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Samsung Display pulls plug on LCD productionIndustryMar 31, 2020Samsung Display is planning to pull the plug on its liquid-crystal display business, which has been reeling from Chinese manufacturers’ low-priced large-volume cargo, according to industry sources Tu... -
Solgent moves to meet global RT-PCR kit demandsIndustryMar 30, 2020While the company cannot disclose how it chooses which countries to export to, it signed an emergency deal with Ukraine on Friday to deliver 1,000 kits for 100,000 people. Ukrainian president Volodym... -
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Celltrion promises production of trial coronavirus vaccine by end-JulyIndustryMar 23, 2020Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin said Monday that the company will be ready to produce COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies by the end of July at the latest, at a capacity to cover 1 million people a mont... -
Korean companies rev business engine amid ongoing coronavirus headwindsIndustryMar 22, 2020Even as foreign companies across the globe are increasingly suspending operations of production facilities and offices, South Korean firms are once again gearing up for full business operations. Ma... -
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