Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'

Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. scored a first-mover advantage with consumers by introducing the Galaxy S24 as an AI sma...

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...

Celltrion acquires Swiss pharmaceutical distributor iQone

Celltrion acquires Swiss pharmaceutical distributor iQone

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that it completed its acquisition of iQone Healthcare Switzerland, a Swiss pharmaceutical distributor, t...

Shinsegae Int'l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo

Shinsegae Int'l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo

Shinsegae International, the cosmetics and fashion division of South Korea's Shinsegae Group, entered Japan's ultra-luxury beauty market by promot...

Korea slaps Credit Suisse with largest ever short-sale penalty

Korea slaps Credit Suisse with largest ever short-sale penalty

South Korea's financial regulator said on Wednesday it has officially imposed Credit Suisse Group AG and its affiliate a combined 27.2 billion won...

The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott

The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott

Youngone Corp., a South Korean clothing manufacturer to global outdoor brands like The North Face and Patagonia, said on Thursday it has decided to ...

Samsung Bioepis to cooperate with Swiss firm Sandoz

Samsung Bioepis to cooperate with Swiss firm Sandoz

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical research and development unit under South Korea's Samsung Group, announced on Monday that it signed a partn...

Nestlé seeks to open Starbucks brand stores in Korea

Nestlé seeks to open Starbucks brand stores in Korea

Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company, is preparing to open small Starbucks brand stores in South Korea to attract budget-consc...

Hyundai Department Store, Nestlé forge dietary supplement alliance

Hyundai Department Store, Nestlé forge dietary supplement alliance

Hyundai Department Store Group has chosen multinational food giant Nestlé S.A. as a partner in its long-term drive to expand its bio and heal...

Samsung perfects the home theater with top-notch multichannel soundbar

Samsung perfects the home theater with top-notch multichannel soundbar

Samsung Electronics Co. is not only the world’s biggest TV and memory chip maker but also the global No. 1 soundbar brand thanks to its top-no...

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...

Hyundai E&C, Holcim to jointly develop low-carbon construction materials

Hyundai E&C, Holcim to jointly develop low-carbon construction materials

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Thursday that it has established an agreement with Holcim, a renowned global ...

Samsung Display's QD-OLED wins SID award

Samsung Display's QD-OLED wins SID award

South Korea's Samsung Display announced on Wednesday that its quantum-dot organic light emitting diode (QD-OLED) product received "Displays of the Y...

Lotte Biologics, Excellgene to collaborate on CDO biz

Lotte Biologics, Excellgene to collaborate on CDO biz

Lotte Biologics, South Korea's biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, announced on Sunday that it has...

AhnLab's V3 Mobile Security gets perfect score in AV-TEST evaluation

AhnLab's V3 Mobile Security gets perfect score in AV-TEST evaluation

AhnLab Inc., a computer security solutions provider in South Korea, announced on Thursday that its smartphone security solution "V3 Mobile Security"...

SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project

SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project

A Swiss company owned by South Korea’s SK Square Co. has joined a European project to develop a quantum communications satellite, the company ...

Samsung’s 3 nm chip production yield rises sharply

Samsung’s 3 nm chip production yield rises sharply

Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply increased its production yield of the industry’s most advanced 3-nanometer chips for fabless clients, acco...

S.Korea's Alteogen signs $145 million tech export deal with Swiss company

S.Korea's Alteogen signs $145 million tech export deal with Swiss company

South Korea's bio company Alteogen Inc. on Friday said it signed its fourth technology export contract since its 2018 development of the human recom...

Samsung TV, home theater systems win award in Australia

Samsung TV, home theater systems win award in Australia

South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. has set a new benchmark for customer satisfaction in Australia, receiving Canstar Blue&rsquo...

S. Korea's SillaJen launches clinical trials in US for new anti-cancer drug

S. Korea's SillaJen launches clinical trials in US for new anti-cancer drug

South Korean biotech company Sillajen Inc. has started recruiting patients for Phase 1 clinical trials in the US for an anti-cancer drug from a Swis...

SillaJen shares jump as exchange maintains listing, allows resumed trade

SillaJen shares jump as exchange maintains listing, allows resumed trade

Shares in South Korea’s scandal-hit biotechnological company SillaJen Inc. soared on Thursday after the local exchange decided to maintain the...

Carlyle, GS team up to buy Korean dental scanner maker

Carlyle, GS team up to buy Korean dental scanner maker

The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, has joined hands with South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group to buy Medit Corp., the worl...

Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances

 Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances

Samsung Electronics Co. aims to replicate the success of its Galaxy series of smartphones with other home appliances sold under its premium Bespoke ...

SK's biotech bets step closer to commercialization

SK's biotech bets step closer to commercialization

Biotechnology startups in Europe, backed by South Korea's SK Inc., are speeding up their development of next-generation drug candidates by joining h...

Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook

Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...

With Samsung’s new Bespoke lineup, it’s home made perfect

With Samsung’s new Bespoke lineup, it’s home made perfect

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new lineup of its flagship Bespoke home appliances, including a newly introduced premium line of Besp...

SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day

SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, and private equity firm STIC Investment Inc., have invested a combined 65 billion...

Perfection and speed

Perfection and speed

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote attributed to the late management thinker Peter Drucker. Like most quotes from fam...

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

 Korean fashion and beauty business Shinsegae International Co., Ltd has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection, a high-end cosmetics brand ba...

KB Investment joins $134 mn funding for Swiss biotech venture

KB Investment joins $134 mn funding for Swiss biotech venture

KB Investment Co. Ltd., the venture capital arm of KB Financial Group, has invested $10 million in a Swiss biotech start-up firm which recently raised...

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