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Korea permits 2-year regulatory sandbox period for novel ICT innovation
Sept 21, 2018
The National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that grants a regulatory sandbox for new businesses in the information and communication technology sector, a development that is expected to speed up the adoption and commercialization of next-generation technologies in Korea. The bill to amend the Special Act on Promotion and Vitalization of Convergence of Information and Communications Technology was passed into law on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.The changes include th
OECD cuts S. Korea's economic growth forecast to 2.7% in 2018
Sept 20, 2018
South Korea's economy is expected to grow at a slower than expected pace this year, a Paris-based international organization said Thursday.In its interim economic outlook, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development expected Asia's fourth-largest economy to grow 2.7 percent this year, lower than its previous estimate of 3 percent growth made in May.For next year, the OECD also slashed its growth outlook to 2.8 percent from the previous 3 percent. (Yonhap)The OECD said the Korean ec
Biz leaders glad to have seen NK up close
Sept 20, 2018
The business leaders who accompanied South Korean President Moon Jae-in to North Korea this week returned to Seoul full of emotion, saying the trip had been worthwhile for the chance to see the North with their own eyes, but at the same time maintaining that it was premature to discuss doing business there. “It can be said that we went (to the North) to hear what they had to say. It was significant to have been able to witness North Korea with our own eyes. We tried to take in as much as possibl
Celltrion partners with Emory University for new atherosclerosis drug R&D
Sept 20, 2018
Celltrion said Thursday that it had signed an “incubation” agreement with US-based Emory University to jointly research and develop new drug candidates for atherosclerosis. An incubation agreement is an open innovation arrangement in which a firm provides its resources and business capabilities, such as research facilities, workforce and operations consulting, to an external research institute.The arrangement aims to ensure the autonomy of the research while obtaining preferential rights to disc
US exempts Korean steel from import tariff, in positive signal for local steel industry
Sept 20, 2018
Steel products made by South Korea’s SL Tech has been excluded from the US’ steel tariffs, marking the first case of exemption since the US imposed a quota on Korean steel shipments this May, industry sources said Thursday.The US Commerce Department earlier this week accepted US medical device manufacturer Micro Stamping’s request for a tariff exemption on ultrafine steel tubes imported from Korean steel company SL Tech.Micro Stamping uses ultrafine steel tubes made by SL Tech to produce medical
Lee Jae-yong’s lip balm ‘closed’ before camera
Sept 20, 2018
Is it the massive media attention he received for his copious use of lip moisturizer that’s making him shy? Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was seen reaching for a dab of his lip balm, but upon noticing a camera filming him, Lee withdrew his outstretched pinky, stony-faced.Lee was spotted with his ever-famous lip balm at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, where he was attending the Mass Games next to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won as part of a group of South Korean chaebol leaders
Korean trade minister says US-China trade dispute 'new normal'
Sept 20, 2018
South Korea's trade minister Thursday urged local companies to develop high-value-added technologies and seek new growth drivers to embrace the protracted trade tension between the United States and China, calling it a "new normal."Kim Hyun-chong expressed worries over the changing trade environment after Washington imposed a third wave of tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and China responded with $60 billion duties on US imports. The US tariff is set at 10 percent and will rise to
S. Korean chaebol to mull NK biz opportunities upon return
Sept 19, 2018
South Korean business moguls are expected to start considering potential business projects in North Korea after their Pyongyang trip, according to the industry on Wednesday. According to news reports, the chiefs of the country’s three-biggest family-run conglomerates -- Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and 14 others -- are expected to hold meetings with top executives on the results of the trip after arriving in Seoul
Hyundai Engineering bolsters business in Indonesia
Sept 19, 2018
Hyundai Engineering signed memorandums of understanding with Indonesian officials on the expansion of its industrial facilities and the construction of a hydroelectric power plant there, an effort to increase its presence in the country’s growing market, the company said Wednesday.The industrial facilities specialize in the production of vinyl chloride monomer and polyvinyl chloride. “Based on our experience with the perfectly constructed Asahimas vinyl chloride monomer production plant in Indon
[News Analysis] North’s willingness to denuclearize raises hope for economic cooperation of two Koreas
Sept 19, 2018
Projects depend on NK-US summit: experts say S. Korea sent underlying message with delegation of conglomerate chiefs
Paradise Culture Foundation chairwoman wins Montblanc Arts Patronage Award
Sept 19, 2018
Choi Yoon-jung, chairwoman of the Paradise Culture Foundation under the resort complex operator Paradise Group, was given Montblanc’s Arts Patronage Award on Tuesday. From left: Montblanc Cultural Foundation Chairman Sam Bardaouil, Paradise Culture Foundation Chairwoman Choi Yoon-jung, Montblanc Korea Managing Director Eric Edder and Montblanc Cultural Foundation Chairman Till Fellrath pose during Montblanc’s Arts Patronage Award ceremony at Paradise City, Incheon, Tuesday. (Paradise City)The a
Celltrion ‘undecided’ on Plant No. 3 location, denies Singapore selection
Sept 19, 2018
South Korean biopharma company Celltrion said Wednesday it was “undecided” on the location for its third biologics manufacturing plant, denying a local report that alleged the company had confirmed Singapore as the final location for the new facility.“Celltrion is currently wrapping up steps to add 50,000 liters of expanded capacity to its first plant based in Songdo, Incheon. At this point, we’d like to clarify that nothing has been decided on the location of the third plant,” Celltrion said in
Leaders agree to reconnect railways, roads, normalize Kaesong operations
Sept 19, 2018
Leaders say resumption of business projects depends on when right environment is created
Cigarette sales down 1.1% on campaign, higher prices
Sept 19, 2018
Sales of cigarettes in South Korea declined 1.1 percent in the first eight months of 2018 from a year earlier due to a government-led anti-smoking campaign and higher prices, data showed Wednesday.South Korean smokers purchased 2.31 billion 20-cigarette packs in the January-August period, compared with the previous year's 2.34 billion packs, according to data compiled by the finance ministry. (Yonhap)Starting in January 2015, South Korea increased the price of cigarettes by 80 percent, from 2,50
Major hotels record more reservations for Chuseok holiday
Sept 19, 2018
Major hotels in Seoul have seen their reservation rates rise for the upcoming Chuseok holiday thanks to a new trend of spending the autumn harvest celebration in the nation's capital, industry sources said Wednesday.Chuseok is the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving Day and is one of the country's biggest traditional holidays, along with Lunar New Year's Day. This year's Chuseok falls on Sept. 24. (Westin Chosun Seoul)The Westin Chosun Seoul said the reservation rate for its Chuseok package progra
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