POSCO to sell entire stake in Nippon Steel, ending equity ties
POSCO Holdings Inc. has decided to sell its entire stake in Nippon Steel Corp., according to industry sources on Wednesday, marking the end of their...
Dongkuk to file anti-dumping petition vs Chinese color steel imports
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. and SeAh Steel Corp. are set to file an anti-dumping complaint against Chinese rivals in March as the country plans to impo...
South Korea to levy 38% anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel products
South Korea plans to impose up to 38% provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese hot-rolled steel plates starting next month, judging that those pro...
Korea to probe Chinese, Japanese steel imports over anti-dumping claims
South Korea is set to launch an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel imports from China and Japan, according to government and industry ...
South Korea’s steel imports from China at 7-year high
South Korea’s imports of steel products from China climbed to their highest level in seven years despite a decrease in its total steel imports...
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 ...
SK Pharmteco bags obesity treatment deal worth up to $1.4 bn
SK Pharmteco Co., a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has secured an obesity treatment order worth up to 2 trillion won ($...
Hanmi Pharma to move up launch of anti-obesity drug
South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Thursday the launch of its anti-obesity drug candidate efpeglenatide has been rescheduled ...
Czech anti-trust body puts signing of nuclear power deal on hold
The Czech anti-trust body put a temporary block on the conclusion of a contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) for the construction...
Celltrion's anti cancer drugs hold 90% market share in C.America
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that its cancer treatments have captured a 90% market share in several Central American countries....
South Korea scraps anti-nuclear policy with approval of two nuclear plants
South Korea has approved the construction of two nuclear power plants, officially ending its anti-nuclear policy pursued by the previous Moon Jae-in...
Samhwa Paint launches anti-rust product Knok-Stop
South Korea's Samhwa Paint Industrial said on Wednesday that it has introduced a new water-based primer, Knok-Stop, designed to convert rust on meta...
S.Korea, China's technology leak, anti-dumping disputes surge
South Korean companies are getting tough on anti-dumping and patent infringement cases as they feel threatened by the intensifying price competition...
LG Energy Solution acquires anti-bribery certification
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Thursday that it achieved ISO 37001 certification, an international standard for anti-bribery man...
Lotte Chemical develops anti-thermal runaway material
Lotte Chemical Corp., South Korea’s second-largest petrochemicals company seeking to ramp up value-added advanced materials production, has de...
Coupang fined $102 mn for alleged search algorithm manipulation
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, was fined 140 billion won ($102 million) on Thursday for allegedly manipulating searc...
Handok gets Biocon's obesity drug exclusive distribution in S.Korea
South Korean pharmaceutical company Handok Inc. announced on Friday that it signed an exclusive domestic sales and distribution agreement with India...
S.Korean anti-obesity drugmakers eye niche demand
The global weight management market has entered a new chapter following the arrival of blockbuster weight-loss medication Wegovy, and South Korean l...
Vivid Health gets seed round from Kakao Ventures
Vivid Health, a South Korean startup that operates an obesity treatment management platform announced on Wednesday that it got a seed round investme...
Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF
Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (E...
Kobiolabs gets Chinese patent for obesity treatment strain
South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company Kobiolabs Co. announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for its obesity treatment strai...
Korean steelmakers mull anti-dumping suit vs Chinese, Japanese firms
Under growing pressure from increased imports of cheap Chinese and Japanese steel products, South Korean steelmakers are considering filing an anti-...
Kobiolabs gets US patent for oral obesity drug candidate
Kobiolabs Co., a South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company, announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for Roseburia intestinalis ...
Inventage Lab, Yuhan to co-work for obesity treatment
South Korea’s Inventage Lab Inc. announced on Friday that it has signed a joint development agreement with Yuhan Corp. for a long-acting inj...
LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm
LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...
SK Biopharm, Dong-A ST sign licensing deal of Cenobamate
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with Dong-A ST to transfer the rights to commercialize t...
Hanwha wins S.Korean military anti-drone system deals
South Korean aerospace and defense maker Hanwha Systems Co. is set to establish a military system to cope with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on US PBM preferred drug list
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Tuesday that its anti-cancer biosimilar Vegzelma (active ingredient: bevacizumab) was listed as ...
HD Hyundai builds Aegis destroyer with anti-ballistic missiles
ULSAN, South Korea – At the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. on Nov. 20 in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea's ne...
VaxCell-Bio applies for approval of anti-cancer drug for dogs
South Korea’s VaxCell Biotherapeutics Co. (VaxCell-Bio) on Tuesday announced its application for approval for Vaxleukin-15, an anti-cancer dru...
