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Paper Korean paper makers to file anti-dumping complaint vs Japanese rivals

South Korean corrugated cardboard sheet makers such as Asia Paper Manufacturing Co. have decided to file an anti-dumping complaint against Japanese ...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus publishes white paper on 6G services

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday the release of its "6G White Paper: Non-Terrestrial Networks," which explores the future direction of...

Tech, Media & Telecom Liner launches beta service for Academic Mode AI Search

South Korea's generative AI startup Liner announced on Thursday that it launched a beta service of Academic Mode AI Search, which provides answers b...

Construction LX Hausys Benif receives EPD certification

South Korea's LX Hausys Co. announced on Thursday that its interior film product Benif obtained the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certific...

Leadership & Management Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...

ESG LG Uplus introduces eco-friendly packaging materials

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it has introduced eco-friendly packaging materials for its network equipment to reduce carbon ...

Korean games Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG

South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...

Food & Beverage CJ CheilJedang develops microwave-safe coated paper with PHA

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it developed a compostable coated paper technology using the biodegradable b...

Artificial intelligence LG CNS to develop AI digital textbook with Mirae N

South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Mirae N, an educational content provider, on...

Fashion Gucci invites S.Korean artist to horsebit 70th anniversary exhibition

The Gucci horsebit loafer, one of the most iconic products of the Italian luxury brand, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The horsebit loafer is ...

Business & Politics S.Korea to abolish customs declaration forms from May

Starting from May 1, South Korea's travelers who have no items to declare to customs upon entry will not have to fill out a customs declaration form...

Waste management Kolmar Korea develops eco-friendly paper stick for cosmetic

Kolmar Korea, a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, has unveiled a new paper stick container made from mineral paper that is c...

ESG Hansol Paper develops eco-friendly packaging with Samsung Welstory

Hansol Paper Co., South Korea's largest general paper company, on Wednesday said it signed a business agreement with Samsung Welstory, a food and be...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom, NTT Docomo jointly publish technical white paper

SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it had published a technical white paper on 6G common requirements and 5G base station power-saving measu...

Earnings Korea's Hansol Technics enjoys profit on chip equipment unit

Hansol Technics Co., a South Korean company that makes modules for liquid crystal display (LCD) and solar panels, boosted earnings last year thanks ...

Behind the Scenes Law firm's paper on SM: Trigger of SM Ent.'s management feud

On Jan. 19, SM Entertainment Co. founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man received a 17-page document written by South Korea’s largest la...

Mergers & Acquisitions Hansol Chemical to enter bio industry with BiOCS acquisition

Hansol Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s paper-focused conglomerate Hansol Group, is expanding its business scope to biomaterials by acqui...

Tech, Media & Telecom Hansol Group, KAIST to launch new tech, AI research center

South Korea’s Hansol Group and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have agreed to establish a research center to de...

Artificial intelligence NCSOFT publishes three AI academic papers at INTERSPEECH 2022 

South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. will present three academic papers at INTERSPEECH 2022, the world’s largest and most comprehensi...

Korean startups Hansol Paper joins Series A funding for RIU worth $1.5 mn 

Hansol Paper Co. announced Thursday that it participated as a strategic investor in a Series A funding worth 2 billion won ($1.5 million) for South ...

Research & Development Plagiarism scandal hits top S.Korean university over AI-themed papers

South Korea's most prestigious university is embroiled in a plagiarism scandal after two papers it published on artificial intelligence are believed...

IPOs One Store becomes fifth Korean IPO dropout this year

One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, on Wednesday canceled its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, after its shares failed t...

Private equity Morgan Stanley to sell Jeonju Paper for around $803 mn

New York-based Morgan Stanley Private Equity is slated to sell its entire stake in Jeonju Paper Corp., South Korea's top newsprint producer, and its...

Edtech startup Riiid joins Fast Company's list of most innovative firms

South Korea’s AI education startup Riiid has made it onto Fast Company's annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Since 20...

Carbon neutrality Hyundai Oilbank to make building, paper materials with carbon

South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce eco-friendly materials for construction and paper with by-products of refining as it seek...

ESG SK, Asia Pulp to develop eco-friendly packaging paper

SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea’s leading petrochemical company, will develop eco-friendly paper coating materials to enter the recyclable pac...

Batteries Korea silicon anode materials makers to see quantum leap in demand

The global silicon-based anode materials market is gathering momentum as demand is expected to outpace supply on increasing production of electric v...