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LG Chem seeks USITC’s default judgement against SK Innovation

In the latest development of dispute between two South Korean battery makers, LG Chem said Thursday it had requested court intervention by the US International Trade Commission, alleging that SK Inno...

Nov 14, 2019
Industry
Hanwha president named PR person of the year

Choi Sun-mok, president and the head of the communications committee at Hanwha Group, was on Thursday named the public relations person of the year by an association of publicists in Korea. Choi was...

Nov 14, 2019
Automode
Moon calls for 'K-beauty' strategy in biotech innovation project

President Moon Jae-in instructed his economy team Thursday to explore ways to develop South Korea's cosmetics industry in connection with the initiative to innovate the biotechnology sector, accordin...

Nov 14, 2019
Industry
What’s in a name? Ex-president’s confidante wants media to use her new name

Former President Park Geun-hye’s confidante Choi Seo-won, better known as Choi Soon-sil, has officially requested that the Korean media stop using her old name, saying that doing so amounts to defama...

Nov 14, 2019
Social affairs
Luxury lifestyle retailer Conran Shop lands in Korea

Leading luxury retailer of furniture and home accessories Conran Shop announced Thursday the launch of its first outlet in upscale Gangnam District, southern Seoul. In a 10-year partnership with loc...

Nov 14, 2019
Industry
Hyundai to invest $410m to start production of Santa Cruz in US

Hyundai Motor said Thursday it will invest $410 million to start production of the Santa Cruz compact sport utility vehicle in the US in 2021. Facilities will be expanded at its plant in Montgomery,...

Nov 14, 2019
Automode
OECD leading index for S. Korea edges down in Sept.

A leading economic index for South Korea inched down in September, heralding a contraction for Asia's No. 4 economy down the road, data showed Thursday. The composite leading indicator of economic a...

Nov 14, 2019
Economy
Samsung BioLogics becomes first CMO to obtain ISO 27001

Samsung BioLogics said Thursday it has become the first CMO company globally to obtain ISO 27001 certification from the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization. ISO 27001 is the ...

Nov 14, 2019
Industry
S. Korea remains willing to reconsider GSOMIA decision if Japan changes course: defense ministry

South Korea remains willing to reconsider its decision to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan if Tokyo first retracts "unfair" export curbs, the defense ministry said Thursday. ...

Nov 14, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Regulator unveils measures to bolster investor protection over risky assets

South Korea's financial regulator on Thursday unveiled a raft of measures to better protect consumers in the wake of improper sales of derivatives linked to overseas interest rates that carry the ris...

Nov 14, 2019
Finance
BLACKPINK makes Time magazine's newly launched '100 Next' list

K-pop girl band BLACKPINK has made it to "Time 100 Next," a list of 100 rising stars, launched this year by Time magazine, its website showed Thursday. "BLACKPINK's star may still be rising in the U...

Nov 14, 2019
Music
Auto exports fall 10 % in Oct.

South Korea's vehicle exports fell 10 percent last month from a year earlier due to lower demand in emerging markets, data showed Thursday. South Korean carmakers shipped a total of 208,714 vehicles...

Nov 14, 2019
Economy
Image sensor market to post record sales in 2019: report

Global sales of an image sensor used in smartphones and digital cameras are expected to hit a record high this year, emerging as a bright spot in the stagnant chip sector, a report showed Thursday. ...

Nov 14, 2019
Industry
Prosecutors grill ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was questioned for eight hours by prosecutors Thursday. Cho appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office for questioning on Thursday morning, a month af...

Nov 14, 2019
Social affairs
N. Korea warns US against joint military drills with S. Korea

North Korea's top governing body demanded Wednesday the United States cancel planned joint military drills with South Korea, warning otherwise it would face a "greater threat." The State Affairs Com...

Nov 14, 2019
North Korea

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