturer under Samsung Electronics Co., on Monday unveiled a new premium ultrasound system, HERA W10, which delivers improved image quality for more accurate diagnoses of patients.Samsung said HERA W10, which stands for Hyper-aperture Enhanced Reconstruction Architecture, boasts an elevenfold increase in processing power and is 10 times faster compared with its previous system, the company said.The product was introduced at the 28th World Congress of
Korea Gas Corporation confident of retaining leadership in natural gas
Oct 21, 2018
The Korea Gas Corporation, a public natural gas company, is seeking to solidify its leadership in the natural gas and liquefied natural gas business with continued investment at home and abroad. The company currently provides natural gas to more than 90 percent of the nation’s regions with its four LNG terminals, 72 natural gas storage facilities, and pipes measuring a combined 4,848 kilometers in length. Liquefied natural gas is widely considered a “clean” fuel because dust, sulfur and nitrogen
French students learn innovation, market pioneering at Coupang
Oct 21, 2018
A group of students from French business school ESCP Europe in Paris visited South Korean e-commerce company Coupang last week to learn about the local e-commerce market and gain insight into the rapid growth of Coupang, the company said Sunday.Fifteen MBA students from ESCP visited Coupang’s headquarters Thursday during their five-day trip to Korea to meet with representatives of leading Korean e-commerce, beauty and automotive companies. Coupang’s Senior Director Patxi Gueracague speaks with s
Amorepacific expands business in Australia, New Zealand
Oct 19, 2018
South Korea's cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group said Friday it has launched one of its brands in Australia and New Zealand as the company moves to expand its presence in the overseas market.Products of Amorepacific's luxury brand of the same name are now available at 44 MECCA Cosmetica stores in the two countries, as well as at two local online malls, it said. (Yonhap)The brand Amorepacific made its first overseas expansion in 2002 by entering the United States and is now also present in Canada
Angry franchisers sue Skinfood
Oct 18, 2018
Store operators of the financially struggling budget cosmetics brand Skinfood filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the company in August, it was revealed Thursday. Four Skinfood franchisers asked the court to order Skinfood to compensate franchisers, citing poor management by Skinfood CEO Cho Yoon-ho, Skinfood confirmed. (Yonhap)In early October, Skinfood filed for court receivership because of its poor financial status. According to the regulatory filing, the company has been losing money
GS Group chairman urges CEOs to tap into Southeast Asia
Oct 18, 2018
The head of South Korean energy-to-retail giant GS Group urged CEOs of affiliates to seek ways to make inroad into the Southeast Asian market by taking Thailand as a strategic base, the company said Thursday.At a meeting with GS CEOs held in Bangkok, Chairman Huh Chang-soo stressed the importance of the market, citing the fast economic growth and increasing demand to build infrastructure. GS Group Chairman Huh Chang-soo (right) tries a product exported by South Korean company 9tails at a studio
Coupang opens Halloween-theme store
Oct 18, 2018
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang said Thursday that it had opened a Halloween-concept store, offering some 250,000 Halloween items.According to Coupang, there are 20 categories of products including costumes, trick-or-treat candies and party and packing items. (Coupang)For promotion, Coupang will offer discount coupons applicable to some of the Halloween makeup products. Those who purchase more than 50,000 won ($45) of Halloween products will be given a 7,000 won discount coupon.“As more
Korea launches promotions at int'l derivatives expo
Oct 18, 2018
South Korea's bourse operator said Thursday it has taken part in the world's largest futures and options expo and launched campaigns to promote its derivative products.The Korea Exchange joined the 34th annual FIA Futures and Options EXPO 2018 event, which kicked off on Tuesday (US time) for a three-day run in Chicago.(Yonhap)As the world's largest event for the global listed derivatives and cleared swaps community, the trade show drew more than 4,000 industry experts to share new market trends
Hyundai chief pushing to visit N. Korea for anniversary of stalled tour program
Oct 18, 2018
The head of Hyundai Group is pushing for a trip to a scenic North Korean mountain resort next month to mark the 20th anniversary of a long-stalled inter-Korean tour program, a company official said Thursday.Hyundai Asan, the inter-Korean business arm of Hyundai Group, plans to seek approval from the Unification Ministry handling inter-Korean affairs later this month to contact North Korean officials to work out the details of a trip.Any trip by South Koreans to North Korea requires Seoul's appro
Court rejects injunction against GM Korea's shareholders' meeting
Oct 17, 2018
A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected an injunction against a shareholders' meeting of GM Korea Co. set for later this week, a move that could allow the local unit of General Motors Co. to establish a separate R&D entity.GM Korea is set to hold the shareholders' meeting on Friday and is expected to endorse a controversial plan to set up the new business entity responsible for design and development work for GM's best-selling compact sport utility vehicles.South Korea's state-run Korea Devel
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