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IPOs Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value

South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, r...

Bio & Pharma ViGenCell obtains approval for HLA-B5801 genetic diagnostic kit for adverse reactions to gout treatment

ViGenCell, a company specializing in immunotherapy, announced on Friday that it has obtained approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFD...

Companies Samsung develops health software development kit

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday introduced the Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite, aimed at helping developers and researchers ...

Korean startups Enormous market ahead for Hopae, S.Korean DID pioneer

To Hopae Inc., a digital identity solution-developing startup native to South Korea, its home market is small. After successfully accommodating more...

Electronics Dreamtech builds electronics, medical device factory in India

South Korean electronics components maker Dreamtech said on Monday that it built a new factory in India's Greater Noida.The company invested 85.1 bi...

Korean food Daesang to scale up meal kits, kimchi production in Vietnam

Daesang Corp., South Korea’s leading food maker, said on Monday its two Vietnamese operations have each completed their second plant in the co...

Travel & Leisure S.Korea sees record-high foreign visitors after pandemic

South Korea saw a record-high number of foreign tourists post-COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2024. The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Spor...

Bio & Pharma Genesystem enters Indian tuberculosis treatment market

Genesystem, a South Korean biotech company said on Tuesday that it will export 20 on-site tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic devices and 6,000 TB test kit...

Travel & Leisure Number of foreign tourists visiting Korea surpasses 11 million in 2023

The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea last year exceeded 11 million, reaching 63% of the pre-COVID level, with over 1 million arrivals month...

Bio & Pharma Roche to use Biodyne’s tech for cervical cancer diagnostic kits

Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company, is set to use a South Korean company’s technology for cervical cancer diagnostic kits.Biodyne...

Bio & Pharma DNA testing kit maker Celemics eyes foray into US, India

Celemics Inc., a South Korean diagnostic reagent producer, is gearing up for its foray into the US and India next year in its first step toward glob...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience start to deliver Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Tuesday that it started to deliver the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine against XBB.1.5 variant.According to No...

Bio & Pharma Access Bio opens second plant in New Jersey

The US-based in-vitro diagnostic device company Access Bio Inc. announced on Monday that it opened its second factory in Monroe Township, New Jersey...

Food & Beverage Korea Post resumes kimchi delivery to US

South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Monday it resumed Express Mail Service (EMS) for shipping kimchi all over the ...

Travel & Leisure S.Korea releases winter schedule for weekly int’l flights

South Korea will expand its number of weekly flights this winter to Japan and Southeast Asia, two regions expected to have high demand that season, ...

Travel & Leisure S.Korean airlines see 12.87 mn int’l passengers in Q3 2023

South Korean airlines’ international passenger traffic in the third quarter reached 85% of that over the same period in 2019, the year befor...

Bio & Pharma Noul to export $1.4 mn in malaria diagnostic kits to Angola

South Korean in-vitro diagnostics maker Noul Co. has signed an exclusive sales deal in Angola on the company’s malaria diagnostic platform wor...

Airlines Incheon Airport’s cumulative passengers surpass 800 mn

Incheon International Airport, which opened in 2001, has surpassed a cumulative total of 800 million passengers. Incheon International Airport Corpo...

E-commerce Live commerce app Grip aims to expand into Japan, US in 2024

Imagine you're using a shopping app. You talk to the seller, ask questions and receive answers in real-time on a livestream video. Now and then, the...

Airlines Eastar Jet resumes int'l flights after three and half years

South Korea's low-cost carrier Eastar Jet on Sunday said it resumed international flights for the first time in three and a half years starting with...

Beauty & Cosmetics LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai

LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship produc...

Travel & Leisure Foreign visitors to S.Korea in July surpass 1 mn post-COVID-19

The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million in a month for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19. According t...

Electronics Samsung releases SD card brand highly resistant to water, drops

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said its new Pro Ultimate line of secure data (SD) cards features enhanced speed and stability.The brand’...

Future mobility E-Mart24 pilot-operates drone delivery

South Korea's convenience store chain E-Mart24 Inc. is launching a commercial drone delivery service in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. This se...

Bio & Pharma Gencurix supplies companion diagnostic kits to cancer center in India

South Korean biotech company Gencurix Inc. on Friday said it started supplying its companion diagnostic test Droplex to a national cancer center in ...

Electronics LG boosts accessibility to home appliances for disabled people

LG Electronics Inc. on September 1 will unveil its Universal Up Kit, which enhances accessibility to home appliances, at this year's IFA, Europe&rsq...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience buys 6.5 million Novavax shares for $83.4 million

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to buy 6.5 million shares in US vacc...

Fashion S.Korea sees fever for luxury goods wane in post-COVID-19 era

South Korea is seeing a gradual decline in the open run, or the practice of customers standing in line before a brand's opening at a department stor...

Travel & Leisure S.Korea in June sets post-COVID-19 monthly high in foreign visitors

The (South) Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on Friday said 961,000 foreign visitors came to the country last month, a 321.9% jump from June last ye...

Bio & Pharma Prestige Biopharma participates in US gov’t Cancer Moonshot

Prestige Biopharma, a Singapore-based biopharmaceutical company with operations in South Korea and the US, announced on Tuesday that it will partici...