LG CNS gets Google Cloud GenAI certification

LG CNS gets Google Cloud GenAI certification

South Korea's LG CNS said on Thursday that it obtained Google Cloud's Generative AI (GenAI)Service Specialization certification.It's the first Asian...

S.Korean defense firms stand to gain if Harris wins Nov. election

S.Korean defense firms stand to gain if Harris wins Nov. election

Defense companies will stand to gain the most among South Korean companies if US Vice President Kamala Harris wins the US presidential election next...

Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study

Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study

Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...

SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights

SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights

SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...

Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project

Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project

Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd. and South Korea’s Hanwha Group have teamed up to assess building a low-carbon ammonia facility in the...

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso Inc., a South Korean startup operating the Google-backed learning app Qanda, has released its first study app catering to US university s...

Bibigo, K-food a success case in Harvard Business School study

Bibigo, K-food a success case in Harvard Business School study

Harvard Business School students are set to study the success of South Korean foods in the global market through the case of Bibigo, the leading bra...

S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study

S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study

The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...

Academics say no scientific proof for LK-99 as superconductor

Academics say no scientific proof for LK-99 as superconductor

South Korean academics have concluded the material, dubbed “LK-99,” lacks scientific proof to be recognized as a room-temperature and am...

DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project

DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project

South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...

Hyundai Motor clinches top spot in Indian dealer satisfaction study

Hyundai Motor clinches top spot in Indian dealer satisfaction study

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has emerged as the leader in India’s mass-market satisfaction segment, according to an annual survey by ...

Hanwha Ocean, ABS to join forces for LCO2 carrier study

Hanwha Ocean, ABS to join forces for LCO2 carrier study

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Thursday that it has signed a four-way agreement with global entities in the shipping industry to bui...

S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study

S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study

South Korea's rising web novel industry, which has seen popular works like "Reborn Rich" and "The Red Sleeve" made into TV series, has exceeded 1 tr...

Celltrion gets OK partial approval for phase 3 of biosimilar in Europe

Celltrion gets OK partial approval for phase 3 of biosimilar in Europe

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) fo...

Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study

Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study

With the resumption of international cruise ship travel to South Korea, domestic credit card company BC Card says daily sales in commercial district...

Samsung, LG rank top in J.D. Power’s appliance satisfaction study

Samsung, LG rank top in J.D. Power’s appliance satisfaction study

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. top ranked in J.D. Power's 2023 US Appliance Satisfaction Study of nine major categories. J.D. ...

GI Innovation seeks to license allergy therapy to Japan in 2023

GI Innovation seeks to license allergy therapy to Japan in 2023

South Korea’s GI Innovation Inc. aims to complete licensing of its allergic diseases treatment candidate to a Japanese drug company by year's ...

Hyundai Steel to open carbon-neutral steel lab by 2023

Hyundai Steel to open carbon-neutral steel lab by 2023

Hyundai Steel Co., a unit under South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, is set to kick off research on hydrogen-based steelmaking as its new la...

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

Among 10 major economies worldwide, South Korea's global share of unicorn companies, or startups with a corporate value of over $1 billion, has shru...

S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots

S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots

South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...

KCCI, Seoul Japan Club forms economic study group

KCCI, Seoul Japan Club forms economic study group

South Korean and Japanese businesspeople form a study group to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.The Korea Chamber of Commer...

Oil from S.Korea’s red ginseng alleviates prostate enlargement: study

Oil from S.Korea’s red ginseng alleviates prostate enlargement: study

Oil from South Korea’s famous hongsam (red ginseng) can prevent enlargement of the prostate, according to a study. A joint research team ...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to research EV energy with three universities

Hyundai Motor, Kia to research EV energy with three universities

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will form a research ecosystem for sustainable electric vehicle (EV) energy with Seoul National University, Chung-An...

S.Korean biotech NKMax’s unit aims for US IPO

S.Korean biotech NKMax’s unit aims for US IPO

NKMax Co., a South Korean cancer drug maker, is in talks with local and foreign investors in a bid to list its California-based unit NKGen Biotech I...

S.Korea's MZers consider income, working time most when job hunting: Survey

S.Korea's MZers consider income, working time most when job hunting: Survey

Members of South Korea's Generation MZ, or people born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, prioritize income and working time when looking for a job ...

Celltrion's Truxima shows safety, efficacy in post-marketing study

Celltrion's Truxima shows safety, efficacy in post-marketing study

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. reported on Wednesday that its biosimilar drug Truxima (rituximab), a generic version of Roche...

Hyundai Motor Group ranks first in US vehicle dependability study

Hyundai Motor Group ranks first in US vehicle dependability study

Hyundai Motor Group has once again topped the U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) conducted by J.D. Power, ranking first among 16 global automoti...

Red ginseng prevents flu, pneumonia: research

Red ginseng prevents flu, pneumonia: research

Studies have shown that South Korea's hongsam (red ginseng) is effective in preventing respiratory diseases such as the flu and pneumonia.The Korean...

Daewoong Pharma's botulinum toxin Nabota proves long-lasting effect

Daewoong Pharma's botulinum toxin Nabota proves long-lasting effect

Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Friday that a high-dose administration of botulinum toxin Nabota (US brand name: Jeuveau) to patients with frown wri...

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Two-thirds of South Korea's top 100 companies are looking for talented employees with a spirit of challenge and sense of responsibility, mainly beca...

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